Day: May 17, 2026

By Aliyu Musa The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections for House of Representatives seats in Borno State ended with 9 out of 10 federal constituencies in the state, adopting the consensus option, with candidates affirmed at designated centres across their constituencies. However, the primary for Maiduguri Metropolitan Federal Constituency was conducted through direct voting across the 15 wards in... Read more

By James Akinlade Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday urged Nigerians to embrace healthy living through proper diet, regular exercise and routine medical check-ups, saying the lifestyle choices had helped him remain active at 89, despite battling diabetes for over four decades. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta after performing the ceremonial tee-off at the 2026 FirstBank/OBJ Golf Tournament held at the... Read more

By Adebayo Samson The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that its House of Representatives primary elections in Oyo State were conducted peacefully and transparently across the state’s 14 federal constituencies, with 74 aspirants cleared to contest ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chairman of the APC National Assembly Primary Election Committee in Oyo State, Prof. Mojeed Alabi, disclosed this... Read more

*** Says Nigeria Needs Focused Leadership, God Will Not Abandon Nigeria By Clement John Ahead of 2027 Presidential and general elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that what Nigeria as a country requires amidst the challenges is focused leadership. Speaking on the nature of insecurity with massive killing and wanton destruction of property, Jonathan who lamented that there wasno... Read more

‎By Lawal Adejoh, Lokoja‎‎‎The member representing Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has recorded a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Yagba Federal Constituency seat, winning across all the 34 wards in the constituency.‎‎Results collated from the three Local Government Areas of Yagba East, Yagba West and Mopamuro indicated overwhelming... Read more

By James Akinlade The leadership of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has engaged senior executives of major brewing companies across the country in discussions centred on tax administration, trade transparency, and the ongoing debate over the proposed tax stamp policy currently being considered by the government. At the meeting held at its Headquarters in Abuja, the management of the Customs... Read more

By James Akinlade ABUJA: The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has released a list of 14 House of Representatives aspirants who were screened but disqualified from participating in Saturday's primary election, with the party citing failure to meet its established screening criteria. National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, in a in a tweet on the party's X handle on Saturday in... Read more

‎…insists on open primary ‎By Adejoh Lawal, Lokoja‎‎‎The campaign team of Ustaz Zakari Abubakar Ola in the All Progressive Congress, APC, has rejected moves by Kogi State government to adopt Senator Sunday Karimi as a consensus candidate for Kogi West Senatorial District.‎‎Ola is insisting that all aspirants must face delegates at the party primary.‎‎Speaking under the Ola Rescue Mission Team,... Read more

By Clement John A civil society organisation, Defence for Democracy, has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for clearing former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, to contest the forthcoming governorship primaries in Enugu State despite allegations surrounding his academic credentials. The group warned that the PDP could be exposing itself to a major political and legal crisis... Read more

5 Dead, 11 Hospitalized As 3-Storey Building Collapses In Abuja By Halima Abubakar ABUJA: At least five persons were killed and 16 others rescued after a three-storey building under construction caved in at the Gudu district of Abuja in the early hours of Saturday, with emergency responders still combing through the rubble for additional survivors. The building, located behind Gudu... Read more