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Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Peter Obi’s running mate on the Labour Party ticket in the 2023 presidential election, has said he personally advised the former Anambra State governor against joining the African Democratic Congress, describing the platform as unsuitable for Obi’s ambitions. Speaking during an interview on the MIC ON Podcast, Baba-Ahmed recalled that he…
An audit of Nigeria’s federal cash transfer programme has raised concerns over documentation gaps, payment verification and financial controls surrounding billions of naira allocated to support vulnerable households, prompting renewed calls for greater transparency in the country’s social protection system. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct…
The death toll from devastating floods triggered by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border has risen to at least 1,287 in Nepal, the country’s disaster authority said on Friday, with 5,083 people still missing. Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 missing in Tibet, bringing the combined toll from the 26 August disaster…
Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declined to answer questions from Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni during a live interview on The Morning Show. Olayinka appeared on the programme but objected to engaging with Oseni, stating that he preferred to converse with people he considered reasonable….
The All Progressives Congress chairman in Yobe State, Muhammad Gadaka, has apologised and withdrawn a remark urging married women whose husbands prevent them from voting for the party to seek divorce, offering to pay their dowries. Gadaka made the comment on Thursday while addressing supporters and receiving defectors at a campaign rally in Nangere,…
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has apologised to soldiers, police officers, customs and immigration personnel for remarks he made at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. In a video shared on Friday, Otse said he had reflected on his speech and concluded that he…
Arsenal host Chelsea on Sunday with both sides still unbeaten in the Premier League, while Tottenham Hotspur look to end a miserable start and new Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola seeks a first win. Defending champions Arsenal and Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea are among four teams to have taken maximum points from their opening two matches, alongside…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has urged the people of Rivers State to turn out in large numbers for the 2027 general election and insist that their votes are properly counted. Obi made the call in a statement posted on X on Friday, after attending a town hall meeting organised by…
The Federal Government has dismissed as baseless and irresponsible claims circulating on social media that Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) supported the recent failed coup attempt in Niger Republic. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sola Enikanolaiye, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the allegations were a deliberate attempt…
The White House on Thursday launched a website featuring retro arcade style games that allow players to chase migrants, construct a border wall and fund investment accounts for children, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement. The site, known as Arcade, presents five low resolution browser games that…