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Defence Budget Should Be Under First-line Charge –Ndume

‘Us Helping Nigeria To Fight Insecurity A Welcome Devt’ Senator Ali Ndume represents Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly. In this interview monitored on Channels Television, he speaks on the controversy over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill; United States government support to Nigeria in the terrorism fight and military funding, among other issues,...
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El-Rufai To Face Two Years In Prison

The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State and former FCT Minister,  Nasir El-Rufai, could face up to two years in prison if convicted of alleged cybercrime offences brought against him by the Directorate of State Services (DSS). New Telegraph reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) filed a three-count charge against El-Rufai at the Federal High...
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FCT Poll: We’re Ready – INEC Assures

Ahead of Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has expressed its readiness for the poll. Speaking in an interview on Monday, February 16, the FCT INEC Administrative Secretary, Abimbola Oladunjoye, said everything is in place for the successful conduct of the election. According to her, sensitive materials...
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FG, APC Govs Donate N8bn To Kano

…As Shettima receives Yusuf into APC …Describes governor’s place in party second to none The Federal Government has approved the sum of N5 billion as an intervention fund for traders affected by the fire outbreak that razed large sections of the popular Singer Market in Kano. This came just as state governors on the platform...
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Why DSS Seized El-Rufai’s Passport

…as secret service reopens case of missing critic, Dadiyata Indications have emerged that the seizure of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s passport by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) may be connected to the reopening of the “Cold case” of the disappearance of a social media commentator and critic, Abubakar Idris (Dadiyata)...
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Sokoto ADC Rejects Appointment Of Validation, Registration C’ttee Members

The Sokoto State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the appointment of Abdullahi Maigwandu and Aliyu Muhammad Rabah as Chairman and Secretary of the party’s Membership Mobilisation, Revalidation and Registration (MMRR) Committee. The party Chairman, Alhaji Umar Muhammad Faruk, stated this while briefing newsmen at the Sokoto State party Secretariat on Monday,...
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DSS Probes El-Rufai For Alleged Involvement In Dadiyata

The Department of State Services (DSS) has explained why its operatives seized the passport of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. In a statement issued on Monday, the DSS admitted that El-Rufai is under investigation alongside his son over their alleged involvement in the disappearance of one Abubakar Idris, better known as Dadiyata,...
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Court Fixes Feb 24 To Hear Suit Seeking Deregistration Of ADC

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has set February 24, 2026, to listen to a suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other political parties over alleged constitutional breaches. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/25, was filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators against the Independent National...
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The Countdown Begins Eyes On Presidential Contenders As INEC Releases Elections Timetable

FELIX NWANERI reports on the commencement of real politicking following the release of the timetable and schedule for the 2027 general election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) The build-up to next year’s general election is expected to gain more momentum, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially announcing the timetable and schedule...
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BUA’s MoU With Mair Group Breakthrough

President Bola Tinubu has commended the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria’s BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group in Abu Dhabi. He described the MoU as a significant industrial and trade breakthrough arising from renewed Nigeria–UAE engagement under his administration. The President said the agreement represented a...
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