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The youth wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has threatened nationwide protests unless the electoral umpire reverses its recent leadership “derecognition.” During a heated press conference in Abuja on Monday, National Youth Leader Balarabe Rufa’i gave the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 72 hours to reinstate David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as the party’s…
Narcotics agents in Edo State have intercepted a massive haul of “skunk” cannabis as part of a renewed crackdown on regional trafficking hubs. On Monday, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confirmed the seizure of 125 bags of the illicit weed, weighing a total of 1,378kg. The operation took place in the Igbanke community…
The Confederation of African Football has published the definitive roster of 16 countries set to compete at the 2026 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, with hosts Morocco leading a field that excludes Nigeria for the second consecutive tournament. CAF confirmed the qualifiers through its official website on Sunday, finalising the lineup after Algeria secured…
The Social Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has publicly criticized the Federal Government’s handling of Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation following a deadly attack in Plateau State that claimed at least 29 lives. Adebayo visited Anguwan Rukuba, the site of the March 29 assault, where he accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed…
Former England striker Gary Lineker has dismissed suggestions that Arsenal’s season is unravelling, insisting the Gunners remain on course to capture their first Premier League title in two decades despite consecutive cup exits. The assertion comes after a turbulent fortnight that saw Mikel Arteta’s side eliminated from both domestic knockout competitions, raising questions about…
Nigeria discards roughly 38 million tonnes of food each year, the highest volume of any African nation, according to data disclosed by the European Union during this year’s International Zero Waste Day commemoration in Abuja. The staggering figure has prompted urgent calls from the EU, Federal Government, and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation for…
A 14-year-old female student has died from a stray bullet while performing household chores within the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital quarters, residents confirmed on Sunday. The incident, which occurred on Saturday in the Borno State capital, has intensified local concerns regarding celebratory gunfire and public safety in a region long affected by insurgency….
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Joemartins Uzodike, has called for the immediate resignation of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, accusing him of bias and incompetence in handling the Commission’s withdrawal of recognition from the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the party. Uzodike, a legal practitioner, described the…
A fierce counter-offensive in Zamfara State has left scores of bandits dead, including a prominent figure in the region’s criminal hierarchy. Security forces engaged the armed groups in Tsafe Local Government Area late Saturday after an initial assault on the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Kunchin Kalgo. The military response was swift and heavy….
Nigeria’s electoral commission drew widespread condemnation from opposition parties, civil society organisations, and the Obidient movement before abruptly suspending publicity preparations for a nationwide voter revalidation exercise it had announced just days earlier, exposing deepening anxieties over the integrity of the country’s electoral system less than a year to the 2027 general elections. The Independent…
