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INEC unveils final list of presidential candidates for 2027 election
By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has released the final list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections scheduled for January 2027, featuring 18 political
Atiku aide faults Onanuga over subsidy response
A media aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Eta Uso, has faulted the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, over his response to Atiku’s recent
Ondo govt links naming ceremonies to 29 deaths from ” Monkey Tail” consumption
By Dayo Johnson Akure The Ondo State Government has confirmed that 29 people died from the consumption of local herbal alcoholic mixtures, commonly called “monkey tail” in Odigbo council area
Ex-Jonathan spokesman Niboro joins Tinubu’s 2027 campaign team
Veteran journalist and former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ima Niboro, has been appointed one of the spokespersons of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign council ahead of
Bamanga Tukur, former Adamawa gov, ex-PDP Chair dies
By Luminous Jannamike & Umar Yusuf BAMANGA Tukur, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former governor of Gongola State, is dead. He was 90. Family sources
FCT Inaugurates Taskforce On Maternal Healthcare
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration has empanelled a team of senior health experts to work towards reducing and possibly eliminating maternal mortality within communities in the
NCC Opens Free Digital Learning Pathways with Zero-rated Access to Educational Platforms
Emma Okonji The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched the Zero-Rated Data Access to Educational Platforms and Content initiative to expand access to learning resources, bridge educational inequalities and support
Haske dumps APC, joins APM as Adamawa governorship candidate
Businessman and politician, Abdulrahman Haske, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 Adamawa State governorship election.
Gov Yahaya Swears-in 19 Permanent Secretaries, Sets Stage for Massive Civil Service Recruitment
Segun Awofadeji in Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has sworn-in 19 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries, with this development as the largest single appointment of Permanent Secretaries in the
Rivers United, El-Kanemi, Shooting Stars face decisive CAF tests
The three Nigerian clubs have taken contrasting paths into the decisive stage of the preliminary rounds, but the objective is the same: survive the first hurdle and keep Nigeria’s continental
