Ahead of Saturday’s presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has underscored the importance of unity within the party in Benue State. He also expressed displeasure over the alleged diversion of materials during the party’s primaries held in...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi
African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Friday accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of intimidation after senior leaders of the party were denied access to former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The opposition party also expressed concern over...
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, May 22, 2026 adjourned till June 23, 2026 the alleged N8.7billion money laundering trial involving former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe and son, Abubakar Abdulaziz...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit, substandard, falsified, expired and unwholesome regulated products valued at over ₦1.8 billion at the Kuje dumpsite in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The destruction exercise involved the incineration of counterfeit medicines, banned sachet alcohol, expired pharmaceuticals,...
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election conducted in the state. The Chairman of the APC governorship primary election, Professor Mohammad Isah while announcing the results on Friday at the party secretariat in Makurdi, said Governor Alia polled...
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Jeffrey Kuraun, has called for the outright cancellation of the party’s governorship primary held on May 21, 2026 in Benue State, insisting that the exercise was flawed and cannot stand. Dr. Karaun urged the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)...
Governorship primary election of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State commenced on Friday across the 319 wards of the state, with party members participating through the Option A4 voting method. Officials of the party’s National Election Committee were deployed to monitor and supervise the exercise as voting...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has strongly condemned the violent attack carried out against personnel of the Corps by an armed motorist who was later identified as a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, during a routine traffic enforcement operation at the RS7.118 Idu...
[ANALYSIS] Senator Ifeanyi G. Araraume’s sweeping victory in the APC senatorial primary for Imo North is more than an internal party outcome, it is a reaffirmation of political continuity, grassroots loyalty, and the durability of long-standing political structures in the region. In a political climate often defined by shifting...
World Health Organization has raised the Ebola risk level in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from high to “very high” following a rapid increase in suspected infections and deaths across the country. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus disclosed on Friday that the outbreak had worsened significantly, with nearly...
BUA Cement Plc has said its cement prices would decline as production and logistics costs ease. Speaking at the company’s 10th Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Group Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu said recent economic reforms, particularly the stabilisation of the foreign exchange market, are improving planning and...
Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited rebounded on Thursday, as renewed buying interest in consumer goods and banking stocks lifted the equities market by 0.05 per cent, despite weak investor sentiment. Market capitalisation rose by N72 billion to close at N159.733 trillion, compared with N159.661 trillion recorded at the Wednesday session,...
Nigeria’s Eurobond market recorded a broad decline in yields across most maturities on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, reflecting improving investor sentiment toward the country’s sovereign debt instruments. Data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) showed that yields on Nigeria’s outstanding Eurobonds ranged between 5.651 per cent and 8.152...
The city of Uyo came alive in colour, creativity and cultural expression as the 5th edition of Uyo Fashion Week delivered a remarkable showcase of fashion, innovation and enterprise under the theme “The Fusion.” Held at the prestigious Ibom Tropicana Entertainment Centre, the multi-day event brought together designers, models,...
s the systematic destruction of knowledge production. A university is not a political rehabilitation centre. It is a community of scholars where ideas are refined, research is produced, critical thinking is nurtured and solutions to societal problems are developed. Once recruitment is detached from merit and tied to political...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the guidelines for the conduct of the party’s 2026 Presidential Primaries, as well as the composition of the Presidential Primary Election and Appeal Committees, including the appointment of State Coordinators and Collation Officers. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka disclosed this...
In a decisive move to protect consumers and enforce regulatory compliance, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Thursday sealed the business premises of two prominent real estate developers in the Federal Capital Territory, Ochacho Real Estate and TI’Bilon Construction and Facility Management Company. The enforcement action...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the staff for the remarkable achievement in busting a Nigerian-Mexican drug syndicate and dismantling a highly sophisticated multi-million-dollar illegal drug production network in the country. Chairman of the agency, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), on...
Nigeria Police Force has reacted to a viral video showing a police officer, identified as ASP Newton Isokpehi, allegedly threatening to shoot members of the public for recording him while on duty. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, the Force described the...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated N10 million towards the reconstruction of Practising Primary School, Agulu, in Anambra State, following the destruction of part of the historic institution by fire last year. Obi disclosed this o Thursday in a post shared on his X handle after...