On March 4, 2026, some customers of FoodCourt, a Y Combinator-backed Nigerian cloud kitchen, noticed they could no longer place orders on the app. When they opened it looking to get a meal, they found the same line where the menu used to be: orders cannot be processed at this time. Unknown to customers, the cloud kitch…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Paul Ibe, has criticised former senator Shehu Sani over his reaction to the Federal High Court judgment affirming the leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Ibe argued that some members of the judiciary helped sustain President Bola Tinubu’s mandate. Ibe m…

…WHO and the United Nations have appointed Julien Harneis as Senior Ebola Coordinator following a joint endorsement by WHO Director-General and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher.Ghebreyesus also reported encouraging developments in Uganda, where no new Ebola cases have been recorded since June 21."However, a…

…controversy over its 2027 National Assembly primaries after restoring six serving senators to the party's ticket, despite the earlier declaration of other aspirants as winners, The PUNCH has learnt. The reversal, which affected nine states, came as the Independent National Electoral Commission declared on Wednesday tha…

…Addressing a press conference at Bayero University, Kano, on Wednesday, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Kano Zone, Abdulrazaq Ibrahim, said that while the Federal Government had begun implementing key aspects of the agreement in most federal universities, none of the state-owned universities within the zone had domestica…

…former Ondo State House of Representatives member Gbenga Elegbeleye, and five other senatorial candidates from the party’s final lists of candidates forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The development was contained in a correspondence signed by both the APC National Chairman and National S…

…state's security architecture, appointing retired Brig.-Gen. Nash Yakubu as the Coordinator of Operation Rainbow, the state-owned security outfit. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Samuel Jatau. According to the statement, Yakubu retired from the Ni…

…downstream petroleum market. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the directive in Abuja yesterday while delivering the keynote address at the NMDPRA General Counsel and Legal Advisers Forum. The two-day forum has as its theme: "Beyond Compliance: Driving Regulatory Certaint…

The senator who represented Ekiti South Senatorial District in the Eighth and Ninth Assemblies and former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Chief Biodun Olujimi, has congratulated Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his victory and re-election for a second term as governor of Ekiti State. The former Senate Minority Leade…

…state police in Nigeria. The lawmakers passed the bill on Wednesday. Earlier, the senators resolved to adopt manual voting for the consideration of the state police bill after its electronic voting device developed a technical fault. The resolution came after concerns among senators that some lawmakers could be disenfr…

…nominee expeditiously, please accept distinguished Senate President and distinguished senators, the assurances of my highest consideration,” the letter read. BREAKING: Tinubu makes another ambassadorial appointment

…Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), and the Campaign Council led by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. "We commend the heads and personnel of all security agencies, including the Army, Police, DSS, and other paramilitary bodies, for their professionalism and effective inter-agency collaboration in ensuring peace…

…of Assembly, the member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, the Governor of Benue State, the Minister of Environment, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The residents appea…

…alleging that they could be linked to dissatisfaction over his inability to secure a senatorial ticket ahead of the 2027 elections. "Is it the roads Governor Hyacinth Alia has constructed in Makurdi that earned him the label of a 'terrorist' in Jime's estimation, or is Jime simply piqued by his inability to secure a se…

…“sort of a friend of mine” but had not been supportive enough of the United States on NATO and the Iran war. The leaders had clashed over the use of British military bases in Cyprus to conduct strikes in Iran, with the US leader voicing disappointment that Britain took too long to approve the US request to use RAF Akro…

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he could refuse to help NATO countries as payback for the lack of support from member nations with the US military operation in Iran. “We spent all of this money. And then when we want to maybe have help on small stuff… They say no we would rather not help,” Trump said during…

…he partly attributed to the prevailing security challenges across the country. Senator Kalu expressed optimism that with the right investment in security, the gains of the economy would be enjoyed by all Nigerians. "Nigeria is one, and I will continue to pray and plead for the unity of this country until I die." He als…

…strengthen democratic participation. Also speaking, Iyabo Obasanjo, the Ogun Central Senatorial candidate for the party, insisted that the party will work for the progress of the people. Iyabo argued that while the state is known as the industrial capital of Nigeria, the impact and effect is not felt by the people. She…

By Jeff Agbodo, ABAKALIKI Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said leaders of the South-East are exploring political solutions that could help secure the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, while also sustaining peace in the region. Umahi also declared that Ebonyi State is not aligned with the Obedien…

…the Yagba East/Yagba West / Mopa-muro Federal Constituency. Subsequently, a number of Senators and Members of the Federal House of Representatives decamped to the ADC. So, if law is based on facts and evidence and not judicial contrivance, there was no basis for him to deregister the party. Besides, the Independent Nat…

…Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, and member of the Rainbow Coalition, Senator Olaka Nwogu, was declared winner of the Rivers South-East senatorial bye-election. Only four political parties, including APC, PDP, Action Alliance and Labour Party, took part in the poll conducted to fill the vacancy created b…

"If anybody was in doubt, the landslide victory proves, beyond rhetoric, that APC has now emerged as the unquestionable dominant political force across the length and breadth of our state. Our people are fully aligned"

…led by the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and the National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, for providing strategic leadership that has continued to strengthen the party nationwide. The APC stalwart also acknowledged the role of the party leader in Osun, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and B…

…for Delta Central, arguing that there are competent indigenous Muslims within the senatorial district capable of occupying such positions. The spokesperson further alleged that “the trend reflects a broader pattern of exclusion affecting indigenous Muslims in the state. “Failure to address the concerns being raised cou…

Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has congratulated Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on his victory in the state governorship election. In a statement issued on Sunday, Kalu described the outcome of the poll as a clear indication of the confidence, t…