INEC gives parties deadline to submit presidential, National Assembly nomination forms

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has set July 11, 2026 as deadline for parties to submit their presidential and National Assembly candidates’ nomination forms. This has triggered a flurry of activities within the parties as they struggle to beat the deadline. Specifically, the commission fixed 6pm on July 11 as the deadline for the […]

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APC tightens Senate grip with 88 seats after by-elections

The ruling All Progressives Congress has further consolidated its dominance in the Senate after increasing its membership to 88 lawmakers following the inauguration of four senators elected in the recent by-elections. Findings revealed that despite the recent wave of defections triggered by grievances over the APC primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections, the party […]

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Rescue operation ongoing to free kidnapped Oyo students – Army Chief

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, says troops are making significant progress towards the rescue of 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted in Oyo. He disclosed this during an interactive session with media executives on Saturday in Port Harcourt as part of activities marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration. The victims were […]

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How we paid N25.5m ransom, gave items to free our people – Ekiti community

The National President of the Eda Progressive Union (EPU),of Eda Oniyo community in Ekiti State, Mr Rufus Ajayi, has described how the community paid N25.5milliom ransom, gave bags of rice, 150 litres of fuel, drinks, and other items to secure the worshippers who were abducted from the community. Fifteen of the worshipers, who were kidnapped […]

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Tinubu: The Leader Who Chose Reform Over Popularity

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Steve Otaloro As Nigeria gradually approaches the 2027 presidential election, it is important to assess leadership not merely by today’s hardships but by the courage to confront decades-old structural problems that previous administrations acknowledged yet failed to resolve. Throughout Nigeria’s democratic journey, successive governments assembled committees, economic experts, and policy […]

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2027: Embrace reconciliation, unity, Ipinsagba urges aggrieved Ondo APC members

Senator Olajide Ipinsagba who represents Ondo North Senatorial District The need for reconciliation and unity within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State ahead of the forthcoming elections has been stressed by the senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Senator Olajide Ipinsagba. He appealed to the party’s aggrieved members to accept the outcome […]

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Osun election: Adeleke includes ex-APC leaders in reconstituted campaign council

As the August 15 governorship election comes closer,  Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has approved the inclusion of prominent former members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the Accord in the reconstituted Imole Campaign Council (TICC) . A statement by the the council’s Media and Publicity Committee, and signed by […]

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OPEC+ raises quotas again as Middle East calms

The logo of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen at its headquarters in Vienna on June 3, 2023. Credit: AFP Agency Report Seven OPEC+ members decided on Sunday to again raise oil production quotas as Gulf countries reel from the Middle East war. Ministers from key OPEC+ countries Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, […]

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