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“Do not hand over Ogun to ‘Foreigner’, Adebutu camp tells voters and questions Adeola’s origin”

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State on Wednesday slammed the governorship ambitions of Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, saying residents should not entrust the leadership of the state to “a foreigner” allegedly without deep ties to Ogun. The party, through the media director of the Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya, also launched a scathing attack on …

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MRA announces the winners of the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Freedom of Information – THISAGE awards

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today announced Ms. Blessing Oladunjoye, Journalist and Editor of BONews Service, and Mr. Remmy Nweke, Executive Editor of ITREALMS Media Group, as winners in the two categories of the inaugural edition of the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Freedom of Information Awards, established to recognize and celebrate journalistic excellence in promoting the right of access to information under …

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Atiku wins ADC presidential ticket for 2027 and defeats Amaechi and Hayatu-Deen in Landslide primaries

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections after recording a landslide victory over former transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, and former banker, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, in the party’s presidential primary elections. The outcome of the bitterly contested operation was announced last Wednesday in a statement released …

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Atiku wins ADC presidential primaries – THISAGE

Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential nomination of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). According to the results announced on Wednesday after Monday’s presidential primaries on Wednesday, Atiku polled 1,846,370 votes to beat his closest rival, former Transport Minister, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi, who polled 504,117 votes. The former CEO of the defunct FSB International Bank, Mohammed …

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1.70 million pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj – Saudi authority

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) says a total of 1.70 million pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, up from the figures recorded in 2025. GASTAT is the Saudi government agency responsible for compiling the annual Hajj census. The official statistics, released for the 2026 Hajj season, cover both male and female pilgrims who participated in the annual pilgrimage …

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Oyo voters, not my name, will decide 2027 governor – Olubadan Ladoja warns aspirants

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has declared that no name-dropping or political association with him will determine the outcome of the 2027 Oyo State governorship election, insisting that voters alone will decide who governs the state. Ladoja made the remark on Wednesday in Ibadan while addressing journalists at his residence in Bodija, shortly after Eid-el-Kabir prayers, amid escalating …

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EFCC exposes fake EFCC personnel in Abuja – THISAGE

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, arraigned one Salifu Olije Mustapha before Justice AI Akobi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Kubwa, for allegedly posing and parading as an official of the Commission He was arraigned on four counts bordering on impersonation and making false statements. Count two of the charge …

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Why Trump Ordered the Pentagon to Protect Nigerian Christians Targeted by ISIS – Pete Hegseth

Nigerian Christians are in the news again.The president of the United States, Donald Trump, more than a year ago, ordered the Pentagon to protect them from attacks by groups linked to ISIS.The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.It serves as the symbolic and …

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