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INEC acting chair holds first meeting with party chiefs
The Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, on Tuesday met with chairmen and secretaries of political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The meeting is...
117 northern students depart for Algeria on medicine, engineering scholarship
No fewer than 117 beneficiaries from northern Nigeria have departed for Algeria to pursue various academic programmes under a fully funded study scholarship facilitated by the Sheikh Dahiru Usman...
JTF dismisses clergyman’s video on ‘Fulani mobilisation’ in Plateau
The Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace has dismissed as “propaganda” a viral video in which a clergyman, identified as Rev. Dachomo, alleged a mass mobilisation of Fulani fighters...
Slain husband’s family slams Tinubu’s pardon for Maryam Sanda
The family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has condemned the presidential pardon granted to his wife, Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his murder.
They described...
2027: Opposition splits over NASS poll shift plan
A fresh bid by the National Assembly to shift the 2027 presidential and governorship elections to November 2026 has divided opposition parties.
While some described it as an attempt to...
Cameroon’s opposition candidate Tchiroma declares victory in presidential vote
Cameroon’s opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary on Tuesday claimed election victory against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years, with official results from Sunday’s...
