Ondo NNPP governorship candidate, Edema dumps party

Edema Citing treachery, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in the November 16, 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election, Olugbenga Edema, has dumped the party. In his resignation letter dated May 5, 2025 addressed to the party’s chairman in his Mahin Ward 11, in Ilaje Local Government Area, he accused the party of truncating […]

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Osun to complete Abuja house project June

Work has resumed on the Osun House project in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, according to Governor Ademola Adeleke. The project, abandoned for about 15 years, and originally conceived to serve as a liaison office and revenue-generating asset, was initiated by the Olagunsoye Oyinlola administration. A series of administrative and contractual challenges spanning several […]

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Nigeria, others hit as UK ends foreign care worker recruitment

Yvette Cooper announced a plan for government-backed local grooming gangs inquiries The United Kingdom will stop recruiting care workers from overseas this year, a move expected to significantly affect countries like Nigeria that have supplied a substantial portion of the UK’s care workforce. Several countries, including the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the USA, […]

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Nigeria one step away from authoritarian state – Jinadu

Prof Adele Jinadu A professor of Political Science and former president of the International Political Science Association, Prof. Adele Jinadu, shares his thoughts with Muhammed Lawal on the gale of defections of opposition figures to the ruling APC In a recent memo, you and some stakeholders raised the alarm that Nigeria was heading towards a […]

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Anti-Tinubu forces reel from defection blows

•Kwankwanso •Obi •El Rufai •Atiku As Nigeria’s 2027 general elections loom, the opposition’s dream of forming a united front to unseat the All Progressives Congress is being rattled by a surge of defections. The ongoing gale of defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress is rapidly changing the political atmosphere ahead of […]

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Bello Turji’s threats force residents to flee Sokoto communities

Turji Fear and uncertainty have gripped parts of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto State following fresh threats from notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, who has reportedly forced residents of Bafarawa town to flee their homes. This is as the state police command said it has deployed personnel to the troubled areas. According to local […]

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Femi Adebayo’s Seven Doors wins #AMVCA11 best lead actor, actress

Femi Adebayo The 11th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) was a night of triumph for Nollywood as Femi Adebayo’s film Seven Doors clinched two of the most coveted awards — Best Lead Actor (Femi Adebayo) and Best Lead Actress (Chioma Chukwuka), cementing its place as one of the standout productions of […]

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2025 UTME: JAMB speaks as candidates, other Nigerians protest low scores

Some candidates who sat the recently released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) have rejected their results and called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to review them. The candidates, their families and concerned Nigerians have taken to social media to express concerns over the results. They insist that the released results do not […]

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Nigeria repatriates 78 trafficking victims

Out of 115 victims of human trafficking registered for airlifting, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, yesterday announced the successful repatriation of 78 Nigerians into the country. The nationals arrived in Lagos State Saturday night from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The statement, signed by the Ministry’s Spokesman, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, indicated that the […]

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