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NUC approves 30 new courses for Jigawa federal varsity

Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved for the Federal University Dutse (FUD) to establish a Faculty of Law and full-time academic activities for 30 new undergrad... Read More


Court nullifies Pantami's PDP ticket, orders fresh primary in Gombe

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe has nullified the nomination of Isa Pantami as the governorship candidate of the Nyesom Wike-backed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ... Read More


El-Rufai speaks on associates who abandoned him in difficult times

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday addressed the public about his current predicament and the striking silence of several close associates, colleagues, and f... Read More


2027: APM names retired NNPC chief as Adamawa deputy governorship candidate

Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has presented Safriel Glah, a retired general manager at NNPC Limited, as its deputy governorship candidate for Adamawa State. She will run alon... Read More


Shettima clarifies remarks on northern governors' support for President Tinubu in 2023

Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- The Office of the Vice President has clarified recent remarks by Vice President Kashim Shettima regarding President Bola Tinubu's backing from northern governors in 2023. Mr Shet... Read More


2027: Shekarau, Shema, Geidam, Badaru, others form Tinubu's reelection mobilisation group

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- A coalition of prominent northern political leaders, former governors, and lawmakers has formed a political mobilisation platform called Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) to support Preside... Read More


Why deploying clerics to forests can end banditry - Gumi

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has reiterated his call for non-violent engagements, such as religious education, for ending banditry in Nigeria's North-west and North-ce... Read More


2027: Power-sharing, candidate-substitution disputes threaten ADC's chances in Jigawa

Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- As campaigns for the 2027 general elections get underway, the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Jigawa State is struggling to put its house in order. Allegations th... Read More


Sokoto sets up committee to investigate cleric's controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, has constituted a 14-member Advisory Committee to investigate controversies arising from recent utterances by some Islamic scholars in t... Read More


Bamanga Tukur: Adamawa governor declares Monday work-free day

Nigeria, Sept. 14 -- Following the passing of former national chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) and presidential aspirant in the Third Republic, Bamanga Tukur, the Adamawa State Governor, ... Read More