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BREAKING: FCTA seals PDP National Secretariat
The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) on Monday sealed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) located in the Zone 5 area of Abuja…
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Over 200,000 More Candidates Score Above 200 After JAMB Resit
More than 200,000 additional candidates have scored above the 200-mark average in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following a resit conducted by the Joint Admissions…
House Speaker Abbas Withdraws Bill on Mandatory Voting
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn a bill seeking to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The proposed legislation, co-sponsored…
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PDP Crisis Worsens as Wike Attacks Makinde, Pulls Out of Reconciliation Committee
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Sunday as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, announced his withdrawal from…
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Governor Umo Eno to Orders Commissioners, Appointees To Join APC or Resign
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has directed all commissioners and political appointees in his administration to either join him in defecting to the All…
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INEC Establishes Artificial Intelligence Division to Boost Electoral Processes
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the establishment of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division within its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department. The…
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Bello El-Rufai Dumps Father, Backs Tinubu For Second Term
Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has publicly declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, distancing himself from his father’s…
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APC Adopts President Tinubu as Sole Candidate for 2027 Election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially adopted President Bola Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The endorsement was announced on…
Sit-at-Home Order Losing Effectiveness in South-East – NSA Ribadu
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that the sit-at-home order enforced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nigeria’s South-East region is…
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Governor Diri Suspends Traditional Ruler over Sons’ Involvement in Cultism
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has suspended Wilcox Job, the paramount ruler of the Swali community in Yenagoa Local Government Area, over alleged links to…