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Tunde Onakoya To Represent WR Chess Team At World Rapid And Blitz Championship In Hong Kong

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Tunde Onakoya confirms WR Chess team selection for Hong Kong championship, where he will compete alongside elite international grandmasters in June. Tunde Onakoya, Nigerian chess player and coach, has been named in the WR Chess team for the 2026 World Team Rapid and Blitz Championship scheduled to hold in Hong...

Yul Edochie Says Peter Obi’s Presidential Ambition ‘Not Possible Now’

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Actor Yul Edochie says Peter Obi’s presidential ambition is currently impossible, questions his political direction and ADC involvement. Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has said that the presidential ambition of former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party candidate Peter Obi is not achievable at this time, insisting that recent political...

Oyedele New Finance Minister As Tinubu Approves Cabinet Reshuffle, Replaces Edun, Dangiwa

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

President Tinubu removes Edun and Dangiwa from cabinet, appoints Oyedele as Finance Minister and names Darma for Housing. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle affecting the membership of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), with two ministers exiting the cabinet and replacements announced. According to a memo...

Bala Mohammed: Security Forces Neutralise Thousands Of Bandits In Bauchi

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Governor Bala Mohammed says security forces killed thousands of bandits in Bauchi after major coordinated offensive operations. Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said commended President Bola Tinubu, the National Security Adviser and Security Agencies for the aggression against bandits and terrorists in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the State...

US lawmaker accuses Matawalle of bribe attempt to silence reports calling for sack

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Kimberly Daniels, a United States Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 14, has alleged that Nigeria’s minister of state for defense, Bello Matawalle, attempted to bribe a US official to deflect the narrative of the United World Congress of Diplomats, UN-WCD, report. The lawmaker made the...

INEC Urged to Recognise Ogah as Legitimate ADC National Chairman

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

A group of concerned youths and aspirants of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize Kingsley Temitikpe Ogah as the substantive National Chairman of the party. “We believe that due process must be upheld at all times, and any leadership that...

Breaking: FG Files Charges Against alleged coup plotters arrested by DSS

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

The Federal government has filed a 13-count charge against seven persons linked to an alleged plot to forcefully overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, terrorize the citizens, and sack democratic governance. Six of the alleged coup plotters were nabbed by the Department of State Services (DSS). The seventh, former Governor Timpre...

Timi Frank petitions U.S., demands Gbajabiamila’s resignation over ‘anti-democratic’ remarks

NewsDeskNgApr 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Political activist, Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the United States government to investigate and sanction the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over alleged actions capable of undermining Nigeria’s democracy. Frank’s demand followed a viral video in which Gbajabiamila was quoted as telling Hon Leke Abejide, during...

Fresh Rift Rocks ADC as Binani Faces Backlash Over Alleged APC Connection

NewsDeskNgApr 20, 2026April 20, 20260

Fresh controversy has emerged within opposition circles following allegations that Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) may be acting in alignment with interests linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, amid rising tensions in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, sources within the...

Rainstorm Forces TCN Shutdown On Ikeja–Osogbo Line As Tower Collapses, Disrupts Power Transmission

NewsDeskNgApr 20, 2026April 20, 20260

TCN declares force majeure after rainstorm collapses transmission tower on Ikeja–Osogbo line, triggering emergency repairs and partial disruption. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has declared a force majeure on the Ikeja West–Osogbo 330kV transmission line following a severe rainstorm that damaged critical infrastructure along the corridor. In a statement...