The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, on Friday, October 10, 2026, flagged off his campaign for the 2027 governorship election in Zing Local Government Area with a call for accountable governance. The colourful flag-off ceremony attracted a mammoth crowd of supporters and was attended by the
Saudi Airport Attack Kills 12, Injures 309 Amid Houthi Strikes Twelve people have been killed and 309 others injured in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the third reported assault on the facility within a week. The Saudi Gazette, citing the country’s General Authority of Civil Aviation, reported on
Phrank Shaibu, a media aide to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has predicted that the 2027 presidential election will be the easiest electoral contest for his principal, citing widespread economic hardship and dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shaibu made the assertion during an interview on the Mic On Podcast, where he discussed Atiku’s prospects of
US President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to elect a new president, accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of repeatedly missing opportunities to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Trump made the remarks at the White House on Saturday, arguing that Zelensky’s decisions had prolonged the conflict, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Former Edo State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, has apologised to Nigerians for supporting President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election. Oyegun, who served as APC national chairman from 2015 to 2019 before defecting to the ADC in 2026, described the decision
The Inspector-General of Police, Tunde Disu, has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) over the crash of its ATR 42 aircraft, assuring the service of the Nigeria Police Force’s continued support. Disu paid a condolence visit to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, at the NAF Headquarters in Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will formally inaugurate its presidential campaign council for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid on October 14, ahead of the campaign’s official flag-off in Kaduna State on October 24. Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, disclosed this on Friday after meeting with Tinubu at the State House,
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force over an alleged forged All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary result circulating on social media, which purportedly declared former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha the party’s candidate for Imo West Senatorial District.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, has intercepted two 40-foot containers carrying suspected illicit drugs valued at an estimated ₦3.67 billion at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. The substances, comprising Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies as well as Cannabis Indica, were concealed among imported used vehicles and automobile spare
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have repelled an attack by armed bandits in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, recovering 73 livestock believed to have been rustled from local communities. The operation was conducted on October 8, 2026, by troops of Sector 2 following intelligence reports that suspected bandits were moving between Kombo