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The National Association of Nigerian Students and the Take It Back Movement Nigeria traded accusations on Thursday over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with each group blaming the other for a violent confrontation that broke out during an earlier protest in Ibadan. The two bodies…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday appealed directly to Nigerian youths to remain in the country and contribute to its development, telling them that Nigeria’s future belonged to those who stayed to solve its problems rather than those who chose to leave. In his Democracy Day address, his fourth since assuming office in May 2023,…
Haiti have been forced to redesign their World Cup shirt only days before their tournament opener against Scotland, after FIFA banned a depiction of a war scene from the kit. An illustration of the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, which secured Haiti’s independence, with the Haitian flag had been embedded on the shirts worn by…
Fresh security concerns have emerged in Nigeria’s aviation sector after a privately operated aircraft that reportedly landed on a roadway near Asaba, Delta State, departed the location and returned to Lagos without obtaining regulatory approval. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Kenneth Okonkwo, has published alleged WhatsApp conversations that he says support his claims of bribery involving Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress. The posts on his X handle on Wednesday morning followed demands by Obi’s lawyers for N5 billion in damages and a…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has urged those he accuses of sponsoring rising insecurity across Nigeria to stop their actions and allow the administration of President Bola Tinubu to concentrate on governance and development programmes. Speaking on Tuesday at the flag off of the All Progressives Congress campaign for local government council elections…
Factional national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has advised Senator Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), to be cautious in his alliance with Peter Obi and his supporters, warning that the party could face challenges similar to those experienced by the LP after the 2023 general election,…
National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has urged Nigerians to set aside regional sentiment in choosing leaders and to back candidates with competence, integrity and vision, declaring himself fully comfortable as a northerner supporting a southern presidential candidate. Baba-Ahmed made the call while featuring in the News Agency of Nigeria Personality…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed allegations by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, over the conduct of the African Democratic Congress presidential primary, describing them as a cocktail of bitterness, conjecture, and political revisionism dressed up as public interest. The rebuttal, contained in a statement issued on Tuesday…
The Federal Government has confirmed the death of four persons and serious injuries to 24 others in the train accident along the Warri–Itakpe Train Service corridor near Agbor, Delta State. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the Nigerian Railway Corporation on Tuesday through the Federal Ministry of Transportation, signed by the ministry’s…
