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You should be scared, your battle is against suffering Nigerians, ADC tells Tinubu
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should be afraid of a major defeat in 2027 because he would be contesting against millions of Nigerians who have faced unprecedented hardship under his government. In a statement on Friday by National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi, the party made the remark in reaction…
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Shettima commissions multibillion naira lodge, clinic, others In Maiduguri
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Friday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, commissioned the newly built presidential lodge, Government House Clinic and other facilities worth billions of Naira within the state’s Government House Complex. Other facilities commissioned by the VP include the New Governor’s Office Complex, protocol office, and the Government House Jumaat Mosque…
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Tinubu assents to 2026 Appropriation Bill and 2025 budget extension
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which provides for an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion. He has also signed the bill extending the implementation period for the 2025 budget from March 31, 2026, to June 30, 2026. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement issued to…
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Troops foil illegal bunkering operation, arrest 14 suspects, recover tanker, vehicles in Lekki Free Zone
Troops of 81 Division Nigerian Army have successfully foiled an illegal petroleum bunkering operation and arrested 14 suspected oil thieves at the Lekki Free Zone general area near the Dangote Refinery in Lagos State. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 81 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, confirmed this in a statement issued on…
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Newly elected executives assume office only after May 12 inauguration, says ADC
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reiterated that the tenure of all newly elected State Executives and other party officers shall not commence until the expiration of the tenure of the current executives and their formal inauguration by the Party on May 12, 2026, or on any later date that may be officially communicated. National Publicity…
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2026 UTME disruption: JAMB reschedules exam to later date
As the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise enters day 2, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured candidates whose examinations were disrupted that they would be rescheduled to write them at a later date. Public Communication Advisor of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, made the disclosure on Friday in Abuja while addressing members…
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Police rescue 1, arrest 7 after kidnappers attack Lagos–Abuja bus in Kogi
Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that security operatives are actively working to rescue passengers abducted during a kidnapping incident along the Ayere–Kabba Road in Kogi State. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, said the attack occurred on April 13, 2026, at about 8:30 pm, when…
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INEC ends CVR phase II, shifts to claims, objections
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the second phase of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise today, Friday, 17th April 2026, recording a total of 3,748,704 completed registrations across the country. The figure contained in the commission’s weekly update for week 14 of the second phase of the exercise comprises both online pre-registrations…
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2027: Tinubu Won With Governors, Structures — Bwala Dismisses Atiku’s ‘Dead on Arrival’ Claim
A presidential aide to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has dismissed claims by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that a coalition of opposition forces would make President Tinubu “dead on arrival” in the 2027 election. Bwala, reacting in a post on X, argued that Atiku had already tested a similar coalition in 2023 but still…
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BREAKING: 17 UTME candidates abducted in Benue State
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted several candidates travelling for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Benue State after attacking a Benue Links commercial bus. The incident according to Channels TV, reportedly occurred between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, near Burnt Bricks in Otukpo Local Government Area, where…