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Abdul-Azeez Adediran, alias Jandor, the PDP’s 2023 Lagos governorship candidate, has warned that PDP aspirants for the 2027 elections are “sitting on a keg of gunpowder” due to internal crises
Femi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has resigned, effective June 20, 2025. Soneye’s departure, announced via a statement on June 21, coincides
President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security agencies to “crush” the remnants of Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents following a suicide bombing in Konduga, Borno, on June 15 that killed
Labour Party chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo has declared that the opposition coalition’s 2027 presidential ticket is open to both northerners and southerners, dismissing zoning as a barrier to unity against the
Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Sanni, Nigeria’s first female fighter pilot, has graduated with top honors from the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, receiving the Best Overall Student award on
The U.S. Department of State has announced that social media profile screening will be integrated into student visa (F-1) processing, effective July 1, 2025, as the program resumes after a
The 67th Ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government concluded in Abuja on Sunday, June 22, with leaders adopting measures to
Dr. Rachel Leslie, a Nigerian-born development economist based in London, has stated that Nigeria has the potential to outpace Burkina Faso’s recent socio-economic gains under President Ibrahim Traoré, if it
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has declared that President Bola Tinubu faces no credible threat to his 2027 re-election bid, asserting that opposition groups lack the cohesion to challenge the
Former Senate President David Mark has spearheaded the formation of a new opposition coalition, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), which formally applied for registration as a political party with the
