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A member of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, claimed on Saturday that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and his Kano State counterpart, Rabiu Kwankwaso, would join the new party on Monday. He was speaking at a stakeholders meeting organized by the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement in Abuja. Obi and Kwankwaso are members of the African Democratic Congress (APC). …

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Mohammed announced his defection to APM after obtaining his party membership card on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Mohammed’s defection is expected to reshape political alignments in Bauchi state, where the PDP has been a dominant force. He had earlier …

Nigeria’s top-ranked chess player and 2025 West African champion, Abdulrahman Akintoye Abdulraheem, has urged parents, schools and corporate organizations to encourage children to start learning chess from a young age, saying this would help produce stronger players in the future. Abdulraheem stated this at the Chess Masters 2026 competition organized by Key Academy, where he praised the growing participation of …

Benue State Head of Services, Dr. Agbogbo Ode, has passed away. Ode died early Saturday morning after a short illness. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Serumun Aber, confirmed the news in a statement in Makurdi. He said: “It is with deep sadness and regret that the Benue State Government announces the death of Dr Agbogbo Ode, Benue …