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Atiku: 2023 MVP, Nigeria’s strongest opposition bet for 2027, by Olusola Sanni

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

As Nigeria inches toward the 2027 presidential election, the political terrain has changed significantly from the emotionally charged battlefield of 2023. The protest-fuelled momentum that powered Peter Obi and the Labour Party has largely waned, giving way to a more conventional electoral environment where structure, experience, resilience, and national reach...

Adetokunbo Abiru: Tinubu Inherited Economy Already In Decline

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

Abiru says Tinubu met Nigeria’s economy in distress and introduced reforms to restore investor confidence. Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Adetokunbo Abiru, has defended the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu, saying the administration inherited an economy already in severe decline when it assumed office in 2023. Speaking...

Mahmood Dahlat: Nigeria Prepared For Ebola Threat Despite DR Congo Outbreak

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

Dahlat says strengthened surveillance and emergency response systems can contain any possible Ebola outbreak entering the country. President of the Nigeria Infectious Diseases Society, Dr Mahmood Dahlat, has asserted that Nigeria has developed the capacity to respond effectively to any potential Ebola outbreak despite growing concerns over the deadly virus...

Mozambique, Ethiopia, Burundi Face Fuel Shortages As Middle East Conflict Disrupts Supplies

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

Fuel shortages hit Mozambique, Ethiopia and Burundi as Middle East conflict disrupts supplies and triggers regional transport disruptions. A fuel crisis is tightening its grip across parts of Africa, with several countries reporting shortages and long queues at filling stations as supply chains are disrupted by the ongoing Middle East...

NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman With 31kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

NDLEA arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman and seized opioid drugs valued at over N2.1 billion in Lagos. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of “Canadian Loud,” a synthetic strain of...

Ex-IGP Adamu Rejects Wadada’s Emergence As Nasarawa APC Candidate

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

Former IGP Mohammed Abubakar-Adamu rejected the Nasarawa APC primary result, alleging widespread irregularities and manipulation. Former Inspector-General of Police and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mohammed Abubakar-Adamu, has rejected the emergence of Senator Aliyu Ahmed-Wadada as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Nasarawa State....

SDP Names Idris HK as Consensus Candidate for Kogi East Senate Seat Ahead of 2027 Polls

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Idris HK has been affirmed as the consensus candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for Kogi East Senatorial District in the 2027 General Elections. In a press statement issued on 23 May 2026, Idris HK said the mandate reflected a shared vision for the district. “To...

The Role of Intelligence in the Nigeria-US Joint Counter-Terrorism Operations That Neutralized Top ISWAP Commander, Fighters

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

By Augustine Aminu On Friday, May 16, 2026, the world was jolted by news of the killing of top commander of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abour Mainok and several other fighters. Also known as Abu Bilal al-Minuki, and considered the second-in-command of ISIL (ISIS) globally, the top...

Kogi East Citizen Blasts Senator Echocho Over Alleged Neglect, Poor Representation

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

A concerned citizen from Kogi East, A.O. Augustine, has criticised the lawmaker representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Jibrin Isah Echocho, over what he described as poor representation, neglect of critical infrastructure and lack of accountability in the district. In an open letter addressed to the senator, Augustine accused Echocho of...

$5bn NLNG Train 7 Nears Completion As Nigeria Deepens Local Content

NewsDeskNgMay 23, 2026May 23, 20260

NLNG Train 7 has reached 92% completion as Nigerian oil firms, jobs and local manufacturing capacity expanded significantly. The $5 billion Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 project has reached 92 per cent completion and is now advancing into systems completion and pre-commissioning, marking a major milestone for Nigeria’s...

FG, EU Move To Tackle Rising School Violence

Timi Frank Warns Judges Over ADC Suit, Says Democracy Must Not Be Truncated

EFCC: Some Governorship Aspirants Spent N30bn On Primaries

Atiku: 2023 MVP, Nigeria’s strongest opposition bet for 2027, by Olusola Sanni

Adetokunbo Abiru: Tinubu Inherited Economy Already In Decline

Mahmood Dahlat: Nigeria Prepared For Ebola Threat Despite DR Congo Outbreak

Mozambique, Ethiopia, Burundi Face Fuel Shortages As Middle East Conflict Disrupts Supplies

NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman With 31kg Cannabis At Lagos Airport

Ex-IGP Adamu Rejects Wadada’s Emergence As Nasarawa APC Candidate

SDP Names Idris HK as Consensus Candidate for Kogi East Senate Seat Ahead of 2027 Polls

The Role of Intelligence in the Nigeria-US Joint Counter-Terrorism Operations That Neutralized Top ISWAP Commander, Fighters

Kogi East Citizen Blasts Senator Echocho Over Alleged Neglect, Poor Representation

$5bn NLNG Train 7 Nears Completion As Nigeria Deepens Local Content