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By Deborah Nnamdi Former governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2024 Edo State election, Olumide Akpata, has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Akpata was formally received into the party by the Edo State Chairman of the ADC, Kennedy Odion, alongside prominent party leaders including former Edo…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has dismissed reports alleging that it paid N10 billion and released militant commanders to secure the freedom of abducted schoolchildren in Niger State, describing the claims as false and baseless. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed…

By Deborah Nnamdi Tension flared in Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday following a reported armed attack on supporters of former presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Edo State governor John Odigie-Oyegun, raising fresh concerns over political violence. In a video circulating online, suspected hoodlums were said to have stormed…

The administration of President Bola Tinubu allegedly paid billions of naira in ransom and released two senior Boko Haram commanders to secure the freedom of pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State, according to a report by Agence France-Presse. More than 300 pupils and staff were kidnapped…

All weather forecasting equipment belonging to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) was destroyed in Monday’s fire outbreak that engulfed the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The Federal Government has also reiterated plans to pull down the entire structure following the incident. The Minister of Aviation…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the current administration will be held accountable if anything happens to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following reports that he suffered a nosebleed while in detention. Atiku described the development as deeply troubling and unacceptable in a democratic setting, stressing that…

No fewer than six final-year nursing students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) have been confirmed dead in a tragic road accident while travelling to sit for their final examinations. The victims, all 500-level candidates in the institution’s Open and Distance Learning Bachelor of Nursing Science programme, were reportedly…

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been forced to resign from office, prompting the immediate appointment of a successor by the federal government. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Presidency confirmed that the resignation takes immediate effect and thanked the outgoing police chief for his service to the…

A major fire outbreak on Monday afternoon disrupted flight operations at the international wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, forcing several foreign airlines to divert their inbound flights to Abuja and airports in neighbouring countries. The inferno, which affected Terminal 1 of the country’s premier aviation gateway, led to…

A speeding truck killed a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officer and a pedestrian on Monday in the Badagry area of Lagos, the agency said on Tuesday. The accident occurred at the Badagry Roundabout inward Seme and involved a fully loaded SHACMAN truck owned by the Dangote Group, LASTMA…