1.4m Corps Members To Partake In 2027 Elections- INEC Chairman

NewsNigeriaPolitics1.4m Corps Members To Partake In 2027 Elections- INEC Chairman

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 13, 2026

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, says it will deploy about 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps for the 2027 general election. Professor Amupitan made this known during a visit to the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu, at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja. The engagement was to appreciate the longstanding support and sacrifices of corps members in Nigeria’s electoral process....

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12 Survive Abducted Chibok Girls Graduates from AUN

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria12 Survive Abducted Chibok Girls Graduates from AUN

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 12, 2026

After surviving the trauma of abduction and expressing hope and victory over terrorism through resilience, 12 female students who survived the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents have graduated from the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola. The girls whose tuition fees were paid by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs after their release through the intervention of the Federal Government were among over 250 students kidnapped from Government...

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Taraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTaraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 12, 2026

The Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Taraba has released a figure at the end of its 3rd General Assembly in Wukari that 98,000 persons are displaced and 217 churches destroyed by lingering attacks in the state. The diocese, in a communique signed by Bishop Mark Nzukwein, stated that the displaced persons were particularly scattered across the Donga and Takum local government areas. The communique reads in parts: “From September 2025, there has been a resurgence of...

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JAMB Sets 150 as University Cut-Off Mark for 2026 Admission

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Sets 150 as University Cut-Off Mark for 2026 Admission

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 12, 2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 150 as the minimum admissible score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026 academic session. The decision was taken on Monday, 11 May, at the Board’s annual policy meeting held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education. According to JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the meeting also set 150 as the minimum score for Colleges of Nursing Sciences, while polytechnics will admit candidates with...

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Nigeria, U.S Deepen Cooperation on Security, As Ribadu Meets Vance, Rubio

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria, U.S Deepen Cooperation on Security, As Ribadu Meets Vance, Rubio

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 9, 2026

Nigeria and the United States are strategizing on deepening cooperation on security, counterterrorism, regional stability, and strategic partnership. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), who undertook a three-day working visit to the United States from May 4 to May 6, held a series of high-level engagements with senior officials of the U.S. government and conveyed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s strong commitment to Nigeria’s longstanding strategic partnership with the United States. A statement on...

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Attack In Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau Claims 13 Lives 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAttack In Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau Claims 13 Lives 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2026

Fresh attack by suspected gunmen on Ngbra Zongo community in the Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State has claimed the lives of no fewer than 13 persons, including three pregnant women and children. Several people were also reportedly injured in the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, leaving residents in panic across the community. According to some residents, the assailants stormed the area beeen midnight and 2:am shooting...

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Fani-Kayode Denies Germany Rejection, Confirms Redeployment to South Africa

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFani-Kayode Denies Germany Rejection, Confirms Redeployment to South Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 8, 2026

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved his redeployment as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa following his request to be reassigned from Germany. Fani-Kayode disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, noting that he had initially been posted to Germany but sought a transfer shortly after the announcement. According to him, the request was informed by personal considerations and his preference to serve in a country whose...

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Bello El-Rufai Dumps APC for ADC, Seeks Re-election

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBello El-Rufai Dumps APC for ADC, Seeks Re-election

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 8, 2026

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). El-Rufai, who is the son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, announced his resignation from the ruling APC on Thursday via a post on his official X account. He disclosed that his defection was formally announced on the floor of the House by the Speaker,...

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“Presidential Race is Not a Computer Game”, Says Ex-president Jonathan

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Presidential Race is Not a Computer Game”, Says Ex-president Jonathan

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 8, 2026

…as Youths Urge Him to Join 2027 Contest A group of youths under the banner of the Coalition for Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday staged a solidarity rally at the Abuja residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan, calling on him to contest the 2027 presidential election. The demonstrators converged on Taraba Close in Maitama, chanting songs and slogans while waving placards bearing inscriptions such as “GEJ: Nigeria is dying, save it!”, “GEJ, Nigerian youths break the...

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Meningitis Claim Lives Of 33 Children In Sokoto 

HealthNewsNigeriaMeningitis Claim Lives Of 33 Children In Sokoto 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 8, 2026

The Sokoto State Government has confirmed that the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in parts of the state has claimed the lives of 33 children. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Abubakar, spoke on Wednesday during an advocacy meeting with district heads on Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin in Children (SARMAAN) and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE). According to the commissioner, 256 suspected cases have been recorded across eight local government...

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