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A coalition of advocacy groups and stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has endorsed former senator, Shehu Sani, for Kaduna Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. The coalition, which includes youth and women groups, party mobilisers, grassroots campaign structures and community leaders from the seven local government areas of Central Kaduna, announced the …

The Special Adviser on Security to the Governor of Oyo State, Mr Fatai Owoseni, has resigned from his post. Owoseni, who also served as the Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Security Trust Fund (OYSSTF), announced his resignation in a letter dated May 7 addressed to the governor through the office of the Chief of Staff. The former Lagos Police …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOT), Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, for alleged financial and administrative misconduct, and ordered a full forensic audit of the organisation’s finances. The decision followed an emergency meeting of the NEC held in Kaduna on Wednesday, according to the ACF National Publicity …

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday took Allied People’s Movement (APM) senatorial nomination forms for the 2027 general elections. The governor is eyeing the Bauchi South Senatorial District seat in the election. Mohammed dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for APM last week. He received the form at the APM National Executive Committee meeting held in Abuja. The party’s …

(Left to right), Danny Kioropourglo, General Manager, Eko Hotels and Suites; Caline Chagoury-Moudaber, co-founder of ChessMasters, and Damilola Okonkwo, founder of Key Academy, recently at ChessMasters 2026 in Lagos. By Justina Okpanku The Indian Language School, Lagos has won the inter-school chess competition, ChessMasters 2026, held recently at the Eko Hotels and Suites Convention Centre. At the moment, ChessMasters 2026 …

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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed June 15 to decide whether the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness statement sought to be presented in the trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is admissible in accordance with the Evidence Act or not. The judge fixed the date after EFCC counsel, Kayode Enitan …

Agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspected Nigerian billionaire, Amadi Simon, in Switzerland for his alleged involvement in a vast international drug trafficking and money laundering network. The arrest, made in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and other European security agencies, followed months of coordinated intelligence gathering across multiple jurisdictions. The NDLEA made …

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have killed three suspected terrorists and recovered a stash of arms and ammunition during a combat patrol in Zamfara State. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in an operational report released to journalists on Thursday in Abuja. According to the report, troops carried out combat patrols in the Birnin Magaji Local Government Area, covering the villages …

On Thursday, a faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna state, led by elder Patrick Didam Ambut, conducted ward and local government congresses in the state’s 255 wards and 23 local government areas (LGAs). The faction revealed that its state convention will be held on Friday, May 8, 2026. Blueprint.ng correspondents who monitored the exercise in Giwa, Kaduna …