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Peter Obi has emerged as the sole presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 elections. The party confirmed Obi’s candidature after he was selected by its 17-member selection committee on May 19. The committee was chaired by former Ebonyi State governor Sam Egwu. The NDC said Obi was the only aspirant to purchase the presidential nomination …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. The presidency defended the delay in the budget report, saying the fiscal year is determined by law, not calendar dates The Presidency defended the delay in publication of the recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Report, and insisted that Nigeria’s fiscal year is determined by legal permissibility and not simply based …

Fresh revelations emerge following the abduction of teachers and students during attacks on schools and surrounding communities in Oriire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State. A 2-year-old toddler, Christianah Akanbi, from Yawota Baptist Kindergarten and Primary School was said to be among those abducted by the terrorists. According to community leaders, a total of 46 people – seven teachers and …

Zainab Abioye The Ogun State Police Command recorded a total of 2,559 criminal cases across the state between January and March 2026, with theft and theft emerging as the most prevalent crimes, according to official crime statistics obtained by the command. Data released by the Police Public Relations Department showed that 830 cases of theft and other theft-related crimes were …

Following the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for senatorial aspirants in which former Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello, won their respective elections and were allowed to contest, Nigerians have condemned the development. Okowa and Bello are currently on trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for corruption amounting to billions …

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, upheld the arrest warrant issued against former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq on April 16, 2026. The former Minister, along with two others, Bashir Nura Alkali and Sani Nafiu Mohammed will face prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kano Zonal Directorate, on Monday, officially handed over recovered monetary items totaling ₦837,485,389.00 to the Katsina State Government. The handover came after separate investigations into two major cases involving the theft of public funds belonging to the state. In the first case, the Commission recovered ₦547 million following a petition from the Katsina …

Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon said northern military officers believed Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Ojukwu was complicit in the January 1966 coup and wanted to take action against him. Gowon disclosed this in his memoir _My Life of Duty and Allegiance_ which was launched to the public in Abuja on Tuesday. The January 1966 coup, led mainly by officers …

The Federal Government has postponed plans to close the Eco Bridge in Lagos State. This was revealed by Public Works Minister Dave Umahi when inspecting the bridge, Tuesday. He said: “We directed that this bridge be closed, that was about two weeks ago,…but our concerned President Bola Tinubu is very concerned about the closure of the Eko Bridge. “He has …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by Tanimu Turaki has decided to nominate former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate in the 2027 elections. Former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, disclosed this to journalists shortly after the screening of the party’s candidates on Tuesday in Abuja. Aliyu is a member of the Presidential Screening Committee appointed by the …