Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has thrown his weight behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Kingsley Chinda, predicting that the lawmaker will become the state’s next governor in 2027. Wike made the declaration on Tuesday at Obiri-Ehie during a reception hosted in his honour by Ogbakor
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 14 additional confirmed cases of Lassa fever, bringing the country’s cumulative infections to 1,035 as of epidemiological week 33. The new cases were reported between August 10 and August 16 in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Benue states, according to the latest situation report released
The Chairman of the Northern Christian Association (NCA), Rev. John Hayab, has acknowledged what he described as notable infrastructure and development projects undertaken by the administration of President Bola Tinubu across Northern Nigeria, while calling for stronger action against insecurity, hunger and poverty. Hayab said it would be unfair for northerners to deny benefiting from
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 19 suspected illegal miners during a raid on an illegal gold mining site in Edo North, while two alleged operators linked to the operation are being sought. The suspects were apprehended on Friday, August 28, 2026, at an illegal mining site within the Okpella/Ososo/Egbetua
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the subject of a criminal investigation linked to drug-trafficking activities in the early 1990s, while stressing that the disclosure does not establish that he committed any offence. The confirmation was contained in a sworn declaration filed by the
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has threatened to remove any local government chairman who fails to deliver his or her council area to the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 elections. Nwifuru issued the warning on Tuesday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the state’s 13 local government areas.