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US President Donald Trump canceled envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s trip to Pakistan for talks on war with Iran On Friday, the White House said the couple would travel to the country on Saturday, but now Trump says “we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!” Iranian …

An Abuja-based businessman, Mr Olanrewaju Jim-Kamal, on Saturday declared his intention to contest the Lagos State gubernatorial primary election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jim-Kamal, in his declaration before loyalists and leaders of the Dynamic Group, a political movement, said that it was now the turn of the indigenous people of Lagos to take over the leadership of the …

The gold rush to Makurdi from the Maghreb is not for the weak-minded Esperance sees gold but unpolished and raw with potential knocking loudly at the door Tunisia sees this potential, welcomes it but with an enormous responsibility to aspire to more titles. Micheal Eneramo steps into shoes too big for a rookie whose shadows are expected to overshadow Zambia’s …

Troops of the 82 Division, Nigerian Army, have dismantled the camp of the notorious Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State and discovered the remains of two soldiers kidnapped and killed in 2022. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in an operational report given to journalists on Saturday in Abuja. The …

Opposition political parties in Nigeria have called for the resignation of Joash Ojo Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, along with other major reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The demands were outlined in a statement issued after the national summit of opposition political parties held in Ibadan on Saturday. According to the statement, opposition leaders accused …

Former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, on Saturday received a membership card of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following his return to the party. Shekarau received the card in Giginyu constituency in Kano The former governor was accompanied by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, Chairman of the Kano State House of Representatives and other party supporters. In brief remarks …

The PDP, ADC and other factions may nominate one candidate in the 2027 presidential election Leaders of several opposition political parties in the country have decided to collectively field one candidate to take on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential elections. The parties stated this in a communiqué issued at the end of the National Summit …

Senator Ede Dafinone and Olorogun Peter Igho The Urhobo Leadership Forum Abuja (ULFA) has congratulated the Senator representing Delta Central, Ede Dafinone, on his appointment as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, describing it as a timely push for equity and inclusion. In a statement signed by ULFA President Olorogun (Dr) Peter Igho, MFR, the …

Senator Muhammadu Ali Ndume representing Borno South district is set to seek a fifth term in the Senate, as youth groups from the nine (9) local government areas of the district said on Saturday that they donated N38.5 million for the purchase of expressions of interest and nomination forms for him. The group’s coordinator, Alhaji Babandi Shehuho announced this in …

A Nigerian woman living in South Africa has made an impassioned appeal to the federal government over what she described as worsening hostility and increased hardships faced by Nigerians living in the country. In a viral video circulating on social media, the woman lamented that many Nigerians in South Africa are currently living in fear in what she called a …