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Mikel Arteta, Arsenal’s manager, has delivered a blunt message to his squad, urging them to embrace the intense scrutiny of a Premier League title pursuit or consider finding another club, amid a faltering run that has tightened the race at the top. The Gunners currently hold a slender two-point lead over challengers Manchester…
Incumbent Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress has secured re-election as chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory’s local government polls, defeating challengers from 15 other parties with a substantial margin in a process hailed for its transparency by observers and agents present. The Independent National Electoral Commission…
Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party has clinched the chairmanship seat in Gwagwalada Area Council during the Federal Capital Territory’s local government elections, outpacing his main challenger from the All Progressives Congress in a contest marked by moderate voter participation and peaceful proceedings. The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer for Gwagwalada, Philip…
I watched the funeral this week with a heaviness that refused to lift. A young woman, 26 years old. A rising voice. A life that had barely unfolded. The tears were raw, the kind that come when potential is buried alongside flesh. Ifunanya Nwangene should have been planning tours, recording sessions, and new beginnings. Instead,…
Voter apathy overshadowed the early stages of Saturday’s by-election for two vacant seats in the Kano State House of Assembly, with electoral officials in several polling units in Ungogo Local Government Area reporting minimal participation despite timely setups and adequate preparations. At Ungogo Kudu 1A polling unit 028, officials arrived around 8:30 a.m., but…
An official from the African Democratic Congress has pressed anti-graft authorities to either file charges against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai or let him go, amid questions over the legality and transparency of his ongoing detention linked to corruption inquiries. Usman Austin, in a public statement released on Saturday, voiced worries about the…
Security forces fanned out across the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday as the area council elections got underway, with the police command deploying personnel to all polling units amid assurances of a peaceful process bolstered by reinforcements from national headquarters. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, confirmed the extensive mobilization during a briefing,…
A new era of heightened vigilance has dawned in Kwara State as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps rolls out a comprehensive 24-hour surveillance operation, prioritising the protection of critical national assets and public safety amid persistent regional threats. The initiative, unveiled by Kwara State Commandant Bala Bawa Bodinga in Ilorin on Thursday,…
Nigeria’s healthcare crisis has a new battlefront. The Federal Government has announced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS), a dedicated military medical institution designed to simultaneously address the country’s catastrophic shortage of doctors and overhaul healthcare delivery within its defence forces a sector that, by official admission, currently…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has directed anti-corruption agencies to station personnel at polling units during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, with orders to make immediate arrests of anyone caught buying or selling votes. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, delivered the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, describing…
