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PDP Leadership Crisis Deepens As Turaki Faction Heads To Supreme Court After Appeal Court Defeat

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

Turaki PDP faction rejects Court of Appeal’s ruling on party leadership, insisting it will challenge the decision at the Supreme Court. Despite the judgement of the Court of Appeal that dismissed the appeal of the Tanimu Turaki faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), filed by the Chairman of its...

Senate Moves To Revolutionise Agriculture, Tighten Emergency Healthcare Standards

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

Senate advances agriculture reform bill, proposes 15-minute emergency response deadline for hospitals. The Senate on Wednesday advanced two major legislative initiatives aimed at addressing critical challenges confronting Nigeria, with a proposed agricultural revolution bill seeking to transform food production and another legislation prescribing enforceable emergency treatment standards for public and...

Suspected SDP Supporters Disrupt APC Campaign Rally In Nasarawa As Sule Orders DSS Probe

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

Suspected SDP supporters disruptan APC campaign rally in Lafia as Governor Abdullahi Sule orders a DSS investigation into the incident. Youths suspected to be supporters of the Social Democratic Party SDP, governorship candidate and former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu-Abubakar, have allegedly disrupted an All Progressives Congress APC, campaign rally...

Shettima: Tinubu’s Infrastructure Revolution Turning Regions Into Economic Powerhouses

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

Vice President Shettima says strategic highways will connect farms, mines and factories to markets, strengthening trade and economic opportunities across regions. Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the massive infrastructure investments being undertaken by the administration of President Bola Tinubu are connecting Nigeria’s major economic corridors, strengthening regional trade, reducing...

City Boy Movement Plans 100,000-man Solidarity Walk For Tinubu, Others In Borno

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

The City Boy Movement, Borno State chapter, has announced a 100,000-man solidarity walk scheduled to take place in Maiduguri on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, to express the organisation’s full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Ahead of the 2027 general election, the organisation said 100,000-man...

Just In: NYSC Members’ Kidnap: Suspects Admit Confessional Statements, Beg for Forgiveness

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

Two men standing trial over the abduction of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Imo State during the Independence Day period have admitted making the confessional statements tendered before the court by the Department of State Services (DSS). The defendants, Usman Aliyu and Babangida Aliyu,...

Timi Frank to Tinubu: Your desperation ‘ll destroy Nigeria, seeks US intervention

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

…Accuses Presidency of using judiciary against opposition, warns of political crisis ahead of 2027 elections Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday, accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of allegedly deploying the judiciary to undermine opposition parties, warning that such actions could...

Atiku Overwhelmed By Massive Crowd At Sokoto Rally As ADC Urges Nigerians To Reject APC in 2027

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2026November 5, 20260

ADC says overwhelming turnout at Atiku’s Sokoto rally reflects public frustration with hardship, alleges intimidation and shooting of supporters. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was greeted by an overwhelming crowd of supporters in Sokoto as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) flagged off its presidential campaign, with the party describing the...

Kaaba Controversy: Group Faults Atiku’s Camp Over Comments on Tinubu’s Umrah

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2026November 4, 20260

The Alsunnah Islamic Redemption Network has criticised comments attributed to associates of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar concerning President Bola Tinubu’s recent spiritual visit to the Holy Kaaba in Saudi Arabia. The group described the remarks as insensitive to Islamic beliefs and warned political actors against dragging religious matters into partisan...

Atiku condemns Tinubu’s fresh ₦10.79trn borrowing request, asks for rejection

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2026November 4, 20260

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s request for Senate approval to borrow another $7.7 billion, or about ₦10.79 trillion, to part-finance the 2026 budget deficit. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku described...