NDC sets up 20-member committee to oversee primaries for 2026 elections
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated a 20-member National Selection Committee to supervise the screening and selection of aspirants contesting for governorship and National Assembly tickets ahead of the 2026 elections. The announcement was made on Friday in Abuja in a statement by the party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu. He explained that the committee was approved by the party’s...
Danladi-Saliu emerges Kwara APC governorship candidate
Yakubu Danladi-Saliu has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Kwara State ahead of the 2027 general election. The Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, Musiliu Obanikoro, announced the results in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, on Friday, May 22, 2026. Obanikoro said Danladi-Saliu secured 94,990 votes to defeat nine other aspirants in the contest. According to him, Abdulfatai...
AI-driven cyberattacks overwhelm human defences — Experts
Cybersecurity experts have warned organisations worldwide to urgently redesign their security systems as artificial intelligence (AI) makes cyberattacks increasingly difficult for humans to detect. The warning was delivered at the Future of Cybersecurity Newcastle 2026 conference in England, where industry leaders highlighted a rapidly evolving threat landscape driven by AI-powered deception and the looming risks of quantum computing. Speaking at the...
Radda’s politics of visible performance
BY JOHN UWA As Katsina State approaches another political season, a clear sentiment is emerging from many communities: a considerable number of citizens want Governor Dikko Umaru Radda to continue for a second term. Their argument is not framed merely around party loyalty or political emotion. It is anchored in what they describe as visible performance across security, education, agriculture,...
Taraba: Governor Kefas and the machinery of progress
BY JEFF UKACHUKWU There are moments in governance when policy leaves the realm of rhetoric and enters the soil. Taraba State’s acquisition of 120 agricultural and heavy-duty machines under the Taraba State Accelerated Agriculture and Rural Development Scheme (TAARDS) is one such moment. It is more than a procurement exercise. It is a statement that Governor Agbu Kefas understands a...
NAFDAC destroys counterfeit, expired products worth over ₦1.8bn in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has destroyed counterfeit, substandard, expired, and unwholesome products valued at over ₦1.8 billion at the Kuje dumpsite in the Federal Capital Territory. The exercise involved the incineration of fake medicines, banned sachet alcohol, expired pharmaceuticals, adulterated chemicals, and other unsafe goods seized across Abuja and nearby areas. Some of the items...
WHO warns Ebola risk ‘very high’ as suspected cases hit 750
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo to “very high” at the national level and high at the regional level for the country, with low global risk. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this during an online media briefing on outbreaks of Ebola and hantavirus...
Why I am leaving Man City – Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has announced he will step down as manager of Manchester City, citing exhaustion and the need for a new challenge after a decade in charge. The Spaniard confirmed that Sunday’s Premier League clash against Aston Villa will be his final game at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola’s exit will mark the end of a historic era, during which he led...
Troops nab ‘female ISWAP collaborator’ in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a suspected female collaborator of Boko Haram/ISWAP at a security checkpoint in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources said the suspect, identified as Kellu Abba, 50, was intercepted while allegedly transporting supplies to her son, Modu Mustapha, who is believed to be a member of the insurgent group operating in...
Court strikes out suit against Kingibe, fines plaintiffs, lawyer N30m
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to uphold the indefinite suspension of the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, by the Wuse Ward chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgement on Friday, Justice Peter Lifu held that issues relating to discipline and suspension within a political party remained...
