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Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, has intensified his criticism of the current administration, predicting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will finish third in the 2027 presidential election. El-Rufai, now a leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, stated on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics that he had “done my maths” and concluded that Tinubu has no “pathway to …

The Federal Government said it completed a comprehensive review of school curricula for basic, senior secondary and technical education aimed to make Nigerian learners “future-ready.” The Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, and made available to newsmen on Sunday. Folasade said the Minister of State …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, declared the results in Port Harcourt on Sunday. The candidates of the APC for the chairmanship and councillorship elections are loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom …

Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has passed away at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja. As of the time of filing this report, neither his family nor the Nigeria Police Force has issued an official statement confirming the development. Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was later appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Before becoming …

Enugu State government has announced the upgrading of the Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo to a University of Agriculture, with another Campus at Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area. Governor Peter Mbah announced this on Saturday at the Michael Okpara Square when he flagged off the free distribution of 40,000 fertilizers and other farm inputs to over 60,000 registered farmers in the state. …

The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, says 23,659 people have gone missing from across Nigeria. The ICRC said in Yola, on Saturday, that this is despite efforts to get missing people back to their families after separation forced mostly by armed conflicts and other forms of violence. The Protection of Family Link Officer of the ICRC, Mr Benson …

The recent civil servants and pensioners verification exercise in Rivers State has revealed a significant reduction in the number of civil servants and retirees on the state’s payroll. According to official figures, only 37,703 staff were verified as genuine employees, compared to a previous record of over 43,000 civil servants in the state. Similarly, the verification confirmed 19,186 pensioners, against …

Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has regained his political influence in the state after a prolonged face-off with his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The Minister recaptured the local government structure on Saturday following the election conducted in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. …

The North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) compromising governors of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi and Gombe states, has said the subregion is still facing daunting humanitarian and infrastructural challenges. This is as the forum acknowledged what it described as “appreciable success” in the onslaught against insurgency in the northeast subregion. In a communique signed by the Chairman of the Forum …

The Katsina State government has announced the revocation of licences for all private and community schools operating in the state, effective August 13, 2025. The decision was made in line with the state’s educational reform agenda, aimed at ensuring quality assurance, standardisation, and effective regulation of teaching and learning. In a circular issued by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary …