The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will campaign in all 36 states ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, said this during an interview on ARISE News. He dismissed concerns that Atiku’s campaign could focus mainly on northern Nigeria. […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over the alleged unlawful interception of telephone conversations involving the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling, held that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to require El-Rufai to enter his […]
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old boy from suspected kidnappers and neutralised one of the suspects during a security operation along the Awe–Iwo Road axis of the state. The operation, according to the command, followed intelligence on the activities of suspected kidnappers operating around the Pipeline-Ajagba axis along the Awe–Iwo Road. The operatives were […]
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has confirmed that Nigeria’s index Ebola patient departed Abuja for Switzerland earlier this morning with his approval. In a statement, the Minister said the 42-year-old patient was clinically much improved, stable, conscious, and communicating, with laboratory results moving toward baseline. He noted that she […]
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel, has said a recent operation targeting international cybercrime networks resulted in nine arrests in Nigeria and the seizure of 53 electronic devices. Patel also disclosed that the operation led to the identification of $11m in potentially freezable funds across multiple countries. He made this known […]
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pleaded with Nigerians to give him another chance to continue the good work he has started. He said his administration has offered Nigerians prosperity, growth, recovery and opportunity. Speaking at the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign in Kaduna on Saturday, Tinubu accused his opponents of relying on […]
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has constituted its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, with the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, appointed as chairman. The council is expected to provide strategic leadership, coordinate campaign activities nationwide and mobilise Nigerians in support of the party’s vision of a “new, just and prosperous […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has increased the number of primary contacts being monitored over the country’s confirmed Ebola case to 53, including 44 people linked to the health facility where the patient was treated, as investigations expand to an emergency room she visited earlier. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide […]
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, has proposed a 200 per cent gratuity and pension for retired police officers as part of the ongoing reforms in the Nigeria Police Force. Disu told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja that the proposal was before a Presidential Committee, set up to examine police concerns and recommend […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has approved an emergency payment of N100,000 per person weekly to support people placed in isolation or quarantine as part of efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, during a press briefing on Sunday, said the payment […]