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Actor politician and promoter of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Dr Umar Ardo, has warned that the ongoing restructuring within the ranks of the Nigerian opposition, particularly the emergence of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) alongside the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is likely to strengthen the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ardo stated this …

By Abayomi Ademola Nottingham Forest took a big step towards Premier League survival with a convincing 3-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday, denting the Blues’ hopes of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League. Taiwo Awoniyi made his 100th appearance for Forest, scoring twice, while Igor Jesus added a first-half penalty to seal the visitors’ third consecutive …

Seventeen members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday formally renounced their membership in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The lawmakers made the announcement at a plenary session, citing an internal crisis within their party earlier. Their steps followed those of other ADC chiefs. Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, …

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) President Isaiah Benjamin has described the late Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima as a father figure and pillar of the Nigerian sports sector, whose death has created a void that will be difficult to fill. Leading a delegation on a condolence visit to the residence of the deceased, President SWAN said the late Galadima was always …

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has expressed concern over the process surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-nomination, particularly the role played by third parties in obtaining and completing his nomination form. Sowore’s criticism follows developments in which Public Works Minister and former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, signed a presidential nomination form reportedly worth ₦100 million. …

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Mr. Dan D. KUNLE Energy expert Dan Kunle has criticized NNPC Ltd’s memorandum of understanding with two Chinese companies to revive refineries in Warri and Port Harcourt, calling it a “pointless exercise” and “waste of national resources”. NNPC said on Monday that it signed the MoU on April 30 in Jiaxing, China, with Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and Xingcheng (Fuzhou) …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday sparked backlash in the National Assembly after joking that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) had collapsed, following a new wave of defections of lawmakers to other parties. Akpabio made the remarks while presiding over a plenary session, shortly after the Senate announced the defection of several lawmakers, including Victor Umeh, who joined the Nigerian …

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The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to pay N100 million in damages to two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) over a defamatory publication on X. Justice Yusuf Halilu, who delivered the ruling in the case marked FCT/HC/CV/4547/24, found that the appellants, Sarah John and …