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ON August 22, 2026, President Bola Tinubu approved a list of nearly 300 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election. Tinubu is the council’s chairman, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda were named vice-chairmen. Former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari was appointed directo...

THE management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has suspended Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye, a professor at the Department of Chinese Studies in the institution for three months on half salary, following preliminary findings from an investigation into a controversial incident involving the lecturer and a female student. The university in a statement issued on Monday […]

AMNESTY International has condemned the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over his threat to residents who refuse to support or vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections. The organisation described Shekwolo as a “danger to society” following his remarks that residents who would […]

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BENUE State Governor Hyacinth Alia has assured residents that no ranch will be established in the state without the consent of the people and his administration. Alia gave the assurance in Katsina-Ala during a town hall meeting with stakeholders from Katsina-Ala, Ukum and Logo Federal Constituency. He said Benue people would not allow any external […]

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OSUN State Governor Ademola Adeleke has released N500 million from the state’s Election Violence Victims Relief Endowment Fund for people affected by recent election-related violence in the state.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the governor also inaugurated a committee to manage the fund disbursement. Adeleke in a statement issued by his spokesperson, […]