APC Primaries: Tinubu Polls 10.9m Votes To Clinch Presidential Ticket
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday clinched the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket for the 2027 general election, polling 10,999,162 votes against his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, who scored 16,503 in the nationwide direct primaries conducted across all 8,809 wards on Saturday, May 23.
Air Peace, Ibom Air, Arik… NCAA Suspends Services To 11 Airlines Over Debts
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed 11 domestic airline operators on a “no-pay-no-service” sanction list over outstanding financial obligations.
Marwa Urges Nigerians To Counter Toxic Pop Culture Glamorising Drug Abuse
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd), has urged Nigerians to rise against the toxic pop culture that glamorises abuse of illicit substances as an acceptable lifestyle, especially among youths.
Terrorism Is Nigeria’s Most Complex Security Threat, Says Gen Musa
Defence Minister Gen. Christopher Musa yesterday identified terrorism as a major threat to the nation’s security.
Tinubu Has No Plan To Rename Nigeria, Abolish Sharia Law — Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed as false a viral report claiming that President Bola Tinubu plans to initiate constitutional amendments aimed at changing Nigeria’s name to the “United States of Nigeria” and abolishing Sharia Law in the North, among other allegations.
Kwankwaso Indirectly Working For Tinubu’s Re-election — Kano Gov Aide
The Director-General of Media and Publicity at the Kano Government House, Sunusi Tofa, has made the explosive allegation that former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is indirectly working towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
2027: I’ll Replace Indigeneship With Citizenship — Amaechi
Former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday declared that he would abolish the federal character principle and replace indigeneship with citizenship if elected president in 2027, insisting that Nigerians should be judged by competence and performance rather than ethnicity, region or religion.
Jonathan should Stay Out of 2027 Race — Lamido
As political realignments intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to stay away from partisan political contests.
Europa League: Aston Villa Thrash Freiburg to Win First Trophy in 30 Years
Aston Villa football club has won the Europa League which is now their first major trophy in 30 years, and also their first European title since 1982
Kuwait Court Upholds Death Sentence of Turkish Expatriate
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kuwait has upheld the death sentence of a Turkish expatriate convicted of trafficking 102 grams of cocaine and 22.4 grams of psychotropic substances for trafficking and consumption.