President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wins APC Ticket with 11m Votes

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wins APC Ticket with 11m Votes

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after polling 10,999,162 votes in the party’s nationwide primaries. The result was announced on Sunday at the International Conference Centre in Abuja following a nationwide collation exercise that spanned all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Tinubu received the party’s certificate of return and symbolic flag from APC chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, formally emerging as the party’s standard-bearer for...

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Gunmen Kill 3, abduct 15 Christians During Vigil in Kwara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kill 3, abduct 15 Christians During Vigil in Kwara

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2026

Three persons were killed and 15 others abducted on Saturday night when gunmen attacked a prayer ground in Ikiran, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims were attending a night vigil at Ori-Oke Ajaiye when the assailants struck at about 8:00 p.m., opening fire and throwing the gathering into panic. Confirming the incident on Sunday, spokesperson of the Kwara State Police Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the attackers stormed the prayer ground and carried...

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Kayode Are Assumes Office as Nigeria’s Ambassador to US

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKayode Are Assumes Office as Nigeria’s Ambassador to US

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2026

A former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Kayode Are, has formally assumed duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States. Are took up the post on Thursday after presenting his letter of credence to the United States government and President Donald Trump at the White House. His appointment is part of the ambassadorial nominations submitted to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in November 2025. Tinubu had forwarded an initial list of...

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ADC Faction Dissolves Mark-led NWC, Adopts Kachikwu as 2027 Presidential Candidate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsADC Faction Dissolves Mark-led NWC, Adopts Kachikwu as 2027 Presidential Candidate

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2026

A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dissolved the national working committee (NWC) led by David Mark and adopted Dumebi Kachikwu as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The decision was taken on Sunday at the faction’s national convention and presidential primary held in Abuja, where delegates endorsed Kachikwu through a voice vote. The group also announced a new set of national officers to replace the dissolved NWC. The newly constituted executives...

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Kebbi 2027: Former AG, Abubakar Malami, Wins ADC Ticket

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKebbi 2027: Former AG, Abubakar Malami, Wins ADC Ticket

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2026

A former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi State for the 2027 election. The development was announced on Sunday by Mohammed Doka, Malami’s special assistant on media, in a statement shared via the former minister’s X account. According to the statement, Malami expressed appreciation to party leaders, stakeholders and supporters for the confidence reposed in him ahead...

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Police Arrest TikTok User for Staging Fake Bandit Attack Video

NewsPolice Arrest TikTok User for Staging Fake Bandit Attack Video

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2026

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly spreading false information on social media about a bandit invasion in Atan Ota area of the state. The suspect, identified as Kowi Oloyede, was accused of creating and circulating a misleading TikTok post claiming that bandits had attacked the community. Police sources said the case was reported on May 23 by one Ayinla Sodiq of Obasanjo Ota, who brought the suspect to the station....

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Group Expresses Concern Over Insecurity In Parts Of Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGroup Expresses Concern Over Insecurity In Parts Of Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 22, 2026

The Patriots, a pan-Nigerian group, has expressed concern about worsening insecurity and the state of the nation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, in a communiqué issued after its meeting in Lagos on Thursday, said the situation poses a major threat to food security and national stability. The group lamented the persistent killings, kidnappings, and attacks by bandits across several parts of the country, particularly in...

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Tinubu Appoints 39-Year-Old Tech Professor Aina as JAMB Registrar

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Appoints 39-Year-Old Tech Professor Aina as JAMB Registrar

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 22, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The appointment was announced on Thursday in a State House statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Aina, who turns 40 in July, will succeed Professor Is-haq Oloyede when his second term ends on 31 July 2026, becoming the youngest registrar in the Board’s history. A Professor of...

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Presidency Denies Report on Plan to Rename Nigeria, Abolish Sharia Law

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresidency Denies Report on Plan to Rename Nigeria, Abolish Sharia Law

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 22, 2026

The Presidency has dismissed as false a viral report claiming that President Bola Tinubu plans to rename Nigeria and abolish Sharia law in the northern region, describing the story as fabricated and politically motivated. In a statement on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the claims were part of a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and create political tension ahead of the next election cycle. “The...

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APC Gubernatorial Primaries: Hamzat Wins To Emerge Candidate In Lagos

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Gubernatorial Primaries: Hamzat Wins To Emerge Candidate In Lagos

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 22, 2026

Obafemi Hamzat, the Lagos State Deputy Governor and 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant on Thursday emerged winner of the governorship primary in Lagos State. Rtd Gen. Jonathan Temlong, the Returning Officer, while announcing the results at the Collation Centre situated at the APC Secretariat, Ikeja, said that Hamzat polled 657, 917 votes to defeat his rival, Olanrewaju Jim-Kamal, who scored a vote. He said the total number of accredited voters for the primary was 657,974....

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