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The Presidency has dismissed Mr Peter Obi’s call for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation, describing it as misplaced and based on what it called a selective interpretation of developments in Nigeria since 2023. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who said Obi’s position failed to reflect the country’s constitutional …

All is now set for Save Nigeria Group-USA (SNGUSA)’s significant ‘US-Nigeria Faith Heroes Award Gala’ event billed to take place on Tuesday June 23, 2026 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Washington D.C. in the United States of America (USA). A press statement by SNGUSA’s President, Mr. Stephen Osemwegie, and Mr. Victor Ben Onyeka, its Media Director, earlier stated that the …

  The reproach of Mr Lifu’s judgment should not only end with the reprimand of the Court of Appeal. Nigeria’s democratic process received yet another jolt in the build-up to the 2027 general elections recently, with a Federal High Court, Abuja, judgment that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties for purportedly failing to meet …

  Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the order on Monday, following the revocation of Sowore’s bail last week. Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja till Wednesday. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the …

LONDON (AP) — Here is what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he announced Monday he is stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party, just two years after being elected in a landslide. “Thank you. Walking up this street two years ago was the proudest moment of my life. A new Labour government. The first in 14 …

  In an emotional statement outside 10 Downing Street, Mr Starmer said Labour had been asking whether he was “best placed to lead us into the next general election” and that he had “heard the answer.” United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced his resignation as both prime minister and leader of the Labour Party, saying he had …

The first round of negotiations between the US and Iran to reach a final deal to end the war has ended with “encouraging progress”, mediators Qatar and Pakistan say. The talks began on Sunday in Switzerland, after last week’s initial agreement between the US and Iran. Technical talks will continue throughout the week. In a joint statement early on Monday, …

A civil society organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa says the official results of Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election announced by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are consistent with its Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) estimates. The CSO made this known in its post-election news conference on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (BAN) reports that the news conference …

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three women suspected of collaborating with terrorists in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, revealed that the operation was carried out by troops of the 222 Battalion. The report said the operation …

The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi on Sunday directed the contractor handling the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Road to stop work temporarily and study pavement mixture specifications at another project site. Umahi gave the directive to the contractor, CBC Global Civil and Building Construction Nig. Ltd., during an inspection tour of the Osun axis of road reconstruction. The minister inspected the road …