The founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Boniface Aniebonam, has revealed that the party will adopt consensus in selecting its candidates for the 2027 general elections. Aniebonam, who also chairs the party’s Board of Trustees, said the NNPP had pardoned all expelled members and would re-admit them into its fold. Aniebonam who disclosed this...
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Nigeria University Unions Strike Talks With Government End In Deadlock
Talks between Nigeria’s federal government and university non-teaching staff unions ended in a deadlock on Monday, with key issues unresolved, as an ongoing strike continued to disrupt activities across campuses. The negotiations involved the Joint Action Committee (JAC), which comprises the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational...
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PDP Sets 100 Mn For Presidential Nomination Form, Releases Primaries Timetable
Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, following a meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) on Monday. The newly inaugurated Interim National Working Committee, led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, also approved the cost of nomination and expression of interest forms for aspirants across...
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Gunmen Kill Four In Fresh Benue Attack
Four persons have been confirmed dead in a fresh attack on Aila Odugheho in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The Benue State Police Command confirmed the incident, which occurred on Sunday morning when the victims were reportedly ambushed while walking along a rural road to a nearby community. Chairman of Agatu Local Government...
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UI Staff Unions Barricade Gates Over Dispute
Early callers, visitors and students to University of Ibadan were denied access on Monday as members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) blocked the institution’s main entrance over an ongoing industrial dispute.The protest, which began on Friday, has disrupted activities across the campus, raising concerns about...
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Lagos Receives 88 Pediatric Wheelchairs For Children With Disabilities
Lagos State Government on Monday received 88 specialised pediatric wheelchairs and other assistive devices including; 225 crutches, 360 eyeglasses and play materials from the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) for children with disabilities and special needs, to meet the specific needs of identified children across the state. The donation is expected to advance disability inclusion...
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PDP Summons Emergency NEC Meeting Amid Leadership Dispute
The Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees (BoT), led by Adolphus Wabara, has summoned an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for Monday. Wabara announced the decision on Sunday in Abuja during the 84th meeting of his faction of the board, saying it was necessary to prevent a leadership vacuum following recent developments within the...
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Katsina Police Launch Manhunt After Deadly Bandit Attacks
The Police Commissioner in Katsina State, Ali Umar-Fage, has ordered a manhunt for bandits behind reprisal attacks on communities in Kankia. Umar-Fage said earlier operations had recorded major successes against armed groups in the area before the latest violence, according to a statement by police spokesperson Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu. He said operatives on April 29 foiled...
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UBA Denies Claims About Elumelu Marriage, Arrests Suspects
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group has dismissed as “false, defamatory and malicious” social media claims alleging that its Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, has divorced his wife. In a statement issued on Sunday, the bank said the claims and related content were “entirely fabricated, reckless and without basis,” describing them as a deliberate attempt to...
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Atiku Plans US Visit Over Nigeria Crises Concerns
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has confirmed plans to visit the United States to draw international attention to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, economic hardship and declining governance standards. During the visit, Atiku is expected to engage with policy and institutional stakeholders in the United States. In a statement issued on Sunday by his media adviser, Paul...