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Disinformation Takes Centre Stage as NUJ FCT Begins 2026 Press Week

NewsDeskNgMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, will commence its 2026 Press Week on Saturday, May 16, with a medical outreach programme as part of activities lined up for the annual event. The week-long programme, scheduled to run from May 16 to May 22, is themed:...

Lagos Speaker Obasa Declares For House Of Representatives Seat Ahead Of 2027 Elections

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

Lagos Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa declared for the Agege federal seat ahead of APC primaries and 2027 elections. Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has declared his intention to contest for the Agege Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections.Obasa, a sixth-term lawmaker representing Agege...

Group Endorses Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh for Abia State Governorship

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

By Aaron Mike Odeh The Nigeria Inter-Tribal and Inter-Religious Alliance for Peace, Unity and Development in collaboration with the Igbo Worldwide Progressive Congress has unanimously thrown its weight behind the gubernatorial aspiration of His Excellency Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh for the 2027 Abia State Governorship election. The endorsement was made known...

Ndudi Elumelu to Address Journalists on Democracy, Fake News at NUJ Press Week

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has invited former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, to deliver the keynote address at its 2026 Press Week. The invitation was conveyed in a letter jointly signed by the Chairman of the NUJ...

INEC To Deploy Over 1.4 Million NYSC Members For 2027 General Elections

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

INEC says over 1.4 million NYSC members will be deployed for the 2027 elections. Over 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps will be deployed for the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said on Monday. The commission said in the complex architecture of Nigeria’s...

IKOH NDI ABIA 2027: The Maturity Of Time For A Calm, Experience And Winning Leadership In Abia State

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

By: Aaron Mike Odeh Politics, especially in a developing democracy like ours, is beyond mere political activities and electoral contests. It is fundamentally about leadership, vision, emotional intelligence, capacity, and the ability to inspire confidence among the people. In moments when the destiny of a people stands at a defining...

Bauchi APC: Why Credibility Must Trump Consensus by Sabiu Zaranda

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

Every politics is local. Understanding the culture and mindset of a place is essential if politics is to thrive. In Bauchi, elite manipulation in candidate selection has rarely succeeded. That culture makes Bauchi politics distinct. As the consensus process deepens, transparency and credibility must prevail. In trying to minimise risk...

2027 zoning debate: Opposition must choose strategy over sentiment — Atiku camp warns

NewsDeskNgMay 11, 2026May 11, 20260

The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned opposition political actors against embracing what it described as a self-defeating and intellectually dishonest narrative that insists the 2027 presidential ticket must be zoned exclusively to the South. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, signed by Olusola...

Fani-Kayode, Omokri Say Return To Northern Presidency In 2027 Will Threaten Nigeria’s Unity

NewsDeskNgMay 10, 2026May 10, 20260

Fani-Kayode and Omokri back Tinubu’s re-election, saying the South deserves a complete two-term presidency cycle. Two Nigerian ambassador-designates, Femi Fani-Kayode and Reno Omokri have declared that returning power to Northern Nigeria after a southerner occupied only one term would be inimical to Nigeria’s unity, unpatriotic and a betrayal of the...

Jonathan Challenges Suit Seeking To Stop Him From Contesting 2027 Election

NewsDeskNgMay 8, 2026May 8, 20260

Former President Goodluck Jonathan asks a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking to bar him from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday challenged a suit seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election, telling a Federal High Court in...