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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sparked a political storm after removing the names of David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from its official records. The decision, announced on Wednesday by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Voter Information and Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, has drawn sharp reactions …

Department of State Services (DSS) operatives on Wednesday detained former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai shortly after a hearing at the Federal High Court in Kaduna. El-Rufai, who was facing corruption charges – brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) – when DSS agents entered, escorted him into a waiting vehicle and reportedly headed for Abuja. …

Nigeria’s persistent struggle to achieve extraordinary economic growth is not the result of “brain drain” towards foreign countries, but rather “brain diversion” within its own country. This is in line with the opinion of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who argued that the best and brightest in the country were systematically incentivized to chase “rents” rather than build industry. …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market earned N600 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This follows a surge in prices of shares such as UPDC Reit, Intenegins and RT Briscoe, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) rose to 201,703.55 points from 201,287.78 points recorded the previous day. After five hours of trading …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. Senate passes N68.3tr 2026 budget The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2026 appropriations bill of N68.3 trillion.Read more 2. Another minister resigned to compete for a senator’s seat Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs Yusuf Sununu has submitted his resignation as minister as directed by President Bola Tinubu.Read in …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market earned N516 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This follows a surge in the prices of shares such as Multiverse, Intenegins and Chams, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) index increased to 201,287.78 points from 200,484.43 points on the previous trading day. After five hours of …

The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2026 appropriations bill amounting to N68.3 trillion. The approval follows the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Committee on Supplies by the Chairman, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, at a plenary session in Abuja. READ ALSO: Senate to pass 2026 budget on March 17 President Bola Tinubu presented …

The UK said visa fees to enter the country for people wishing to visit, study, work or live will increase to £222 effective April 8 2026. This was announced by the British Home Office which stated that the increase was part of a wider series of measures aimed at reducing immigration. The government also plans to implement stricter policies towards …

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has confirmed that 28 people were killed in a deadly attack by gunmen on the Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area. He made the confirmation on Tuesday in a statewide broadcast following the attack on Sunday evening, which occurred at around 7.30pm in the Gari Ya Waye community area. Mutfwang, who visited …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. Kwankwaso joins ADC Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Monday officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a watershed moment for opposition politics in the state.Read more 2. Tuggar resigned as foreign minister to pursue Bauchi governorship candidacy Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has …