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Lawyer asks presidency to sanction Onanuga for linking fake Tinubu audio to VDM

Activist lawyer Marshal Abubakar has asked the Presidency to sanction the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, over remarks linking social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to an alleged fake audio of President Bola Tinubu. In …

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PDP faction convenes convention to ratify Jonathan as sole presidential candidate

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by former minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki will on Saturday hold a special national convention in Abuja to ratify the nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan as its sole presidential candidate for t…

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2027: PDP in Akwa Ibom vows to reclaim power, conduct primaries for governorship, NASS, state assembly polls

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akwa Ibom chapter, on Thursday vowed to reclaim power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state as it conducted primaries to affirm its consensus candidates for the 2027 governorship, National Assembly and state House of Assembly elections. The…

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17 hours, 3 minutes ago Politics

Kaduna APC deceiving Tinubu - Ex-Speaker

Former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, has accused some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State of working against the political interests of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. Mr Zailani said those currently presenting the…

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17 hours, 22 minutes ago Politics

Unity Cup Final: How Chelle’s Super Eagles could line up against Jamaica

Nigeria head into Saturday’s Unity Cup final against Jamaica with growing confidence after an impressive 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in the semi-final, and head coach Eric Chelle now faces selection decisions ahead of another crucial test in London. The Super Eagles looked balanced and energetic in t…

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1 week ago Politics

APC Governorship Primaries: How 23 candidates emerge as Fubara withdraws, Pantami protests

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded governorship primary elections across 28 states, producing 23 candidates for the 2027 general elections, as the ruling party navigates a complex web of consensus arrangements, last-minute withdrawals, and logistical setbacks. All sitting APC governo…

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1 week ago Politics

Court strikes out suit seeking validation of FCT senator, Kingibe’s suspension from ADC, awards her N20m

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, threw out a suit seeking to uphold an indefinite suspension of Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by the Wuse Ward chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgement, Judge Peter Lifu held …

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1 week ago Politics

What the National Party of Nigeria taught President Tinubu, By Jibrin Ibrahim

The leaders of the NPN never abandoned the idea of single-party rule. They set out to destabilise the other parties that had left them, and funded factions in the NPP, PRP and GNPP. The most terrible thing they did was to use state power to declare the illegitimate factions they secretly supported …

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Tinubu’s appointment of 40-year old Aina as JAMB Registrar, receives widespread applause

In what many stakeholders have described as another bold statement of confidence in young Nigerian excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), entrusting one of Nigeria’s most critical educat…

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Alia defeats challengers Orbunde and Kuraun in Benue APC governorship primary

The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has been nominated as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 governorship election. He won the party’s direct primary election held on Thursday across the state. The Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Moha…

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

2027: Jigawa PDP reps get return tickets as party opts for consensus

Two sitting members of the House of Representatives have secured their reelection tickets from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State. They are Yakubu Danmaliki of the Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency, and Dahiru Madawaki of the Dutse/Kiyawa Federal Constituency. The two…

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

UNICEF, UniCal collaborate to end open defecation on campus

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the University of Calabar (UniCal) have inaugurated a campus-wide campaign to end open defecation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration was preceded by a rally across the UniCal campus in Calabar on Monday. The campaign, led …

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

APC overturns Plateau Reps' primary result, declares Gagdi winner

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has overturned the result of the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency primary election in Plateau State, declaring incumbent lawmaker Yusuf Gagdi as the winner. The party announced the reversal on Monday at the APC state secretariat in Jos, barely a day afte…

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

Osoba, Dadah, Afuape, five others declared winners of APC House of Reps primaries in Ogun

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has announced the winners of its House of Representatives primary elections conducted across the state on Saturday. Chairman of the Ogun State APC National Assembly Primary Elections Committee, Philip Shaibu, announced the results at the party secre…

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria’s maritime university upgrade stalls as billions flow into repealed academy

On 16 February 2023, then President Muhammadu Buhari signed a law intended to upgrade one of Nigeria’s most strategic training institutions. The law—University of Maritime Studies, Oron (Establishment) Act 2022, gazetted on 15 May 2023, created a new university in Akwa Ibom State and repealed the M…

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

I don’t want my death to be caused by a woman - Frank Edoho

Veteran Nigerian broadcaster and television host Frank Edoho has spoken about the emotional struggles many men endure in silence, saying he does not want his death to be attributed to any woman in his life. Edoho made the remarks during an interview on the YouTube podcast Outside the Box, published…

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1 week, 4 days ago Politics

What Nigeria called chaos, Africa now calls a model, By Shuaib S. Agaka

When countries begin to study your institutions, frameworks, and implementation systems, it means your ideas are starting to travel beyond your borders. Nigeria is gradually becoming more than a producer of successful startups. It is becoming a reference point for how African countries can organise…

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1 month ago Politics

Lagos bets on local power amid incessant grid collapses

Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, is betting that the country’s chronic electricity shortages can be tackled outside the national grid, scaling up state-backed power generation and distribution after securing 400 megawatts of new supply. The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resour…

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1 month ago Politics

Court bars INEC from recognising ADC caretaker congresses, restrains David Mark, others

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The judge, Joyce Abdulmalik, also restrained former Senat…

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1 month ago Politics

Akwa Ibom spends N201.73 billion in first three months of 2026 - Report

Akwa Ibom State Government expended N201.73 billion within the first three months of 2026, according to the state’s First Quarter Budget Performance Report of 2026, a document that once again exposes the administration’s opaque approach to financial reporting. The report, reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES,…

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