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2027: No pact with Aiyedatiwa — Akinyelure
By Dayo Johnson, Akure The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Ondo Central Senatorial District, Senator Patrick Akinyelure, has dismissed reports of a political alliance between him and Ondo State
Kogi students declare support for Tinubu
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Kogi State chapter of the Jagaba/Ododo Students’ Mandate 2027 has declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing government
29 Nigerian universities make THE 2027 rankings
…Covenant, UI, UNILAG lead at 801–1000 By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Twenty-nine Nigerian universities have been ranked in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, with Covenant University, the University
Germany warns Nigerians against visa agents
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The German Mission in Nigeria has cautioned Nigerians seeking visas to Germany against sending visa documents to the consulate by email or paying agents to secure
Five feared dead in Niger Government House stampede
By Clare Nnabuike, Minna At least five youths were feared dead on Tuesday following a stampede at the Niger State Government House, Minna, during a gathering convened by Governor Mohammed
Obi asks Tinubu to holiday in Nigeria after visiting Sokoto IDP camp
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu and other political office holders to spend their holidays in Nigeria to enable
JAMB sets Nov 30 deadline for 2021–2025 admissions
…Candidates risk losing outstanding offers as Board warns no further extension By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed November 30, 2026, as
Lagos waste, flooding: Wahab, Rhodes-Vivour trade words
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, and the 2027 governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, have
Hezbollah denies any link to cell dismantled in Syria
Hezbollah denied on Wednesday any connection to a cell that Syrian authorities said they had dismantled in the country’s south and which they accused of being affiliated with the Lebanese
Bandits abduct 47 Niger women, others harvesting groundnuts
By Clare Nnabuike, Minna MINNA — No fewer than 47 people, mostly women, have been abducted by suspected bandits while harvesting groundnuts on farms in Mariga Local Government Area of
