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The All Progressives Congress has dropped former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and five other senatorial hopefuls from its final list of candidates submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, following recommendations from the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committee. The revised list, which also excludes 19 House of Representatives contestants who emerged victorious during the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed that nine registered political parties have collected access codes to upload their candidates’ particulars for the Presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on…
The African Democratic Congress has successfully uploaded the particulars of its Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s nomination portal, the party announced on Tuesday. The party said the uploaded candidates were former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, its vice-presidential candidate. The National Publicity…
The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25bn loan for Nigeria under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme, pressing ahead with the facility despite months of public unease over the country’s swelling debt profile and repeated calls for the Federal Government to curb external borrowing. The approval was announced in a…
Thousands of job seekers across Nigeria now have a fresh window into the paramilitary service, as the Federal Road Safety Corps prepares to throw open its 2026 recruitment portal on Friday, July 3, with vacancies spread across its officer, marshal inspectorate and road marshal assistant cadres. The exercise is contained in a notice dated June…
At least two people died in Mexico City overnight as more than a million fans poured into the streets to celebrate the national team’s first World Cup knockout victory in four decades, turning a night of euphoria into one marked by loss. The city’s health ministry confirmed that a 19-year-old woman and a 44-year-old…
The Federal High Court has overhauled the way it handles disputes over party primaries and candidate nominations, issuing fresh Practice Directions that impose strict filing timelines, cap adjournments and open court registries on weekends, as the country edges toward the 2027 general elections. The Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, issued by the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, to a fresh bail of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier release over his failure to appear for trial in the defamation case brought against him by the Department of State Services. Justice Mohammed Umar,…
The United Kingdom refused 1,344,595 visa applications submitted by Nigerians between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, according to official figures from the UK Home Office, a tally that places Nigeria second only to India among the world’s most rejected nationalities. The data, drawn from the Home Office’s entry clearance visa outcomes dataset,…
The Federal Government has said it will engage South African authorities to secure compensation for Nigerians who abandoned businesses and other valuable assets while fleeing renewed anti-immigrant hostility, a move that signals a tougher diplomatic posture as the country’s evacuation programme stretches into its third week. Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Alexander…
