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Abbas Anas Adamu Suspected kidnappers have released the body of former Jigawa Abba federal lawmaker Anas Adamu after his family paid $50 million in ransom. Adamu, an African Democratic Congress leader, and his associate Ali Tukur Gantsa were kidnapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway several weeks ago while traveling from Kano to Abuja for a political meeting. Family sources said the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised fresh concerns over what it described as the “distorted and uncoordinated” implementation of the December 2025 agreement with the federal government, warning that growing frustration among faculty could trigger another round of industrial crisis at the nation’s universities. The union, in a statement issued at the end of the National Executive …

Crude oil prices hit $104 on Monday as the United States and Iran failed to agree on a deal to end conflict in the Middle East. Brent crude futures traded 2.7 percent higher at around $104 a barrel as the standoff put the Strait of Hormuz under heavy pressure. Before the war started on February 28, crude oil was trading …

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The federal government and its partners on Monday launched a €4.2 million program to strengthen the capacity of Nigeria’s health system to deal with epidemics, with the launch of a collaborative initiative targeting public health institutions. EU support to public health institutions in Nigeria (EU SPIN) will be implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Federal …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. Jonathan eyes presidential return in 2027 via PDP as groups struggle to get nomination forms Former President Goodluck Jonathan is set to return to the presidency of Nigeria on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 general elections, according to a Vanguard report.Read more 2. …

At least 11 people died in a car crash at the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Sunday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Oludare Ogunjobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta by the command’s General Education Officer, Mr Odunsi Afolabi. Ogunjobi said a gold colored Toyota vehicle with registration …

Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu has not resigned, a senior Presidency source said, dismissing reports linking his exit to the creation of the new Office of the Special Adviser on National Security. The source, quoted by PRNigeria on Monday, said the appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Famadewa to the new role was aimed at strengthening security coordination, …

Governor Monday Okpebholo has strongly condemned the daytime killing of an unidentified youth by suspected gunmen at the main gate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Sunday, describing it as an attack on human dignity and a grave threat to public safety. In a statement released on Monday by his Press Secretary, Dr. Patrick Ebojele, Governor Okpebholo expressed deep …

The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has extended the purchase window for 2027 election candidacy forms by one week. The party, in its initial schedule, had set May 10 as the deadline for selling its nomination forms. The party’s Secretary General, Comrade Ogini Olaposi, announced the latest directive on Monday in Lagos. Olaposi said the extension followed a directive from …