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US delivers military equipment to Nigeria

The United States has delivered some military equipment it sold to Nigeria as part of the two countries’ bilateral counterterrorism collaboration. The delivery, made over the weekend using the United States Air Force C-17 aircraft,…

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Bandit attacks threaten northern campuses, student group warns

The Student Wing of the Northern Youth Frontiers on Monday raised concerns over worsening insecurity around tertiary institutions in the North, warning that persistent attacks by bandits and kidnappers are undermining access to education and threatening the future of thousands…

EU, UNODC, ECOWAS back Nigeria’s 2026-2030 drug control plan

The European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have pledged support for Nigeria’s 2026–2030 National Drug Control Master Plan aimed at tackling substance abuse and illicit…

APC leaders invited bandits ravaging Nigeria – Adeniyi

Former Editor-in-Chief of the defunct Daily Times and the Nigerian Tribune, Tola Adeniyi, has said that leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, brought bandits into Nigeria. Adeniyi made this revelation in an interview on State Affairs, a podcast…

Senator protests result of Kogi APC senatorial primaries

Controversy and protests trailed Monday’s All Progressives Congress senatorial primaries in Kogi State, even as former Governor Yahaya Bello and other aspirants won in their respective districts. Tension flared in Kogi East Senatorial District where incumbent Senator Jibrin Isah, popularly…

OAU Senate approves resumption, beginning of academic activities

The Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, has announced that students are to resume academic activities on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The announcement of the resumption is coming following the conclusion of a three-week mid-semester break. This was contained in an…

Trinity varsity launches model UN initiative to train future diplomats

Trinity University has launched the Trinity International Model United Nations aimed at equipping students with diplomacy, negotiation and global leadership skills in what the institution described as a major step toward experiential education. The initiative was formally unveiled on Thursday…

After 15 years in the Senate, Goje loses APC primary

Former Gombe State Governor and long-serving senator, Danjuma Goje, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election for Gombe Central. Mr Goje, who has held the seat since 2011, was defeated by Jarman Deba in the primary election…

Senate spokesperson, other serving Ekiti senators win return tickets

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, Senator Cyril Fasuyi and Senator Yemi Adaramodu on Monday secured the All Progressives Congress senatorial tickets for the 2027 National Assembly election in Ekiti State. The trio emerged winners of the APC senatorial primaries conducted…

We’ll mobilise only graduates with NERD certificate – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has reaffirmed that it is committed to enforcing the Federal Government’s directive mandating all Prospective Corps Members to present a compliance certificate from the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank, NERD. The Director-General of NYSC,…

Adebule emerges Lagos West candidate unopposed

Idiat Adebule, the incumbent Senator representing Lagos West All Progressive Congress (APC), has been endorsed as the party’s candidate in Agege Local Government for the 2027 senatorial elections. Mrs Adebule, a former deputy governor of Lagos State, won all the…

CITAD trains Kano lecturers on AI, Blockchain

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has trained 31 lecturers of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi, Kano State, on Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain technology and digital research tools. The one-day capacity-building workshop, held on Monday at the college,…

WAEC workers suspend protest, threaten fresh action

Workers of the West African Examinations Council have suspended their nationwide protest over alleged unfair labour practices and welfare concerns, but warned that fresh industrial action could be launched if their demands are not addressed. The workers, under the aegis…

Dafinone defeats Omo-Agege, wins APC senatorial ticket in Delta

The incumbent senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, defeated former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, to win the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in the district ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mr Dafinone was elected the…

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