Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a major improvement in Nigeria’s cancer care system, urging the government to establish fully equipped specialised cancer centres across the country’s six geopolitical zones to save more lives. Obi made the appeal on Wednesday after spending time with...
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Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) facility in Abuja to sign the condolence register for personnel who died in the recent military aircraft crash, describing their deaths as a painful loss to the nation. Obi disclosed the visit in...
Director in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Ali Mohammed, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, that the Ministry was not aware of the withdrawal of N124.86 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Mohammed, who testified as the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a massive drop in the nation’s reliance on crude revenues, signaling a decisive shift toward a diversified economy that his administration intends to push even further. He noted that, driven by the Renewed Hope Agenda, the administration has built a diversified, high-growth economy—unlocking...
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi have expressed deep sorrow over the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Ondo State that claimed 25 lives. In separate condolence messages issued on Tuesday, the three...
Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has welcomed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) upload of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) logo after a court order, urging candidates to begin campaigns and avoid internal divisions. The founder and leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives following the accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. Director...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a 100-day countdown to the 2027 General Election, announcing that the national register of voters has risen to 103 million following the conclusion of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. With the above numbers, the commission disclosed that Lagos, Kano and Kaduna...
Kano State Police Command has arrested a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aminu Warkal, over an alleged display of a firearm during a political rally in the state. Warkal was invited for questioning after a viral video surfaced showing him allegedly holding what appeared to be a...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a blistering attack on the opposition, declaring the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as a “joint ticket of corruption.” He spoke during a high-powered political engagement...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel who died in a military plane crash on Monday. He also directed that flags should be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect to the officers. President Tinubu...
Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, MON, has expressed profound grief over the death of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel involved in an aircraft accident near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday, 05 October 2026. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured families of the 37 suspected miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) in Niger State that the federal government will get to the root of the tragedy and ensure that anyone found culpable...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched an immediate search and rescue operation after one of its ATR-42 aircraft crashed near Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State during a routine mission on Monday. The aircraft was travelling from Benin to Lagos when it was involved in the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in collaboration with the Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), on Monday held a strategic workshop for media executives in Abuja, where INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed that Nigeria’s National Register of Voters has risen to...
Three years ago, Mary-Brenda Akoda watched helplessly as an elderly loved one suffered a stroke and waited endlessly for an MRI scan that never came in time. The queues were long, the patient’s condition worsened, and before doctors could get the images needed for treatment, he died. That painful...
Federal Government has moved to fast-track the deployment of Mary-Brenda Akoda’s Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology into Nigerian hospitals, following the recognition of her innovation as the winner of the $100,000 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation (NPSI) sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG). The...
Many people are feared dead after a Nigerian military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed near Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday, prompting an emergency search and rescue operation. The aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, was travelling from Benin to Lagos when it disappeared...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has unveiled a series of measures aimed at strengthening the integrity of the 2027 general elections, including enhanced technology, tighter security, financial monitoring and closer collaboration with the media and civil society organisations. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has called on security agencies to investigate an alleged threat by the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe, over comments linked to the 2027 presidential election. The opposition campaign council also condemned the reported attack on ADC...