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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old grandfather, during a special raid operation at Mosafuneto camp, Erinmo road, Efon-Alaaye Ekiti. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. Babafemi said NDLEA officers arrested the suspect on March 26 with a total of 2.2kg of …

Former governor of Kano State and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has resigned his membership of the party. Kwankwaso, who announced his decision in a statement, said he felt the need for a “strategic realignment” in response to the evolving political landscape in the country. “I wish to officially announce my resignation …

President Bola Tinubu has issued a stark warning to members of his party, stressing that political parties often go bankrupt not because of electoral defeats, but because of internal divisions and wrong priorities. He spoke at the 4th National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, and warned against internal decay, saying, “Political parties do not fail just …

Former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has formally announced his resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) with immediate effect. In a press release issued on Sunday, March 29, 2026, Kwankwaso expressed gratitude to the party for the opportunity to serve as national leader and presidential candidate during the 2023 general elections, describing his …

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the reforms being implemented by the Bola Tinubu administration are driving economic growth and helping reduce poverty in the country. Edun, who stated this while delivering a speech on behalf of members of the Federal Cabinet at the 8th National Convention of the All Progressives Congress …

When Jamal, an Ethiopian man in his early thirties, sets out on what is known as the eastern route, he is not after work, wealth, or status. He is looking for his sixteen-year-old nephew, who disappeared while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through one of the world’s most dangerous migration corridors. Every year, tens of thousands of Ethiopians travel this …

Tinubu and Uzodimma The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday directed its state and zonal coordinators to intensify grassroots mobilization promoting President Bola Tinubu’s political achievements ahead of the 2027 general elections. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, national coordinator of the party’s Renewed Hope Ambassadors network, issued the directive during the group’s fourth strategy meeting in Abuja. The meeting …

Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, on Sunday congratulated Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 74th birthday, lauding his administration’s efforts in improving infrastructure across the country. In a statement, Obasanjo described the president as a “courageous and visionary leader” whose policies, particularly in the infrastructure sector, are beginning to …

The humanitarian impact continues to grow and is exacerbated by the increasing number of deaths, injuries and damage to civilian infrastructure, as well as the increasing negative impact on the global economy. Although UN efforts to support affected civilians and de-escalate the conflict are ongoing, the Secretary-General has stressed the need to take urgent action to mitigate its impact. Widespread …

Hundreds of mourners turned out amid heavy rain in Beirut to attend the funeral of three journalists killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon. Some people held aloft posters of the two famous Lebanese war correspondents, holding cameras and wearing body armor. A number of women cried. “They killed the messenger of this war,” said one of them. Elsy …