Pep Guardiola to leave Man City at end of season
Pep Guardiola is set to bring his trophy-laden decade in charge of Manchester City to an end this weekend. Guardiola, 55, has won six Premier League titles and City's first Champions League among 20 trophies since arriving in England in 2016. He could add one more to his tally if City win their final two matches of the season against Bournemouth...
NASS primaries: Bamidele, Fasuyi, Adaramodu emerge APC senatorial candidates
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded its senatorial primary elections in Ekiti State, with Opeyemi Bamidele, Cyril Fasuyi and Yemi Adaramodu emerging as candidates for Ekiti Central, Ekiti North and Ekiti South respectively ahead of the 2027 general election. Announcing the results in Ado Ekiti, the chairman of the primary election committee and chief returning officer, Asipa Wasiu Adedoyin,...
Okowa defeats Nwoko, Ali to win APC Delta North senatorial ticket
Former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Delta North ahead of the 2027 general election. Okowa defeated incumbent Senator Ned Nwoko and Dr Maryam Ali during the party’s primary election conducted across the district’s nine local government areas. Announcing the results, the APC Returning Officer, Prof. Johnbull Tonukari, declared Okowa winner...
EFCC probes Kano passengers over undeclared $461,600
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into two passengers intercepted at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport with a total of $461,600 in undeclared cash. The suspects, Jamilu Shuaibu Waya and Usman Namadi, were apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, upon their arrival from Dubai on Ethiopian Airline flight...
Court forfeits jet linked to NNPCL fraud case
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of a Hawker 125 private jet to the Federal Government over its alleged link to fraud, corruption and money laundering tied to the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the ruling on Monday, granting an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The aircraft,...
Senate primaries: APC updates list of barred aspirants, removes Murray-Bruce
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released an updated list of senatorial aspirants not cleared to participate in the party’s Senate primary elections. The revised list no longer contains the name of the former senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce, who was included in the earlier list released by the ruling party on Monday, May 18, 2026. Delegates, journalists flee as...
Tinubu speaks on Oyo abduction, asks NASS to fast-track State Police Bill
President Bola Tinubu has called on the National Assembly to accelerate the passage of the bill establishing state police, saying the growing wave of kidnappings across the country highlights the urgent need for decentralised policing. Tinubu made the call on Monday while reacting to the abduction of teachers, students, and pupils from schools in the Esiele community in Oriire Local...
Murray-Bruce: I’m still in Bayelsa APC senatorial race
The former senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Ben Murray-Bruce, says he has not been disqualified by the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the party’s senatorial primary election. Murray-Bruce was included in the 47-man list of senatorial aspirants not cleared to participate in the APC’s Senate primary elections slated for Monday, May 18, 2026. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix...
Fresh strike looms as ASUU disputes FG’s implementation claims
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of failing to fully implement the 2025 FG/ASUU Agreement, warning that the situation could trigger another round of industrial action in public universities. The union, under its Abuja Zone, said recent claims by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, that the agreement had been fully executed do not...
Delegates, journalists flee as gunshots disrupt Ondo APC senatorial primaries
Delegates and journalists scampered for safety after the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election for Ondo Central held in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, was disrupted by gunshots on Monday. The sporadic gunshots caused panic at Ward 5, Ebenezer African Church Primary School on Amudipe Street, Akure. The ward serves as the polling unit of the incumbent senator, Adeniyi...
