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I’m the rightful winner – Edo Rep Onobun protests APC primary result

Ayorinde Oluokun

13 hours ago

Onobun said this while urging the APC Primary Election Petitions Committee to review ward results and compare them with reports…

Motorist crushes police officer on motorcycle in Lagos crash

Ayorinde Oluokun

13 hours ago

According to him, the crash occurred when a Lexus vehicle (EPE 765 JN) rammed into a police officer riding a…

Not quick-fix policies – Yilwatda defends, lists gains of Tinubu’s reforms

Ayorinde Oluokun

13 hours ago

Yilwatda said the emerging signs of national recovery include international and trade confidence, sectoral growth and investments, foreign reserves and…

APC clears Yahaya Bello for Kogi Central Senate primary

Michael Adesina

13 hours ago

Bello joins 16 other cleared aspirants ahead of Monday’s APC primary, including two other contestants in Kogi Central and 14…

2027: Minister launches group for mobilisation of support for Tinubu in Katsina

Ayorinde Oluokun

14 hours ago

Party loyalists described the gathering as a strategic move to consolidate political structures ahead of future electoral contests.

Oyo School Kidnapping: Makinde confirms arrest of suspected informants

Michael Adesina

14 hours ago

“The information available is that about six individuals have been arrested within the locality. Some of them we believe are…

DRC Ebola outbreak of International Concern – WHO

Ayorinde Oluokun

14 hours ago

WHO warned that the outbreak was likely larger than currently detected, pointing to clusters of unexplained deaths, a high positivity…

Navy hits oil thieves hard with dismantling of illegal refinery

Ayorinde Oluokun

14 hours ago

He said that the operation involved coordinated land and water insertion, supported by aerial surveillance to locate the concealed refining…

Council chairmen endorse Hamzat

Paul Dada

21 hours ago

Olowa said the endorsement followed consultations with President Bola Tinubu, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Governance Advisory Council (GAC) leaders.

Oyo Attack: Afenifere questions governors’ security measures

Femi Fabunmi

22 hours ago

Following the attacks on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday, the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere…

APC primary crisis deepens as Daniel’s supporters raise alarm

Paul Dada

22 hours ago

“We have seen and heard people threatening fire and brimstone against our supporters,” the group alleged.

Police nab 11 suspected cultists, recover guns, ammunition

Paul Dada

22 hours ago

Edafe said the raids formed part of ongoing efforts by the command to tackle cult-related activities, illegal arms possession and…

Senate Condemns Students’ Abduction in Borno, Oyo, Promises State Police Soon

Kazeem Ugbodaga

22 hours ago

Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Sunday condemned in absolute terms the abduction of 87 students and teachers…

FG moves to prevent Ebola entry as outbreak hits Congo, Uganda

Femi Fabunmi

24 hours ago

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it is closely watching…

Dangote eyes new refinery project across East Africa after Uganda talks

Femi Fabunmi

1 day ago

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that he recently met Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote to discuss plans for a…

Suspected drug-influenced attacker kills two, lynched in Edo

Paul Dada

1 day ago

It was gathered that he also inflicted machete wounds on Osaro Aragbala, a member of the Edo State Security Corps,…

Oyo assures rescue of abducted students after school attack

Paul Dada

1 day ago

Lawal stated that the exact number of abducted persons had yet to be confirmed, stressing that figures being circulated in…

Six Benue APC reps lose re-election tickets in primaries

Paul Dada

1 day ago

He explained that although the primaries were conducted on Saturday, many returning officers could not return on time due to…

Transport costs, inflation threaten fresh palm oil price surge

Paul Dada

1 day ago

“When supply improves, prices reduce, but once supply drops, everything increases again. There is still no stability,” he said.

₦60m Political Gamble: Inside the push for Obi–Kwankwaso 2027 alliance

Femi Fabunmi

1 day ago

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, there are growing indications of early political realignments as backers of Nigeria’s former presidential…

FG defends delay in budget reports over extended 2025 appropriation cycle

Paul Dada

1 day ago

He said the Federal Government’s fiscal operations have, at different times, gone beyond the standard 12-month cycle through statutory extensions,…

Nigeria on high alert as NCDC addresses growing concern over fresh Ebola outbreak

Michael Adesina

1 day ago

In a statement shared across its official social media channels, the NCDC emphasized that national health authorities are intensifying preparedness…

OWORAC warns against water privatisation under Africa Water Vision 2063

Paul Dada

1 day ago

The coalition acknowledged the importance of investing in water infrastructure but warned

Oyo School Abdution: Kidnappers release second video as nursing mother pleads for rescue

Michael Adesina

1 day ago

“I am Temitope, I am from Ibadan, I am working at First Baptist Church, Ogbomosho. Yesterday, the people came to…

Ebola outbreak worse than reported, WHO warns

Femi Fabunmi

1 day ago

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo virus strain a global public health…

‘Save us before we die,’ abducted Oyo principal pleads in captivity (video)

Michael Adesina

1 day ago

“On Friday, around 9:30, we were attacked by a certain group of people and a good number of us were…

I never participated in APC Primary, Cubana Chief Priest insists

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 day ago

Celebrity businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has denied participating in the All Progressives Congress…

NDLEA busts drug syndicates smuggling Cocaine, Opioids to UK, Australia

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 day ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of cocaine and opioid drugs concealed in carton walls and…

SERAP demands probe into alleged N800bn APC Campaign Funding scandal

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 day ago

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently investigate allegations…

Two suspected kidnappers killed, kingpin, 1 other arrested in Ogun

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 day ago

The police operatives also recovered on AK-47 rifle loaded with 10 rounds of 5.6mm ammunition, one single-barrel gun, the sum…

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