Politics

The Senator representing Niger South Senatorial District, Peter Jiya, has switched from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jiya’s defection letter was read by the President of the Senate, Insha Allah Akpabio, at the plenary session which continued on Tuesday in Abuja. The letter read: “I used to be a member of the PDP which …

By Ayo Kehinde The political landscape in the House of Representatives changed significantly on Tuesday, when 27 lawmakers formally defected across party lines. The defections saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) gain 14 new members while losing two, consolidating its dominant position in the House. Following the realignment, the APC now controls approximately 280 seats. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) …

Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Nasarawa State. Maku, the former Deputy Governor in Nasarawa, disclosed this while briefing journalists alongside SDP officials in Wakama, Eggon Local Government Area of ​​Nassarawa State on Tuesday. The former minister said he joined the party to add value and contribute his quota positively to the …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the mock results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2026, conducted on March 28. Fabian Benjamin, public communication advisor to the council, said candidates can check their results by texting “MOCKRESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using their registered phone number for the 2026 UTME. It noted that 224,597 candidates registered …

The Defense Headquarters said Operation HADIN KAI troops neutralized no fewer than 100 terrorists, including a commander-in-chief of Islamic State’s West Africa Province, during coordinated operations in the northeast in the first quarter of 2026. The Director of Defense Media Operations, Michael Onoja, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, stressing that the operations have dealt a major …

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has declared three Senate seats vacant following the death of members of the upper house of the legislature. Akpabio made the announcement at Tuesday’s plenary session in Abuja and described the development as a tragic loss for the legislature. He said: “This unfortunate incident necessitated mid-term elections to be conducted by the Independent …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to secure external loans totaling $6 billion to spur infrastructure development, support budget implementation and improve Nigeria’s debt management strategy. The approval was granted after a rapid legislative process which saw the request examined and adopted a few hours after it was presented to the Upper House …

*Counselor, 79-year-old grandmother, others join the club Mother Africa shone brightly over the weekend in the United States (US) as the city-county of Indianapolis-Marion released a formal statement honoring Nigeria’s iconic socio-cultural organization, the Kegites Club. In the statement, the county said it fully identifies with the key roles that Americana Archaivar Plus Convergence and Universal Archaivar Elders have played …

A member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Mohammed, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the ongoing leadership dispute and internal divisions in his former party. Mohammed, who represents Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituencies in Kebbi State, announced his decision in a statement on Tuesday, describing the PDP …

The Federal Government has approved a far-reaching reform of Nigeria’s cooperative sector, including the creation of a cooperative bank and formal recognition of the Institute of Cooperative Practitioners of Nigeria as a key driver of the transformation agenda. This was part of the resolutions reached at the eighth regular meeting of the National Council on Cooperative Affairs held in Abuja …