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Nigeria has started screening its citizens in South Africa for a voluntary repatriation programme expected to cover more than one thousand people as anti immigrant tensions persist in the host country. The process began on Thursday, according to foreign ministry spokesman Kimiebi Ebienfa. “Total figure not out yet. We are expecting over a thousand…
A faction of the Accord Party has selected Professor Christopher Imumolen as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election through a consensus process at a special national convention in Lagos. The announcement was made in a statement by the faction National Secretary, Mallam Muktar Abdullah. Delegates from the 36 states and the Federal Capital…
Efforts to calm tensions within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have entered a new phase as the party begins a reconciliation process following complaints and disagreements arising from its nationwide primary elections. The decision was reached during the party’s second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, where leaders resolved to engage aggrieved aspirants and party members…
Publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore has informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that he will represent himself in his defence against alleged cyberbullying charges by the Department of State Services pending the reconstitution of a new legal team. Sowore made the indication before Justice Mohammed Umar on Friday when the matter came up…
Former Labour Party vice presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed has criticised prominent opposition figures including Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar. He described them as office seekers rather than genuine opposition leaders particularly in their approach to the security situation in Borno State following recent bomb blasts. Speaking on Trust TV Daily Politics programme Baba…
The arrest of a man accused of creating and circulating an artificial intelligence generated voice note falsely attributed to President Bola Tinubu has brought renewed attention to the growing challenge of digital misinformation in Nigeria’s political space. The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, who is alleged to have originated and distributed a…
Political parties preparing for the 2027 general elections face growing legal uncertainty after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) insisted that any primary election conducted after its May 30 deadline remains invalid unless a higher court overturns an earlier judgment affecting parts of the electoral timetable. The clarification was issued by INEC National Commissioner…
Gunmen riding a motorcycle shot and wounded Ashimiyu Ajibola the Chairman of the Accord Party in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State in the MDS area of the state capital late on Wednesday. The victim sustained gunshot injuries but survived and is receiving treatment in hospital. The Osun State Police Command confirmed the…
Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has vowed to name politicians he alleges are sponsoring kidnappers behind the abduction of school children in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State if the perpetrators do not stop their activities. Speaking on Wednesday in a video while receiving newly elected executives of…
Armed soldiers, police officers, and operatives of multiple security agencies were strategically stationed around the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday ahead of a planned protest demanding the immediate release of abducted schoolchildren and teachers still being held by terrorists in Oyo, Borno and other parts of Nigeria. Security personnel from the Department of…
