Share Yilwatda predicts landslide victory for APC in 2027 By Emmanuel Yatai May 23, 2026 Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party will record landslide victory in the 2027 general elections. Yilwatda said this shortly after casting his vote during theContinue Reading
ShareCanada has announced more than $30 million new support for initiatives in Nigeria and across West Africa. The Secretary of State for International Development, Canada, Mr Randeep Sarai, announced this at a reception organised in his honour by the Canadian Deputy High Commission on Friday night in Lagos. Sarai saidContinue Reading
SharePresident Bola Tinubu on Saturday described the conduct of the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries nationwide as a strong demonstration of internal democracy within the ruling party. President Tinubu stated this after he participated in the APC Presidential Primaries at Ikoyi-Obalende Ward L2 in Lagos, noting that the exerciseContinue Reading
Share Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation’s government after months of tensions between the two men. A shock decree, read out on TV by a presidential aide, said Faye had “ended the duties” of his one-time political ally Sonko and “consequentlyContinue Reading
ShareKatsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, participates in the ongoing nationwide All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primary, at his country home, Radda Town in Charanchi Local Government. Speaking with newsmen at the venue, the Governor expressed strong support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s candidacy as the party’s flag bearer.Continue Reading
ShareAt least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said. Rescue officials revised down the death toll in an update late on Saturday, having earlier said at least 90 people had died. The gas explosion at the LiushenyuContinue Reading
Share By Usman Aliyu The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sign the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025 into law. The foundation in a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate the 2026 World Biodiversity Day, warned that Nigeria’s biodiversity was facingContinue Reading
SharePlymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” when he was called up to the Nigeria squad. The 23-year-old is part of the group that will play Poland and Portugal next month in pre-World Cup friendly matches. He will also feature in the group playing in the UnityContinue Reading
ShareAisha has just arrived at Jahun General Hospital in Jigawa State in northern Nigeria, in deep pain, not only emotional pain after losing a child during childbirth in Yobe, a neighbouring state, but also physical pain from an injury caused by complications during delivery. On the eastern side of theContinue Reading
ShareThe All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamawa state chapter and the electoral Committee has declared Ahmed Tijjani Galadima Aminu the winner of governorship primaries. The Chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee in Adamawa State, Prof. Innocent Barikor, announced the final result at the Government House in Yola. Prof. BarikorContinue Reading