The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved a waiver for former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege to contest the Delta Central senatorial seat in the 2027 general election.
The NDC also approved a waiver for former Speaker of the Delta...
Senior lawyers and former electoral officials are divided over whether aspirants who lose party primaries can switch parties and still contest elections under the Electoral Act 2026.
The disagreement follows conflicting judgments of the Federal High Court on key provisions...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has warned it may shut down schools across the country if further attacks occur, following a surge in kidnappings and killings involving teachers and pupils.
Recent incidents in Oyo, Borno, and Kebbi states have...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered 498 kilograms of skunk cannabis hidden inside a shrine in Edo State, while arresting two suspected drug traffickers in related operations.
The Edo State Commander of the agency, Mitchell...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has denied reports alleging that the Federal Government has halted the payment of students’ upkeep allowances under its loan scheme.
The agency described the claims, including a statement falsely attributed to it, as misleading...
Aminu Abdussalam, the immediate past Deputy Governor of Kano State, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Kano, after a last-minute realignment cleared the path for his emergence as the party's flag-bearer ahead of...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed that his recent meeting with former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi focused on Nigeria’s worsening economic and security challenges, as well as the urgent need for collective national solutions.
Atiku disclosed this in...
Former officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), who retired on the rank of Comptroller of Immigration, have sued the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over alleged failure to pay their withheld entitlements.
The aggrieved ex-officials, in a suit filed...
The operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested five suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate operating in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in...
An albino buffalo in Bangladesh has been rescued from an impending Eid al-Adha sacrifice after drawing widespread attention for its striking resemblance to former U.S. President Donald Trump—particularly its unusual tuft of pale, flowing hair.
The nearly 1,500-pound animal, nicknamed...
