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Former President Goodluck Jonathan The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared former President Goodluck Jonathan eligible to participate in the 2027 presidential election. Delivering judgment in a suit filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, the presiding judge, Justice Peter Lifu, held that Jonathan could contest the election. Jideobi had approached the court seeking […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at the ADC secretariat in Abuja. Photo: X | Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken an early lead in the presidential primaries of the African Democratic Congress, securing victories in five states as delegates across the country vote to determine the party’s flagbearer for the 2027 presidential election. […]

deploys armed men to worship centres, parks, recreational areas By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, has assured residents of the state of adequate security arrangements ahead of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state. He said the Command has put all necessary measures in place to ensure a peaceful, […]

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 27th May and Thursday, 28th May, 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid ul Adha. This announcement was made by the minister of interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the ministry of interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Monday in […]

Chairman of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Hon. Alabi Olateju Michael, has said security operatives are closing in on armed abductors behind the recent attack on schools in Esiele community, assuring that efforts to secure the release of abducted pupils, students and teachers are ongoing. Armed bandits had attacked three schools simultaneously on […]

President Bola Tinubu By John Dike, Osogbo All Progressives Congress candidate in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the winner of the just concluded APC Presidential Primary Election held nationwide. He ddescribed the President’s landslide victory as a […]

•Unsure verdict will stand on appeal •Three aspirants claim Rivers ADC guber ticket, blast Amaechi •Duke, Ufere, Kingsley battle for PRP tickets •Saraki, PDP pick Kale Kawu as Kwara gov candidate •Atiku, Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen set for ADC primary The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the African Democratic Congress must present a competent and experienced candidate capable of addressing Nigeria’s economic challenges and institutional decline ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku […]

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday received the All Progressives Congress Certificate of Return and party flag as the party’s flagbearer for the 2027 election. The presentation took place at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, handed over the certificate to the President amid applause from party […]

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has directed its directorates to suspend services to 11 domestic airlines, placing them on its updated “No-Pay-No-Service” list over unpaid statutory charges owed to the regulator. The directive, contained in an internal memo dated May 22, 2026, and obtained by our correspondent on Sunday, ordered all NCAA departments to withhold […]