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President Bola Tinubu on Monday in New York called for a fresh continental push to end the exploitation of Africa’s critical mineral resources. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call at the 3rd Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) High-level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa. The roundtable held on the sidelines of the ongoing 81st Session of …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that his major political priority remains securing the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Wike stated this on Monday in Abuja while speaking to newsmen after inspecting some ongoing road projects across the FCT. The minister also dismissed allegations that the cross-party Rainbow …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called a local election defeat for his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a “disaster” but vowed to remain in post. In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU fell short of a 5% threshold to enter parliament, underperforming against what had already been projected to be the party’s worst ever result in the area. …

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has asked African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to explain the legal, fiscal and operational framework for his proposed fuel subsidy. The ​‌‍⁠‌‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌​‌‌​​⁠‌​Council’s Spokesperson, Mr Dele Alake, made the demand in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, following Abubakar’s recent advocacy for targeted support for locally refined petroleum products. The council …

The Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV), in collaboration with RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital, has performed Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the surgery was performed in real time on Saturday from a Toumai console at RHV on a patient at Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja. The procedure was a telesurgery-assisted, robot-assisted right radical nephrectomy …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to be distracted by the tactics of the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oyintiloye said the President should instead focus on governance and tackle security threats identified by security agencies head-on. The APC chieftain made the call while speaking with …

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) constituted on Thursday by Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement. The ​‌‌​​‍‍‍⁠⁠‌⁠​⁠⁠⁠​⁠‍‌​party, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Sen. Moses Cleopas, described the announcement as unauthorised and urged the public and media to disregard it. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that OK Movement had, on Thursday, …

The Obidient-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement has said that it does not require the personal validation or approval of any individual within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) before exercising its legitimate organisational functions in accordance with established processes. The ​‌‌​​‍‍‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌​​⁠‍​⁠‌​OK Movement National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Sani rejected a statement credited to the party’s …

Panic erupted on Sunday afternoon on Ikpoba Hill in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria when a 40-foot tanker lost control while descending, crashing into several vehicles. At the time of filing this report, at least three people were reportedly injured, while six vehicles were damaged in the multiple crash. The tanker, laden with groundnut oil, was said to have …

  NSCDC Constitutes high-power team to investigate deaths of suspected illegal miners in Niger state The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of some suspected illegal miners who were arrested during enforcement operations conducted in parts of Niger State on September 15 and 16, 2026. The suspects were arrested during a coordinated operation by the …