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The leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified, with rival factions escalating the dispute to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The camp led by Nafiu Bala has formally written to INEC, urging the electoral body to withdraw recognition of former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun…

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, will officially join the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, the state chairman of the party, Tukur Danfulani Maikatako, announced on Monday. Maikatako disclosed that the governor would be formally received into the party by Vice President Kashim Shettima. According to him, Lawal will defect…

Fresh from his inauguration for a second term, Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has pledged to work for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, declaring that he is unapologetic about his decision. Soludo made the declaration on Thursday night during a television interview in Awka, where he described…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects over a staged kidnapping allegedly masterminded in collaboration with the victim’s boyfriend to extort money from her parents. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said operatives of the Rapid Response…

Photo: Unrelated photo of a gas explosion A private petrol and gas facility, Fonex Gas Station, has been razed by an explosion on Edibe Edibe Street in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, leaving several residents severely injured and properties destroyed. The explosion, which occurred on Saturday,…

By Deborah Nnamdi A midnight fire has gutted several shops at the Plumbing Material Section of the Head Bridge Market in Onitsha, destroying goods worth millions of naira. The inferno, which broke out at about 11:55 p.m. on Friday, occurred near the Ogbo-Ogwu Medicine Market along the busy Onitsha-Awka Expressway,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Jehovah’s Witnesses have reviewed their longstanding rules on blood transfusions, granting members the choice of whether their own blood may be used during surgery or other medical procedures. The organisation, however, maintained its ban on transfusions involving another person’s blood, while stating that individual members must…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force in Nasarawa State has arrested a suspected kidnapper in Akwanga Local Government Area, recording what it described as a breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on criminal activities across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a…

Photo: Unrelated photo of a fire outbreak By Deborah Nnamdi Two minor siblings, Queen Ohwo, 6, and Everlyne Ohwo, 4, have been burnt to death in a tragic fire incident at their parents’ residence in Ode-Aye, Okitipupa Council Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred at No. 1 Olaribigbe Street,…

Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has shared a personal story from his early days with the Super Eagles, revealing how he was once turned away from a hotel room by a senior teammate during his first national team invitation in 2017 before being welcomed by Kelechi Iheanacho. Osimhen disclosed this in…