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No fewer than 10,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other political parties have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The mass defection took place on Saturday, May 13, 2025, during the official unveiling of the ADC in Agatu by the Benue State Chairman …

Fresh moves to persuade former president Goodluck Jonathan to return to the political stage ahead of the 2027 general election are gaining momentum. The calls, which have sparked heated debate across party lines, come as some political actors argue that Jonathan remains a unifying figure with the credibility to stabilise Nigeria’s polity. Advocates for his return point to what they …

Canada has denied 1,596 asylum claims filed by Nigerians so far in 2025, fresh data from the Immigration and Refugee Board show. The figures, updated to August 21, indicate that Nigerian nationals filed 3,548 claims so far this year, of which 2,292 were accepted. This puts the acceptance rate at about 65 per cent, higher than in previous years when …

The government of Burkina Faso has announced the removal of visa fees for all African nationals, as a step to strengthen Pan-African solidarity and encourage the free movement of people and goods. BBC reports that the Minister of Security, Mahamadou Sana, disclosed the policy shift on Thursday after a cabinet meeting presided over by the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim …

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says Nigeria has not been fortunate with quality leaders for a long time. He said the country has been having leaders he described as lousy for many years. The first-class monarch also said the country would have been bankrupt had the federal government not removed fuel subsidy. The emir spoke at the second Kano …

Celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder Hilda Baci served food from her giant jollof rice pot at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, after more than eight hours of cooking. Videos circulating online showed Baci and her team serving steaming plates of rice to thousands of attendees, with large portions of the rice remaining from the 200 bags used. …

Lecturers in Nigerian polytechnics and colleges of agriculture and health technology now have five years from their dates of employment to obtain a master’s degree or have their appointments converted into a non-teaching role. The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) communicated this reform to the heads of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in a letter dated 10 …

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Saturday, justified its decision to clear Air Peace co-pilot, David Bernard, in the recent Port Harcourt airport runway excursion incident, saying its internal investigation and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, report did not indict him. On July 13, 2025, an Air Peace aircraft veered off the runway while landing at the Port Harcourt International …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured a court order to detain the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele, over alleged N5.7billion unexecuted contract. Ogundele is facing investigation following his alleged failure to deliver 22 Smart Green School projects in Enugu State after his company was reportedly paid by the state government. He …

The Federal Government on Saturday, September 13, 2025, flagged off the second phase of the Makurdi–9th Mile dualization project, a 260-kilometer highway expected to transform transportation and commerce across the North-Central and Southeast corridors. The project, estimated at $950 million and funded by the China Exim Bank, covers 520 kilometers in dual carriage terms and is considered one of the …