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A leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Borno State has deepened after a faction led by Dr Muhammad Khala recognised Attom Muhammad Magira as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The Khala faction based its decision on a recent Court of Appeal judgment in suit No. CA/ABJ/CV/608/2026 concerning the leadership of the party’s state executives. However, the acting chairman of the ADC in Borno State, Bukar Kolo, rejected Magira’s recognition, insisting that the party’s governorship primary conducted by its national leadership produced Babagana Buhari as the candidate. Kolo said the Court of Appeal judgment cited by…
A 50-year-old murder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, on Tuesday slumped and died at the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa. Nwanlia was awaiting judgment in a case involving conspiracy, kidnapping and the alleged murder of three persons in Kalaba community. He was standing trial alongside 32-year-old Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo over the alleged murders in Yenagoa Local Government Area. The victims were identified as Odeinyefa Ogbolosingha, an in-law to Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Paramount Ruler Kolibo Francis Amabelimo and Samuel Oburo. The suspects were arrested in 2022 by operatives of Police Operation Puff Adder, now known as the Violent…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has commenced the distribution of non-sensitive materials to some states. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at a national stakeholders’ meeting convened to mark 100 days to the 2027 general election. He said that offshore production and fleets contracts have been awarded, and production is advanced for 57,000 new BVAS devices. Amupitan added that delivery of new operational vehicles is ongoing nationwide, noting that civil works, construction of dedicated BVAS storage facilities, and local government area offices are progressing alongside nationwide office renovations. “Some states have…
The Senate has indefinitely postponed its two-day National Security Summit, initially scheduled for October 12 and 13, 2026, following the tragic crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Ondo State that claimed 32 lives. The decision was announced on Tuesday in a statement personally signed by Senate Leader and Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the National Security Summit, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, killing 25 officers and seven crew members on board. Following the tragedy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared three…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will lead a government-to-government peer exchange focused on accelerating nutrition delivery. Shettima is attending the forum at the invitation of Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister, H.E. Temesgen Tiruneh, who is championing the country’s multisectoral approach to improving nutrition. As head of Nigeria’s delegation, the Vice President will participate in the inaugural Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange Visit, aimed at enabling key stakeholders to share experiences on building a federal, state and local compact on nutrition. During the visit, the Nigerian delegation will exchange experiences with Ethiopian officials on how…
Lagos, Kano and Kaduna top the list of states with the most number of registered voters ahead of the 2027 general election, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Joash Amupitan, INEC chairman, also pronounced that Nigeria is the largest democracy in Africa with over 103 million registered voters. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Amupitan said the number covers the three phases of the com “The national register of voters now stands at 110 million, making Nigeria the largest democracy in Africa,” Amupitan said. “The top 10 states by number of registered voters are Lagos state in first position…
Seven people have been arrested in Ghana for allegedly using banknotes to make money bouquets. The seven suspects are expected to face prosecution and could be fined or jailed if convicted. The use of banknotes arranged like flowers is a popular way of presenting cash as gifts at celebrations in Ghana. According to Ghana’s central bank, it is illegal to use the national currency — the cedi — for bouquets, money cakes, and other decorations. Spraying or scattering money at celebrations, as well as tearing, stepping on, or staining, or deliberately damaging coins is also illegal. The Bank of Ghana…
Ahead of the 2027 election, the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disqualify candidates whose names are not contained in political party registers, as stipulated by the Electoral Act 2026. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chairman of the committee, Bayo Balogun, drew the commission’s attention to a Supreme Court ruling on sections 77(5), 77(6) and 77(7) and called for full enforcement on all political parties. Balogun, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said that pending legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, constitutionality and enforceability of the sections are…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that, unlike the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, he will be in charge of his administration if elected president of Nigeria. Obi made the remark while reacting to Buhari’s inability to effectively tackle corruption during his administration. In an interview with the BBC, Obi said: “He (Buhari) was not in charge. The difference is that I would be in charge.” The former Anambra State governor also vowed to tackle corruption and return the fuel subsidy. Obi insisted that corruption is one of the major problems associated with the fuel…
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives following the accident involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. Air Commodore, Ehimen Ejodame,Director of Public Relations and Information Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force in a statement on Tuesday, the CAS described the incident as a deeply painful moment for the Nigerian Air Force and the nation, expressing heartfelt sympathies to the families, loved ones and colleagues of those who lost their lives.…