Former members of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the All Progressives Congress (APC) have demanded that the ruling party cede its 2031 presidential ticket to their bloc. The demand was contained in a communiqué issued on Monday after a meeting of the Association of Former ANPP Members in APC in Abuja. The group based its demand on what it described as the need for fairness and equity among the political blocs that...

The APC Professionals Forum has urged the Federal Government to step up border security, surveillance, and regional intelligence cooperation to counter external security pressures threatening peace and stability across the country. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the forum, Dr. Isa Yuguda, made a call while speaking on national security under the theme “Dissecting the Renewed Hope Deliverables & Achievements,” during the second edition of the forum’s Policy Roundtable on Tuesday in Abuja....

Global ride-hailing company Uber has ended its operations in Nigeria, bringing its 12-year presence in the country to a close. The company stopped accepting new rider trip requests through its app on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, following a review of its business priorities and investment strategy across Africa. Uber announced the decision in messages to drivers and riders, expressing appreciation to the millions of Nigerians who used its platform and the drivers who powered its...

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered 58 bank accounts and 12 agencies and entities allegedly linked to Adeniyi Adeyemi, who presented himself as the council’s director-general. The committee disclosed this in its preliminary report released on Wednesday by its chairman, Yusuf Gagdi. The investigation followed the controversy surrounding the inclusion of the PFIPC in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, despite the Presidency’s position that...