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Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has rewarded a pilgrim, Zainab Idris, with ₦1 million for returning $5,000 found during the 2025 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia to its rightful owner, a citizen of Tajikistan. Idris, a pilgrim from Plateau State, reportedly discovered the money during Hajj rites and attempted to trace the owner before handing over the foreign currency. Presenting …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) acknowledged that Nigeria’s electoral process between 2015 and 2025 was hit by repeated crises that consistently undermined the credibility of elections – despite years of reform, innovation and investment in technology. In a revealing foreword to the Commission’s latest publication entitled Election Management in Nigeria: 2015–2025, former INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, provides a …

Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, has urged the South East region to be patient in their bid for Nigeria’s presidency, stating that it is not yet time to produce a leader of the country. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Umahi stressed the importance of justice and political continuity, and stressed that President Bola Tinubu must be allowed …

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has declared full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, pledging to mobilize millions of young Nigerians across the 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory and the diaspora to ensure his re-election. NYCN President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, announced the decision at a press conference in Abuja over …

Founder of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) and Citadel School of Government, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has clarified that his recent comments referring to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the “plane crash” were never intended to mock the victims of the 2006 ADC Airlines tragedy. The cleric said his words were “purely metaphorical”, intended to describe the instability in some …

The Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the contract awarded to China Harbor Engineering Company Limited for the reconstruction of the Abuja-bound traffic lane of the ongoing Mararaba–Keffi road project due to poor performance by the company. Umahi who gave the order during an unscheduled inspection of the project on Saturday, expressed his displeasure …

Old students of Rimi College, Kaduna, who graduated in 1982, will hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of their Class Forum in Kaduna from October 24 to 25. A statement from the class forum president, Peter Sofa, and secretary, Daniel Audu Laaki, said the AGM will be held in the College Assembly Hall. It says the General Assembly will host …

Nigeria congratulates Equatorial Guinea on its independence anniversary The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, extended warm congratulations and best wishes to His Excellency Simeón Oyono Esono Angue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, on the occasion of the Independence Anniversary of Equatorial Guinea. As the Republic …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “prioritize and ensure effective prosecution of politicians and their sponsors allegedly responsible for electoral violations, including violence, bribery, vote buying, conspiracy and undue influence during general and off-cycle elections since 2015.” SERAP urged him to “prioritize …

Agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, have arrested a 52-year-old billionaire businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, after it emerged that he had ‘swallowed’ 127 wraps of cocaine that he was trying to smuggle into Nigeria. NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi who disclosed the arrest of Emeka in …