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2027: Businessman sues INEC, NDC over substitution of his name in Enugu North ticket

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- A cleric and businessman, Okwudili Ossai, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) over the alleged substitution of h... Read More


Tinubu, Obi, Sowore, others sign peace accord ahead of 2027 campaigns

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Presidential candidates and national chairpersons of political parties participating in the 2027 general elections on Tuesday signed a national peace accord in Abuja, committing th... Read More


2027: Reps Minority Leader, G100 push for single opposition presidential candidate

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has urged opposition political parties to set aside their differences and work towards fielding a single presidential candidate ... Read More


Seven key issues to shape conversations as UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Today, delegates from 196 countries and the European Union have convened in Mongolia for the opening of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Comba... Read More


Flooding: Anambra orders urgent testing of water sources

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Anambra State Government has ordered immediate testing of water from boreholes and wells in flood-affected communities across Onitsha, Ogbaru, Ogidi, Umusiome Nkpor and Obosi. ... Read More


Political parties may select candidates, it's the people that select governments, By Akeem Bello

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) lost the Osun governorship election long before the first ballot was cast. In my assessment, it lost the election substantially on the day it de... Read More


NHRC records 20% spike in human rights complaints in one month

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it received 354,997 complaints across Nigeria in July, a 20 per cent increase compared with June. The commission announced this at... Read More


Tourism Minister Musawa unveils 100-day 'Ember to Remember' campaign

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has announced "Ember to Remember 2026," a 100-day national tourism season designed to promote Nigeria's cultu... Read More


EFCC recovers N4.4bn diesel allegedly converted by Lagos oil firm

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered 2.3 million litres of diesel, also known as Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), worth N4.485 billion, allegedly conv... Read More


DPP takes over prosecution in Akwa Ibom farmer-herder case

Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- The Akwa Ibom State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has taken over the prosecution of the criminal case involving a herder accused of allowing cattle to destroy the farmla... Read More