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Amid growing fears over reports of corps members being abducted in parts of Nigeria, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Patrick Daaor, has assured NYSC members serving in the state of adequate protection throughout their service year. CP Daaor gave the assurance during a visit to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Okada, headquarters of Ovia …

“Nationwide PVC collection will officially commence tomorrow, Friday, 9 October 2026,” Mr Salami, a professor, said. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says nationwide collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) will begin on Friday, as the commission steps up preparations for the 2027 general elections. INEC also stated that the number of registered voters had risen to more than 103 …

President Bola Tinubu will flag off his 2027 re-election campaign in Kaduna on October 24, the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said. Yari disclosed this to State House correspondents on Friday evening after briefing Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on the council’s campaign preparations. He said the President asked …

  The latest decision to have NNPC Retail sell petrol at landing cost has also generated debate over whether the arrangement amounts to a return to fuel subsidy. The Federal Government has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has agreed to forgo its petrol retail profit margin and sell the product at cost as part of broader …

The Vice-Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2027 general election, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday said nobody should vote for President Bola Tinubu during the general election next year. He stated this at the ADC town hall meeting in Benin, Edo State, attended by party leaders, candidates, supporters and other dignitaries, where the party presented its vision for …

The death of Chief Dan Orbih, a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has drawn tributes from political leaders across party lines, underscoring the enduring bonds of friendship, compassion and mutual respect that can transcend Nigeria’s often-divisive political landscape. At a lying-in-state ceremony in Benin on Friday, political associates from the PDP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. A Defense Department official told the BBC the execution of Nidal Hasan, who shot dead 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, would be livestreamed. It is believed it would be the first …

Amb. Alphonsus Inyang, President of the National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN), has been elected Chairman of the General Assembly of the World Coalition of Oil Palm Smallholders (WCOPS). Inyang disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He said he was unanimously elected at the International Oil Palm …

Dr Kunle Kakanfo, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Hub for Innovation and Development (AHFID), says Artificial Intelligence (AI) can reduce out-of-pocket health spending by improving access and efficiency.Media giant insights Kakanfo said this at a media conference organised by AHFID in Abuja ahead of the Artificial Intelligence in Health Summit scheduled for Oct. 19 and Oct. 20. He …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disassociated itself from a viral list circulating on social media, purportedly containing fake, adulterated or substandard products in Nigeria.Read Daily News The denouncement is contained in a statement to newsmen by the agency’s resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Thursday. The statement said the agency …