The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays in celebration of Eid-el-Kabir. The announcement was made on Monday by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, through a statement signed by the ministry’s ...

Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential aspirant in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has declared that democracy has come to stay in Nigeria. Atiku made the remark on Monday, May 25, 2026, after casting his vote at ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed why Siminalayi Fubara pulled out of the 2027 governorship race in Rivers State. Wike said the governor’s decision was tied to a political agreement reached during efforts to restore ...

Former Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, Mustapha Bala Dawaki, has defected to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). Dawaki, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa constituency in Kano ...

Several terrorists were killed after the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma Sector 1 conducted a series of intelligence-led airstrikes in Niger State. Nigerian Air Force spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement, said the precision strikes were carried out between ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a forfeiture case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against nine properties linked to former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, until July 16. Justice Obiora Egwuatu adjourned the ...

Leaders of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday held a closed-door meeting with Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan amid growing tension within the opposition party. The meeting took place at the Governor’s ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday departed Abuja for Adamawa State ahead of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary election. Atiku was seen boarding an aircraft alongside some of his aides as he travelled to his home state ...

Bandits have reportedly abducted Auwal Mas’ud Shitu, a 300-level Pure and Industrial Chemistry student of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina State. The incident was made public on Monday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist known for reporting ...

The Katsina State Government has disclosed that Nura Aliyu Garwa, identified as a suspected mastermind of a kidnapping syndicate allegedly involved in the abduction of an eight-year-old boy in Katsina metropolis had earlier been suspended from his position as Senior ...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Zamfara State has thrown its weight behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election, declaring him the party’s preferred candidate for the race. Party stakeholders also warned that they would ...

Obong Prince Ikim, the Akwa Ibom State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, has commended the leadership and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the peaceful conduct of the party’s just-concluded primaries in the state. In a congratulatory ...

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on Tuesday screened former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, ahead of the party’s 2027 presidential primaries. Obi arrived at the party’s national secretariat shortly after the chairman of the screening committee, Sam Egwu, and other ...

Pope Leo XIV is expected to release a major manifesto on artificial intelligence as the Vatican intensifies efforts to address rising ethical and social concerns linked to the rapid advancement of the technology. The document, titled “Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity),” ...

The Sultanate has reacted to claims of a rumoured protest at the palace of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar, describing the viral video circulating on social media as old and misleading. In a statement issued on Sunday ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed gratitude to the leaders, members, and delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for nominating him as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Accepting the nomination, Tinubu described the endorsement as ...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on emerging as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. He described the outcome as a reflection of the continued confidence party ...

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has temporarily suspended its strict “No-pay, No-service” enforcement directive against domestic airlines. The decision affects airlines with outstanding statutory remittances and is aimed at easing pressure on operators while maintaining stability in Nigeria’s aviation sector. ...

Former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has explained why former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the best option to emerge as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate ahead of the party’s primary election. Onochie ...

(1) Atiku Abubakar Among those contesting for the presidential ticket of the ADC, Atiku stands tall as the most experienced. Atiku’s quest to be president of Nigeria started in 1993, with the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The SDP primaries was ...