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NIGERIA’s Presidency has the outlook of the abode of a crime syndicate. Like all presidencies in probably all jurisdictions of the world, it’s home to power players, schemers, cloak and dagger politicians, mean bureaucrats, conspiracy theorists, the good, the bad and the ugly, persons with vaulting ambitions and personal agenda, secrecy and dog-eat-dog experts. Some go into it for purely …

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Following the dissolution of all state leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Nigeria, the Kano state chapter of the party on Monday swore in an interim committee to look after the affairs of the party. However, the party’s local body chairmen and their traditional leadership will remain in place. The party’s National Vice President, (Northwest) Hajiya Naja’atu Muhammad, …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. ICPC recovered N5.8 billion from criminals in 6 months The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) says it has recovered N5.79 billion from corruptors in the first half of 2026.Read more 2. Nigeria to evacuate another group from South Africa due to xenophobic attacks The Nigerian government …

Substitute Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner on Monday night as Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, bringing a heartbreaking end to Cristiano Ronaldo’s illustrious World Cup career. After 90 minutes of tense, tactical football in Dallas, their Iberian rivals looked headed for extra time before Merino scored in …

Ayomide Awe The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, called on Monday for stronger collaboration between Muslim and Christian leaders to combat hate speech, fake news and other threats to …

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A group, Network of Journalists on Indigenous Issues (NEJII), on Monday said the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) should be taken into consideration when the state police law comes into force. He said the FCT deserves to have a local police force made up of indigenous people from the area. NEJII in a statement signed by its officials, Akinwale Kasali and …

By Ayo Kehinde The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, more time to perfect the conditions attached to his $200 million bail after the Department of State Services (DSS) urged the court to remand him in custody for alleged failure to comply with the order. Justice Mohammed Umar refused to …