By Deborah Coker The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency, Basil Ganagana, has congratulated Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on his victory at the party’s governorship primary held on Thursday. This is contained in a statement personally signed by Ganagana and made available to the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
Mass Defections Loom in APC as Disqualified Aspirants Weigh Exit Options Ahead of INEC Deadline By Gambo Jagindi May 22, 2026 The All Progressives Congress faces the prospect of widespread defections as discontent over internal democracy and aspirant disqualifications spread across its state chapters, with a September deadline now givingContinue Reading
An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial. “They startedContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Idris Sadaukin Zuru It was a carnival sort of environment at Haliru Abdu Multipurpose Stadium, Birnin Kebbi, where stakeholders and thousands of the All Progressive Congress (APC) members convergded for the affirmation of Comrade Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State as the candidate of the party for 2027Continue Reading
Cuba poses a “national security threat” to the US and the likelihood of a peaceful agreement is “not high”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. His comments come just a day after the US charged Cuba’s former president Raúl Castro with murder over the 1996 downing of twoContinue Reading
Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard has been named captain of Norway’s 26-man squad for this summer’s World Cup. The newly crowned Premier League winner is joined by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, Fulham’s Oscar Bobb and Crystal Palace forward Jorgen Strand Larsen. A unique squad announcement was delivered by the KingContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has expressed warm appreciation to the people of Katsina State for the massive turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections. The Governor particularly commended stakeholders and members of APC who came out en masse to reaffirm their support and loyalty. GovernorContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5, Salman-Dogo, has warned police officers in the zone against human rights violations, extortion and unlawful detention. Salman-Dogo also declared zero tolerance for misconduct within the force. He gave the warning on Thursday in Benin, during a seminarContinue Reading
The Presidency wishes to inform Nigerians and state clearly that there is no truth to the viral fake story claiming that President Bola Tinubu seeks to carry out constitutional amendments that will change Nigeria’s name to the United States of Nigeria and abolish Sharia Law in the Northern region, amongContinue Reading
China and Russia have condemned a US decision to charge Cuba’s former president Raúl Castro with murder. The Chinese foreign ministry called on the US to stop using “coercion” and “threats” against its ally, while the Kremlin said the pressure being exerted on Havana “borders on violence”. The US hasContinue Reading