…Henry Obetta Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has renewed calls for a special federal status for Lagos, arguing that the state continues to bear national-level responsibilities more than three decades after losing its status as Nigeria's capital. He made the appeal on Saturday at the maiden Geo-economic Optim…

The Federal High Court in Abuja is to hear a suit filed by an aspirant, Dr Yakubu Kingsley, challenging the emergence of former Governor of Rivers, Donald Duke, as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2027 general elections. The case, which is coming up for hearing for the first time…

…Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Rabiu Shuaibu, winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency by-election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Umar Sani, declared Shuaibu the winner of the election held on Saturday. He said that Shuaibu polled 35,356 votes to defeat Lawal Garba-Haruna of the Allied Peoples Movem…

…of 32 stage. Before their defeat to Japan, the Carthage Eagles had lost 5-1 against Sweden. The North Africans now joined Haiti and Turkey in crashing out of the World Cup. Tunisia will face the Netherlands in its last Group F game in the coming days. World Cup 2026: 3 countries eliminated from tournament

…apprehend those responsible and ensure they are brought to justice. “BYM also urges the Federal Government and the Plateau State government to take proactive measures to protect vulnerable communities in the state as the violence being visited on rural people is becoming one too many,” Tengwong said. BYM advised reside…

…- broadly defined as the devolution of fiscal and political powers from the Federal Government to the states - has appeared in presidential campaigns for more than a decade, without ever being comprehensively legislated. The APC's 2015 manifesto included a commitment to amend the Nigerian Constitution to ensure devolut…

…should have a deep reflection on the sustained call for the existing convoluted federal arrangement and set the necessary action in motion to restructure Nigeria to a more congenial, realistic, effective and workable configuration based on public clamour and demand? Please explain in detail because people say there is…

…All four parties that participated in the bye-election are part of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike’s rainbow coalition, with the group deciding on Senator Olaka as its preferred choice for the election. It could be recalled that the Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat became vacan…

…Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Professor Muhammad Bashar Danladi of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, said the APC candidate scored 4,871 votes to defeat Aliyu Galadima Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 168 votes. Danladi disclosed that 109,385 voters were registered in the constituency, w…

…The individuals allegedly claim that the payment is required for registration into a federal government programme known as “Renewed Hope.” The youths stated that the practice has occurred repeatedly and is not the first time residents have encountered such incidents in the area and its surrounding communities. In a pro…

…the Netherlands on four points at the top of Group F. Tunisia, who were thumped 5-1 by Sweden in their first game of the tournament, can no longer hope for a place in the knockout rounds. The Blue Samurai, who held the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw in their Group F opener, were always in control against Tunisia at the Mont…

…of them can consider taking a leave of absence for some years to serve Nigeria at the federal level or in their states. "You have continued to make Nigeria proud through your professionalism, sacrifice and contributions to the international community. "We will stand by you and support your career. The country is here t…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a decisive victory in the Dawakin Kudu Federal Constituency by-election which held in Kano State, following the official declaration of results by the Returning Officer, Professor Umar Sani of Bayero University, Kano. Announcing the outcome at the collation centre, Profes…

…by the Zuma Deck Abuja. “Our 1999 Constitution vests the police exclusively in the Federal Government. That was a choice then. Today's reality is different,” Oteri said. “Nigerians are dying. Communities are under siege. The architecture we have relied upon is straining under the weight of challenges it was never desig…

…investments in infrastructure, including the operational Blue and Red Rail Lines, federal counterpart funding for the Green Line project and the reconstruction of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. Sanwo-Olu also pointed to the state's electricity law and market reforms aimed at improving power supply, alongside federal pro…

…Okotie-Eboh, son of ex-finance Minister, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, has described Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, as one of the most influential, outspoken and result-oriented political figures in contemporary Nigeria. Okotie-Eboh hailed Wile, saying he has established a reputation as a leader who prior…

…and posthumously awarded him Nigeria's highest honour, the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic GCFR. It is instructive that former President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) whose government could not conclude the June 12 election agreed some 3 decades later that the election was won by Chief Abiola. At a book launch in 202…

…Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The INEC returning officer, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Lokoja, Prof. Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, said that ” Faduyile polled 68,474 votes to defeat Adeolu Akinwunmi of the Allied People's Movement (APM), who scored 1,411 votes. Adesanya Olaoluwa of Action People's Party (APP) and…

…Tribune Online reports that INEC's Chief Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Professor Adenike Oladiji, who announced the final results and made declarations around 3am Sunday morning, said Oyebanji polled a total of 319,224 votes out of a total of 375,777 valid v…

…winner at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday. Oladiji, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, announced that the APC candidate secured 319,224 votes. His closest rival, Dr Oluwole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 40,543 votes, while Mr Dare Bejide of the African Democratic…

…Area by the Returning Officer, Professor Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja. Solomon-Ibileye stated that Faduyile emerged victorious after securing the highest number of votes cast in the election with a total of 68,474 votes. According to the results announced, Adeolu Akinwunmi o…

…League, NWFL, title. Rivers Angels also missed out on a chance to defend the President Federation Cup title. They were eliminated from the competition by Robo Queens in the quarter-final. Blankson admitted that his team failed to deliver in both competitions. "Unfortunately I did not end the season well with Rivers Ang…

…do not have enough policemen." According to him, Nigeria's security demands have far exceeded the capacity of existing personnel. "There are too many communities, too many roads and too many forests for the number of officers we currently have." He therefore called for innovative approaches, including drawing on the ex…

…exchanges, maintaining a position that rewards for terrorism would create dangerous precedents and potentially encourage further kidnappings. That stance is consistent with Nigeria's broader counter-terrorism policy, though it inevitably raises difficult questions. Families desperate for the safe return of their loved…

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