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Bauchi APC Primaries: Defections as Shehu Buba clinches PRP governorship ticket

Nigeria, May 26 -- Disputes over the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in Bauchi State have triggered a wave of defections from the party, with two serving senators, Shehu Buba (Bauchi... Read More


Between Tinubu's kindness and Fayemi's betrayal, By Olabode Opeseitan

Nigeria, May 26 -- There is a prayer point many Nigerian politicians have conspicuously omitted from their devotionals: Lord, may I never invest in a political associate who will turn coat and spend t... Read More


Ex-IGP Mohammed Adamu quits APC after Nasarawa governorship primary loss

Nigeria, May 26 -- Former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after losing the party's governorship primary in Nasarawa Stat... Read More


UTME 2026: JAMB fixes date for mop-up exams

Nigeria, May 26 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 13 June, for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise following technical g... Read More


Eid-el-Kabir: Travellers trapped in Abuja-Kaduna highway gridlock

Nigeria, May 26 -- Thousands of travellers and motorists have been stranded in a massive traffic gridlock along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway, resulting from the Eid-el-Kabir travel rush. The gridlock, wh... Read More


PDP affirms Emmanuel Bwacha as Taraba governorship candidate

Nigeria, May 26 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed former senator Emmanuel Bwacha as its sole governorship candidate in Taraba State. The affirmation took place on Monday in Jalingo a... Read More


Nigeria deploys troops to Benin Republic to safeguard democratic process

Nigeria, May 26 -- The Nigerian Army has disclosed that it deployed a company of troops to the Republic of Benin in April to support regional stability and prevent breakdown of law and order during th... Read More


Ebola: WHO says conflict, mistrust hindering response as suspected cases top 900 in DRC

Nigeria, May 26 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warning that ongoing violence and huma... Read More


ADC Primaries: Tinubu's 11 million APC primary votes fabricated - Atiku

Nigeria, May 26 -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that the nearly 11 million votes secured by President Bola Tinubu in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary were f... Read More


Borno records 2,700 suspected cholera cases, 27 deaths in May

Nigeria, May 26 -- A severe cholera outbreak has hit Borno State, with at least 2,715 suspected cases line-listed and 27 deaths recorded across five Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the first 24 d... Read More