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target=_blank>Defections show PDP no longer a real political party — Morka
Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has linked the recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition as internal problems and inability to create a genuine political platform. Morka made the remark on Arise Television’s morning broadcast, in response to the increasing number of defections
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target=_blank>PSN urges Tinubu to declare emergency in Nigeria’s health sector
By Doris Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Lagos State Branch, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently declare a state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector and convene a high-level dialogue with health workers to address what it described as worsening professional conflicts and policy imbalances in the system. The call was
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target=_blank>NSIB officially commences investigation into Asham rail derailment
From Idu Jude, Abuja The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has officially commenced an investigation into a railway incident involving a passenger train operating on the Rigasa–Idu rail corridor. The occurrence took place at approximately 09:16 hours along the Jere–Asham section near Asham Station in Kaduna State. The section of track where the
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target=_blank>No fatalities in latest Abuja-Kaduna train collision, NRC confirms
From Idu Jude, Abuja The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that a train incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday near Asham on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor, involving a rear locomotive and a passenger coach. The NRC, in a press statement, confirmed that preliminary reports indicated that the rear locomotive had
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target=_blank>Abuja-Kaduna train derails, passengers injured
Several passengers were injured on Monday after a train operating on the busy Abuja–Kaduna Railway derailed while travelling from Kaduna to Abuja, forcing the service to halt midway through the journey. The disruption occurred along the rail corridor linking the Federal Capital Territory with Kaduna State, preventing the passenger train from reaching its destination as
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target=_blank>Secure environment foundational for elections’ success – INEC chairman
Urges security agencies, policymakers, stakeholders to work harmoniously for electoral transparency, fairness __________________________________________ From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Ojo Amupitan, has charged the federal government to ensure a secure environment, stating that it is foundational for the success of electoral processes and Nigeria’s progress. The electoral
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target=_blank>Ondo police deny claims of bandits’ arrest at Akure airport
By Lawrence Agbo Reports that four bandits were apprehended at Akure Airport have been denied by the Ondo State Police Command, which clarified that there was no such occurrence and no security breach at the airport. State police spokesperson Abayomi Jimoh urged the public to ignore false rumours that bandits had been captured close to
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target=_blank>Ekiti lawmaker rejects Fayose’s alleged consensus endorsement for Assembly seat
A member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly representing Irepodun-Ifelodun Constituency II, Hakeem Jamiu, has rejected claims that he endorsed Boluwatife Fayose as the consensus candidate for the constituency’s House of Assembly seat. Jamiu made the clarification following reports circulating online that he was among the stakeholders who backed Fayose during a constituency meeting
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target=_blank>Russia will no longer recruit Kenyans for Ukraine war – Kenyan PM
Kenya’s Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi says Russia has agreed to halt the recruitment of Kenyan citizens to fight with its army in Ukraine. More than 1,780 citizens from 36 African countries are reportedly involved in Russia’s fight against Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s February estimates. Moscow’s alleged forced conscription of Kenyans sent to the front line
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target=_blank>Oduah, Nwachukwu hail Soludo’s visionary leadership ahead of second-term inauguration
From Kenneth Udeh, Awka Ahead of the second-term inauguration of Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, two prominent political figures in the state – former Senator representing Anambra North, Stella Adaeze Oduah, and the incumbent Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Emmanuel C. Nwachukwu – have congratulated the governor on the occasion, describing his leadership
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target=_blank>Nigeria’s Reforms Driving Strong Domestic Capital Mobilisation – NGX Group CEO
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX), Temi Popoola, has said Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are already strengthening domestic capital formation and positioning the country for deeper global investment partnerships. Popoola made this known while speaking at the Nigeria–United Kingdom Investment Roundtable organised by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission in…
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target=_blank>Families Protest In Abuja, Petition Tinubu Over Five Missing Engineers Since 2021
…Accuse security agencies of cover-up The families of five engineers who disappeared in Ebonyi State in November 2021 have staged a protest in Abuja, demanding that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intervene and order a fresh investigation into the circumstances surrounding their disappearance. The engineers identified as Engr. Nelson Onyemeh, Engr. Ernest Edeani, Engr. Ikechukwu Ejiofor,…
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target=_blank>Benue PDP Launches Fresh Strategies To Unseat APC In 2027
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has launched its fresh strategy aimed at taking over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state in next year’s general elections. At its expanded caucus in Makurdi, the state capital, leaders and stakeholders deliberated on strategies aimed at repositioning the party ahead…
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target=_blank>Omokri Replies Dele Momodu’s On Atiku-Obi Joint Ticket
Nigerian Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has said that the former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, could risk losing political support in his home state of Adamawa if he chooses 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as his running mate in the 2027 presidential election. Omokri made this declaration in response to the…
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target=_blank>ADC Launches LG Coordinators, Rolls Out Membership Registration In Sokoto
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Sokoto State Chapter has inaugurated Local Government Coordinators across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state and commenced electronic and manual registration of party members as part of efforts to expand its grassroots structure. The inauguration of the 23 Local Government Coordinators for the Membership Mobilisation, Revalidation, and Registration…
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target=_blank>2027: Namdas Declares Intention To Run For Adamawa Guber
As election activities for the 2027 general elections firm up, the spokesperson for the 8th House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulrazak Namdas, has declared his intention to vie for the position of governor of Adamawa state. Namdas, who is now the North-East representative on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, announced his decision to contest…
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target=_blank>Insecurity: Joint Task Force Begins Show Of Force In Ondo
The Joint Task Force(JTF), comprising the Military, Department of State Security (DSS), Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and Ondo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, embarked on a show of force as part of efforts to check insecurity in different parts of the state. The JTF operations were led by the Commissioner of…
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target=_blank>Police Arrest Suspected Arms Fabricator, Drug Producer In A’Ibom
The operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have recorded another significant breakthrough in crime fighting with the dismantling of criminal hideouts, illegal arms production centres, and drug networks across the State. DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, told journalists on Monday that on 15th March 2026 at about 2100 hours, operatives of…
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target=_blank>Police, FAAN Disagree Over Invasion of Akure Airport By Bandits
The Ondo State Police Command has faulted the claim by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that four suspected bandits were arrested at Akure Airport on Sunday. The FAAN had, in a statement, claimed that four suspects were arrested after bandits on Sunday invaded Akure airport. It said the bandits were said to have…
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target=_blank>IGP’s Wife Calls For Global Solidarity To Boost Women’s Leadership
The President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) and wife of the Inspector-General of Police, Mrs Mutiat Olufunmilola Disu, has urged world leaders to forge stronger international alliances aimed at advancing women’s participation in leadership and governance. Speaking on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)…
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