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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, deplored the spate of terror attacks in the southwest region, saying that terrorists had surrounded the zone. The leader of the group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, stated this on Sunday in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the organization in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This follows a series of attacks on three …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. 2027: Bauchi, Mohammed and other governments receive APM forms Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, who is seeking to contest the Senate seat after completing his term as governor has received an expression of interest and nomination form from the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).Read more 2. ADC changes the implementation …

Yusuf Buhari, son of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency in Katsina State. The results were announced on Saturday in Daura by Lawal Garba, Chairman of the APC principal election committee in the constituency. Garba said Buhari achieved a landslide victory with 17,342 votes to …

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday morning revealed that a joint operation by Nigerian and United States troops had succeeded in eliminating senior ISIS leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, also known as Abu-Mainok. The president said in a statement earlier in the day that last night’s operation was “a significant example of effective collaboration in the fight against terrorism.” He stated that “the …

Investors earned N3.32 trillion as equity markets continued to grow rapidly. The market strengthened in three of the five trading sessions. The market value increased to N160 trillion from N157 trillion recorded last week, while the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 2.27% to close the week at 250,330.92, up from 244,775.83 points recorded in the previous week. The Nigerian equity …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. The Wike-led PDP presidential candidate praised Tinubu’s economic policies A presidential candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to Nyesome Wike, Sandy Onor supports the removal of fuel subsidies by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a bold move that releases funds for national development.Read more 2. …

The agency said the food inflation rate in the country in April 2026 was at 16.06 percent on a year-on-year basis. It is said that the food inflation rate was at 24.68 percent in the same month last year; namely April 2025. “On a monthly basis, the food inflation rate in April 2026 was 3.63%, down 0.54% points compared to …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost N1.2 trillion at the close of trading on Friday. This follows the fall in the prices of shares such as Zichis, FTN Cocoa, and TIP on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 250,330.92 points from 252,243.11 points the previous day. After five hours of trading on the capital …

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose slightly to 15.69 percent in April 2026, from 15.38 percent recorded in March 2026, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS$. But the bureau said the latest figures showed a sharp decline when compared with the 26.82 percent recorded in April 2025. The report follows the …

President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed how the political turmoil surrounding the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly almost cost him his position in the presidency over allegations linking actor-turned-lawmaker Desmond Elliot to the controversy. Gbajabiamila made the shocking revelation on Thursday at a stakeholders meeting in the constituency in Lagos, where he …