U.S. lawmaker Kimberly Daniels is facing legal threats from the Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG-USA) over comments she made that implicated the Sultan of Sokoto in the Nigerian security crisis and demanded the resignation of Bello Matawalle, the country’s minister of defence. Cosmas Collins, the US president of the group, issued a statement on … Read more
Former House Speaker and current Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila has spoken out in favour of Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat’s bid for governor of Lagos State. As a response to Hamzat’s consultation visit, Gbajabiamila endorsed him, saying she was confident in his abilities and prepared to be the state’s leader. He went … Read more
Opposition parties recently met in Ibadan and decided to back a single presidential candidate for the 2027 election; the Accord Party, however, has denied being a part of this agreement. This is stated in a statement made by Mukhtar Abdallah, the party’s national secretary. The party’s name and logo, he claimed, were utilised without authorisation. … Read more
Abdulkareem Abdussalam Zaura, also known as AA Zaura, is a senatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kano Central Senatorial District. He has declared that the APC is prepared to win the state. Here in Kano, we’re prepared for war, and our party’s leadership is rock solid. While soliciting votes for his … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has set its timetable for 2027. The party’s presidential form costs N100 million, while the governorship form costs N50 million. The party stated that the sale of forms will begin at the APC National Secretariat from Saturday, April 25th to Saturday, May 2nd, 2026. The party’s primary election will take … Read more
A vehicle accident at the Polo Roundabout in Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, killed three individuals. The event occurred in the early hours of Monday, when a truck apparently lost control and crashed, killing the driver and two others on the scene. Peter Longsan, the FRSC’s Public Education Officer in the state, reported … Read more
On the Benin-Lagos highway, gunmen suspected of kidnapping assaulted a commercial bus reportedly belonging to the GUO transport firm, murdering the driver and abducting an indeterminate number of passengers. the incident occurred on Sunday, April 19, 2026. According to reports, the gunmen ambushed the commercial bus as it drove from Lagos to the country’s east … Read more
Adedayo Oketola, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has stated that the X account linked to the Commission’s Chairman is bogus and part of a planned disinformation operation. Oketola said in a statement made on Monday in Abuja that a rigorous, multi-layered forensic … Read more
The People’s Republic of China, the Nigerian government, and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) have urged Nigerians to use the Chinese language, which is one of six world languages acknowledged by the United Nations. Mr Yang Jianxing, Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy and Director of CCCIN, declared this at the International Chinese Language … Read more
Hon. Gafar Oyebade, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo State, has been hospitalised after allegedly being assaulted by a member of the House of Representatives representing Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency, Hon. Olafisoye Akinmoyede. Oyebade alleged he was assaulted by Akinmoyede, a party chieftain. According to the victim, the … Read more