Foreign Affairs Minister Tuggar Resigns Ahead of 2027 Governorship Race

NewsNigeriaPoliticsForeign Affairs Minister Tuggar Resigns Ahead of 2027 Governorship Race

PilotnewsMarch 31, 2026

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has resigned from office, in compliance with a federal directive requiring political appointees seeking elective positions to step down. His resignation was confirmed on Monday in a statement by his media aide, Alkasim Abdulkadir. According to the statement, Tuggar submitted his resignation letter to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation following a directive by President Bola Tinubu mandating all intending aspirants for the...

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I Didn’t Hold Meeting With ADC Stakeholders To Announce Stepping Aside – Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Didn’t Hold Meeting With ADC Stakeholders To Announce Stepping Aside – Atiku

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 31, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has debunked rumours that he has quit active politics, describing the insinuation as fake news. Atiku Media Office, in a statement on Monday, described the development as a plan by anti-democratic elements to create confusion and dampen the momentum of the African Development Congress (ADC), insisting that Atiku never held any meeting with the coalition party’s stakeholders to announce his stepping down. The statement reads, “We wish to state, for...

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Atiku Denies Reports About Retirement From Politics

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku Denies Reports About Retirement From Politics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 31, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed widespread claims that he has retired from active politics, calling them false and misleading. In a statement issued on Monday, the Atiku Media Office said the allegation that he announced his withdrawal during a meeting with stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was false. The media team clarified that the former Vice President had not held any recent national-level meeting with ADC stakeholders, noting that his last...

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Former Minister Quits PDP After 24 Years As Member Of The Party 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer Minister Quits PDP After 24 Years As Member Of The Party 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 31, 2026

Former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after more than two decades in the party. The former minister, who joined the PDP in 2001, served as FCT Minister of State in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.  In her resignation letter dated Monday, March 30, 2026, Akinjide, stated that the resignation takes immediate effect, attributing to her long period of personal reflection...

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We Must Resist One Party Rule, Hashim Insists, Engages Accord Party Leaders

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWe Must Resist One Party Rule, Hashim Insists, Engages Accord Party Leaders

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 30, 2026

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has intensified cross-party consultations to forge a broad-based coalition and counter what he described as a gradual drift toward a one-party state in Nigeria. Hashim made the call in Abuja while hosting leaders of the Accord Party, led by its National Chairman, Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem. Other members of the delegation include the party’s National...

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Jonathan Wishes Tinubu Peace, Long Life On His Birthday

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJonathan Wishes Tinubu Peace, Long Life On His Birthday

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 30, 2026

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has felicitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 74th birthday, wishing him long life and wisdom as he discharges the responsibilities of leadership. Jonathan, who stated this in a goodwill message he personally msigned also used the opportunity to pray for peace and a brighter future for Nigeria. The former President stated: On the occasion of your 74th birthday, I extend my warmest congratulations and heartfelt...

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Former Kano Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso Resigns From NNPP

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer Kano Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso Resigns From NNPP

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 30, 2026

Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has resigned from the party with immediate effect. Kwankwaso announced his decision in a statement on Sunday, citing the need for “strategic realignment” amid the country’s evolving political landscape. “I wish to formally announce my resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) with immediate effect,” he said. The former governor, who served as the party’s...

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Plateau State Government Impose 48 Hours Curfew On Jos North LGA

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPlateau State Government Impose 48 Hours Curfew On Jos North LGA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 30, 2026

Gunmen have attacked the Gari Ya Waye community, Angwan Rukuba of Jos North local government area on Sunday, 29th March 2026, resulting in the deaths of five persons and several others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The Plateau State Government has imposed a 48-hour curfew across the LGA. It was gathered that the assailants stormed the community on a tricycle popularly known as a Keke Napep, opened fire, resulting in casualties. The announcement of the...

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Tinubu Calls for Party Unity, Defends Reforms at APC Convention

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Calls for Party Unity, Defends Reforms at APC Convention

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 29, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday urged unity within the ruling APC, defended his sweeping economic and electoral reforms, and positioned the party at the center of Nigeria’s democratic stability and long-term prosperity at the party’s 2026 national convention in Abuja. Read the full text of the President’s speech at the national convention of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Eagles Square, Abuja on Friday, 27 March 2027. Today, I stand before you with...

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APC Reconstitutes NWC as Yilwatda Retains Chairmanship at 2026 Convention

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Reconstitutes NWC as Yilwatda Retains Chairmanship at 2026 Convention

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 29, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reconstituted its National Working Committee (NWC) at its 2026 national convention in Abuja, reaffirming Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman and Ajibola Basiru as national secretary. The convention, held at Eagle Square, was attended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, governors, lawmakers and party stakeholders. Delegates adopted a consensus list for the party’s leadership, a move party leaders say was designed to sustain unity and avoid internal disputes....

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