Flood: Three States Rolls Out Emergency Response 

NewsFlood: Three States Rolls Out Emergency Response 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 25, 2026

As the rainy season sets in, the Yobe, Adamawa, and Borno governments have rolled out various emergency preparedness measures to tackle the impending flooding in their respective states. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have earlier predicted floods, wind, storms and prolonged dry spells in some parts of the country. The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOSEMA) Director, Search and Rescue Operations, Dr. Ibrahim Jalo, said the agency had deployed...

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2027: Presidential Aspirant Enjoins Youths To Reject Recycle Politicians  

NewsNigeriaPolitics2027: Presidential Aspirant Enjoins Youths To Reject Recycle Politicians  

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2026

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has advised Nigerian youths to reject recycled politicians who failed to fulfill promises made during electioneering campaigns. Hayatu-Deen gave the advice at a town hall meeting in Abuja, noted that political leaders in Nigeria who were in the system for years have failed to meet the yearnings and aspirations of youths in the country. He attributed it to years of poor...

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Labour Party Fixes Dates For Gov’ship, House Of Assembly Primaries 

NewsLabour Party Fixes Dates For Gov’ship, House Of Assembly Primaries 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2026

The Labor Party has fixed May 30th for Governorship, National, and State House of Assembly primaries to elect candidates who will fly the party’s flag in the 2027 general elections, against earlier dates of May 27 and 29. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ken Asogwa, in a statement in Abuja, said the party rescheduled the dates in consideration of the spiritual significance of the Eid-el Kabir sallah celebration. He said the shifting of...

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NAFDAC Destroys Fake Products Worth N1.8m 

Crime & SecurityNewsNAFDAC Destroys Fake Products Worth N1.8m 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2026

Counterfeit, expired, and unsafe regulated products worth N1.8 million naira were destroyed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Abuja. The measure is to remove the products from circulation, thereby reinforcing the agency’s commitment to protecting Nigerian consumers. The items were seized across Abuja and surrounding areas, with additional products voluntarily submitted by companies, NGOs, and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN). The destruction exercise, carried out...

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Enugu State Governor Emerges as APC Gubernatorial Candidate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu State Governor Emerges as APC Gubernatorial Candidate

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2026

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has been announced as the All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu gubernatorial candidate in the 2027 general election. Governor Mbah was formally declared the winner by the Hon. Dan Malikin Hausa-led Enugu State APC Governorship Primary Election Committee after the collation of results from the 260 wards in the state, totaling 397,370 votes. Congratulating Dr. Peter Mbah on his emergence as the only gubernatorial candidate under APC, the...

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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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Timi Frank Raises Alarm Over El-Rufai’s Safety

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTimi Frank Raises Alarm Over El-Rufai’s Safety

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 22, 2026

….Queries ‘Russian Doctor’s DSS Custody Visit Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised fresh alarm over the health and safety of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, alleging that a foreign doctor of Russian origin was secretly brought in to examine him while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Frank, in a statement on Friday, claimed that a DSS official contacted...

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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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