The Kwara South senatorial district candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections, Prince Olalekan Adewoye, has paid N3.8 million in medical bills for two indigent patients who have been under monthly medical expenses at the state general hospital. Speaking during his visit to the Kwar…

…for Washington on Monday before meeting Trump and attending the funeral service of Senator Lindsey Graham, whom the statement described as "a friend of Israel." Since Trump's return to office last year, the two leaders have met six times, most recently in Washington on February 11.While Trump and Netanyahu initially pr…

…at Adeleke’s expense and boost Oyebamiji’s chances. Similarly, Adeleke has lost two senators and three House of Representatives members to the APC. One of them, Wole Oke, representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, is now the Director-General of the APC governorship campaign. Uncertainty in Osogbo, Ijesaland, othe…

…filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Lokoja challenging the APC's nomination of Senator Sunday Steve Karimi for Kogi WestAro claims the May 18, 2026 primary validly produced him as the APC candidate and that submitting Karimi's name to INEC on July 11 was unlawfulThe APC National Working Committee had already reaf…

…and is battle-ready to win many elective seats. “We have presented before INEC three senatorial candidates, 10 House of Representatives candidates, and 27 candidates for the State House of Assembly, and they have all been approved to participate in the 2027 electoral contest,” he said. Njesi added that the party will c…

…Ms Muriel Mafico, who represented the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Ms Wafaa Saeed, said Africa’s future depended on unlocking the potential of its people through bold, people-centred investments. In a statement issued in Abuja by the National Information Officer, UNIC, Oluseyi Soreme…

…for the SMC exercise. Dr. Nafisa Maradun, represented by the SMC State Coordinator, Sani Aliyu, explained that over 11,000 ad hoc staff had been engaged for the exercise, including community leaders, supervisors, and personnel administering the vaccine across the state. “Over 500 government facilities are to be used du…

…despite prevailing economic challenges. Speaking at the event, the Plateau State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr. Jonathan Iliya Yavala, said the Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers was designed to provide free healthcare services to underserved communities across the country. Yavala said more than 400 residents had been…

By John Alechenu Former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the expansion of the Nigerian Army from eight to 12 divisions, as well as the recruitment of 28,000 more personnel. Ndume, who represents Borno South, said the decision was a step in the right dir…

I've never seen N1bn cash in my life - Senator Ali Ndume says as he denies intermediary claim Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has denied allegations linking him to ransom payments or negotiations with kidnappers, insisting he has never handled ransom money or participated in talks with…

…At the centre of this latest episode are Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, whose interactions have reminded Nigerians that the Senate floor can sometimes produce the kind of tension usually associated with reality television. There are moments of disagreement that capture national attentio…

…communities, residents of Kaiama, Woro, Nuku and surrounding areas in the Kwara North Senatorial District, on Friday, protested the endless captivity of over 100 abducted victims still in kidnappers’ den. Aside scores who lost their lives, about 179 residents were abducted during the attack on the communities in Februa…

…What form of assistance, if any, have you received? The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, led other government officials to visit and console me. They sympathised with me and took photographs. They promised to help. A few days later, my husband was invited to Government House, and the sum of N2m was gi…

…301 of the 1974 Trade Act allows Washington to probe foreign practices it deems discriminatory and retaliate with tariffs. Trump’s threat came a day after the White House announced sweeping new tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent targeting 60 trading partners including the European Union. The fresh duties took effect…

Senator Ali Ndume rejected claims that he collected ransom money or served as a go-between in negotiations over the abduction of Ngoshe residentsNdume said his only role was alerting the National Security Adviser and DSS after he was told about a N5 billion ransom demand by Boko Haram/ISWAPThe senator said his relation…

…Leading the KWACReSAL delegation to the community, the State Project Coordinator, Alhaji Shamsideen Olatunbosun Aregbe, described Ijagbo as one of the pilot communities selected for the intervention under the ACReSAL-IITA collaboration, aimed at strengthening farmers’ resilience to climate change through sustainable ag…

…of explosives.According to Gardaí, officers found a bag containing Semtex and a detonator in the rear seat of her vehicle after it was stopped on Wednesday, July 22, During the bail hearing, Sullivan's solicitor, Gavin Booth, said his client claimed she had been asked to transport a bag to Northern Ireland and was unaw…

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, says he has never in his life seen N1billion cash. Ndume made this known on Friday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He was responding to kidnap intermediary allegation leveled against him for by one…

…its exclusion from the meeting. The union argued that it was a major stakeholder and signatory to the agreement reached in 2018, adding that no discussion on the matter should have taken place without its participation. It warned that holding meetings on issues affecting the union in its absence could create unnecessar…

…the war in Ukraine. “He understands that I do not sell Weapons to Ukraine, but to NATO Countries. They pay full price, and how those Weapons are distributed, I have no idea,” Trump said. Trump has frequently taken a more deferential tone towards Xi and Putin than he has towards Washington’s own allies, saying that they…

…Tour Operators in Lagos. Onung, who is also the Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman of the NATOP, told the tour operators that they are the backbone of the tourism value chain who serve as the bridge between the traveller and the destination, and as such, are ambassadors of Nigeria, urging them to curate experiences that…

…then they gun for a bigger position where scrutiny is made impossible because of gubernatorial immunity as they serve and steal. We are waiting to see what becomes of these tales of corruption. Corrupt men and women have always killed Nigeria softly. I call the revelations of whooping amassment of wealth and a fleet of…

…also ordered new 50-percent tariffs on many Canadian products, citing Ottawa’s “discriminatory treatment” against American alcohol, automobile and dairy products. The Canadian tariffs taking effect in a month relied on an untested legal provision, showing that Trump has “other tools in the toolkit” to wield, said Lipsk…

The lawmaker representing Osun Central Senatorial District in the Senate, Olubiyi Fadeyi, has dumped the All Progressives Congress and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party. PUNCH Online reports that Fadeyi, alongside four other National Assembly members, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party in July 2025. He, however…

…Ekiti State. The proposed legislation on social media platforms, sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), seeks to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to mandate social media companies operating in Nigeria to maintain physical offices within the country’s territorial boundaries. The AI Academy bill is spo…