Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 election in Kebbi State. The announcement was made on Sunday by Mohammed Doka, Special Assistant on Media…
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Kayode Are, has formally presented his Letter of Credence to US President Donald Trump at the White House, officially commencing his diplomatic assignment in Washington. The development was disclosed on Sunday by Reno Omokri,…
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board has extended the registration deadline for the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination into technical colleges across Nigeria to May 31. The board also announced that the examination date has been shifted from June…
The Gates Foundation has announced an initial $15 million emergency funding package to support efforts aimed at containing the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The foundation made the announcement in a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured a landslide victory in the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), overwhelmingly defeating his sole challenger, businessman Stanley Osifo, in a nationwide direct primary conducted across the country’s 8,809 wards. The…
A Nigerian rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has called on the Federal Government to disclose the identities of contractors involved in the $460 million Abuja CCTV project. SERAP made the demand in a statement issued on…
Former Beninese finance minister, Romuald Wadagni, has been officially sworn in as the President of Benin, marking the beginning of a new political era in the West African nation. Wadagni, a 49-year-old economist and widely regarded technocrat, succeeds his predecessor…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially commenced the screening of its aspirants for the various State Houses of Assembly across the country. To ensure a seamless exercise, the party leadership announced the constitution of three-member screening panels for all…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially congratulated the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) in Bauchi following the successful patent registration of GASTROPEX-BH, an indigenous medical device designed to treat a critical birth defect in newborns. Developed entirely…
Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, saying he is offering Nigerians a fresh alternative to what he described as the country’s entrenched political establishment. Sowore, who…
