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Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has delivered a significant ruling in the protracted leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), offering judicial clarity on the tussle between the faction aligned with former Senate President, David Mark, and the group led by Nafiu Bala Gombe. The dispute, which has lingered for months,…
The Kwara State Police Command has rescued the brother of an abducted traditional ruler following a violent attack on a palace in the Olayinka community of Ifelodun Local Government Area, intensifying concerns over rising insecurity in the region. The incident occurred when about ten armed assailants stormed the palace and forcefully abducted the monarch, Oba…
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Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has carried out a cabinet reshuffle that saw the removal of key ministers and the elevation of a new head of the nation’s finance portfolio. In the changes announced on Tuesday, the President appointed Taiwo Oyedele as the new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, replacing Wale…
By Rowland ‘Shuwa Prince Lekan Adewoye will formally submit his letter of intent to contest the Kwara South Senatorial seat under the All Progressives Congress (APC) tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. His team disclosed that the submission will take place at the party’s State Secretariat on Commissioner’s Lodge Way, GRA, Ilorin, at 11:00 a.m., marking…
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The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that its Air Component under Operation HADIN KAI carried out successful precision airstrikes targeting terrorist elements in the Yuwe axis of the Sambisa Forest on Monday, resulting in the elimination of several insurgents. According to a statement from the Air Force, the operation was part of ongoing intensified efforts…
Supporters of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have formally launched a coordinated political pressure group ahead of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, signaling deeper alignment between two of Nigeria’s major opposition political forces. The newly unveiled platform, known as the Obi–Kwankwaso Movement (OK…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully intercepted suspected terrorists’ logistics couriers in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, leading to the recovery of a cache of ammunition in a targeted security operation. According to military sources, the operation was carried out following actionable intelligence on the movement of suspected logistics operatives believed to…
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled a compressed two-week timetable for the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms for aspirants seeking to contest in the 2027 general elections, signaling an accelerated internal electoral process. According to the party’s official schedule released on Monday, the sale of forms for presidential, governorship, and…
Widespread outrage has followed a fresh threat by Boko Haram, which has demanded a ₦5 billion ransom and issued a 72-hour ultimatum for the release of more than 400 women and children abducted in Borno State. The victims were reportedly kidnapped in March 2026 when fighters linked to Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), a faction…
A coordinated pre-dawn attack by suspected terrorists on a Nigerian military formation in Kwara State has left three soldiers dead, underscoring growing security concerns in the region. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday in Kemanji community, located in Kaiama Local Government Area, where armed assailants stormed a military base without prior warning….
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