Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 5th May 2026
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 5th May 2026 .
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target=_blank>World leaders pressure Iran as ceasefire on brink
World leaders on Tuesday piled pressure on Tehran to stick to diplomacy to bring an end to the Middle East war, after a salvo of attacks in the region left a ceasefire crumbling.
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target=_blank>Obi leaving ADC pushes Igbo presidency quest 20 years back – Maigari
Hon. Kasimu Maigari, a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Legislators’ Forum, believes that former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has significantly delayed the realization of the Igbo presidency project.
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target=_blank>2027: ‘Join NDC now, or face blame for opposition failure,’ Galadima warns Atiku
By Ayobami Okerinde A chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to join the party, warning that he could be blamed if opposition forces fail to unite ahead of the 2027 general elections. Galadima made the call while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, where
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target=_blank>ICYMI: It’s a relief Obi, Kwankwaso left us – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has admitted that the exit of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from its platform represents a challenge, though the party insists it remains firmly focused on its 2027 electoral ambitions.
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target=_blank>Navy seizes militant boats, engines in C’River crackdown
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on militants and kidnappers in Cross River, seizing boats and outboard engines during follow-up operations in the Calabar waterways.
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target=_blank>Cartoon: Gentleman? In Nigerian politics?
Cartoon: Gentleman? In Nigerian politics?
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target=_blank>Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, May 5, 2026
The Nigerian Naira traded within a relatively stable range against the United States Dollar on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market.
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target=_blank>Over 11.5m rural Nigerians benefit from improved access under RAAMP – Minister
THE Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, Monday, disclosed that over 11.5 million Nigerians have directly benefited from improved access under the $575 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP.
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target=_blank>FG, striking varsity workers’ talks deadlock as shutdown worsens nationwide
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Golok Nanmwa ABUJA/JOS—The meeting between the Federal Government and the non-academic staff in the nation’s public universities yesterday ended in a deadlock as the nationwide strike by members Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, continued to paralyse public universities across
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target=_blank>Chinese firms to operate Warri, Port Harcourt refineries — NNPC
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese firms for the restart, operation and expansion of the Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. In a statement on Monday, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odey, said the agreement was signed with Sanjiang
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