Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has said the late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, mother of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, continues to serve Nigeria through the values and leadership qualities she instilled in her son. Shettima said this while representing Tinubu at ...
Bandits have attacked Tsamiya community in Bagudo local government area of Kebbi state, setting ablaze a security checkpoint belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and abducting a resident. Bashir Usman, police spokesperson in Kebbi, disclosed the ...
Bello Turji, a notorious bandit leader, has claimed responsibility for an attack that reportedly killed security operatives in Isa local government area of Sokoto state. The claim followed an incident in which at least two soldiers were killed and several ...
Former presidential aide and ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has declared that Nigeria is in a better position today than it was before President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023. In a statement posted on social media, Omokri cited ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment and upgrade of six federal oncology centres across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones. Olusegun Dada, the special assistant to the president on social media said the approval is part of a major push to ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Danladi Halilu Envulu-Anza, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the poll. The by-election was conducted on June 20 to fill the vacancy created by the death of the former senator ...
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has boasted that he told opposition parties they would not win a single ward in the state, following his victory in Saturday’s governorship election. However, the governor was corrected that the opposition actually won one. ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial by election in Ondo State after securing a commanding 68,474 votes. According to the official results ...
Olaka Nwogu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised effective representation after winning the Rivers South-East senatorial by-election held on Saturday, June 20, 2026. He made the pledge shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Olaka Nwogu of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Rivers South-East senatorial by-election, with the ruling All Progressives Congress losing out. Nwogu secured a landslide victory after polling a total ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has retained the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency seat in Kano state after Rabiu Shuaibu secured a landslide victory in Saturday’s by-election. Professor Umar Sani, returning officer for the poll, announced the result on Saturday, June ...
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result in the early hours of Sunday, June 21, 2026. Oyebanji ...
The Federal Government has approved the release of N21.2 million to each state under the State Outbreak Investigation and Response Fund (S-OIRF) to strengthen preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and other emerging public health threats. The Coordinating Minister of ...
Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, the second wife of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has raised a public alarm over the safety of her family, alleging that she and the former governor’s last wife, Aishatou El-Rufai, are being ...
Rights activist and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, on Saturday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of turning a blind eye to alleged vote-buying and other electoral malpractices during elections. Reacting to reports of ...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, secured a landslide victory at the polling unit of the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele. Announcing the results on Saturday, the Presiding Officer, Elizabeth ...
A media aide to Atiku Abubakar, Abdulrasheed Shehu, has cleared the air over rumours claiming that former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has refused to accept his nomination as the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The clarification ...
Tension erupted on Saturday at Polling Unit 4, Ward 2, in Ilawe-Ekiti during the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election following a clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over alleged vote buying. ...
Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has declared that the National Assembly will not amend Nigeria’s Electoral Act before the 2027 general elections, insisting that the current law must be allowed to run its full course before any fresh changes are considered. ...
Gunmen have killed a pregnant woman and a young man in a fresh attack on Dyan community in Rim Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sources in the community said the attackers invaded the area at about 10 ...