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President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, initially scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Council Chamber, began at approximately 5 p.m. after the venue was moved to the Conference Room of the President’s Office. Governors […]

Departed Akran opf Badagry, Oba Aholu Menu-Toyi I Agency Report Commercial activities at Agbalata International Market, Badagry, were halted on Thursday as Lagos State began burial rites for the late Akran, Aholu Menu-Toyi I. The traditional ruler died on January 12, prompting a state-backed programme to honour his life and traditional authority in the Badagry […]

(L–R) All Progressives Congress National Working Committee Representative of Persons Living with Disabilities, Tolu Bankole; Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, while addressing journalists on the revised APC 2027 schedule of activities in Abuja on Thursday. Photo credit: Zakariyau Abdulrahman The All Progressives Congress has shifted its presidential primary election, earlier slated for May 15 […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A wave of grief has engulfed Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, following the sudden death of a medical student, Oreoluwa Emmanuel Adewole, who passed away during a clinical viva examination. Adewole, a Part IV student in the University’s College of Health Sciences, reportedly complained of chest pain while undergoing the examination, […]

Ondo State Chairman of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei By Banji Ayoola Former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ondo State, Mr Kennedy Peretei has declared that his new party, the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, will sweep the next elections in the state. He anchored his confidence on his allegations […]

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Federal Government to halt the planned trial of 36 military officers before a General Court Martial over their alleged involvement in a coup plot. He made the call in a statement issued on Thursday, following the arraignment of six individuals before the Federal High Court […]

Suspected coup plotters being arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday. Military grants lawyers, families access to suspects in Abuja  DSS releases detained Islamic cleric, Zaria, for trial The Federal Government, yesterday, arraigned six individuals, including two retired senior military officers and a serving police inspector, before the Federal High Court in Abuja […]

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dan Ulasi, has warned that the party stands no chance of unseating President Bola Tinubu in 2027 as long as Nyesom Wike remains its national leader, threatening to quit if the contradiction is not resolved. Ulasi stated this in an interview on Arise TV on Thursday. “I don’t […]

Senator Ibrahim Lamido, representing Sokoto East Senatorial District, has declared that the ongoing legal crisis within the African Democratic Congress will not deter his resolve to join the party, insisting that his decision is driven by the collective will of his constituents rather than personal political ambition. Speaking with journalists in Sokoto on Thursday, Lamido […]

Adelabu The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Wednesday, resigned his position to pursue a governorship bid in Oyo State. Adelabu is the third minister to exit President Bola Tinubu’s Federal Executive Council within the past 48 hours. This was as the Presidency pushed back against reports that the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating […]