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ADC Faction Picks Chris Uba as 2027 Presidential Candidate

KEY POINTS A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced businessman Prof. Chris Uba as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The faction said the decision followed a consensus arrangement after other aspirants stepped down under its internal selection process. ...
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Olawepo-Hashim Wins Accord Party 2027 Presidential Ticket

KEY POINTS Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has emerged as the Accord Party’s presidential candidate after polling 423,902 affirmative votes in its nationwide affirmation primaries. The exercise, conducted across several states, saw him as the sole aspirant and was described as peaceful and transparent by party...

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Borno governor warns of two more suicide bomb attacks expected during Sallah period

Borno Governor Babagana Zulum warned that two suicide bombers remain at large in Maiduguri ahead of the Sallah celebration.
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Why thousands of Almajiri children are leaving northern Nigeria for Abuja’s streets

Millions of out-of-school children from northern Nigeria are flooding Abuja as poverty, insecurity and tradition fuel the Almajiri crisis.
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Africa’s tiny share of global arms imports is leaving Nigeria exposed to terrorism, new data shows

New Stockholm Institute data shows Africa imported just 4.5 percent of global arms, raising alarms over Nigeria's counterterrorism capacity.
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Africa holds just 4.5 percent of global arms imports, SIPRI shows

Africa accounted for just 4.5 percent of global arms imports in 2024 and 2025, new Stockholm Institute data shows, as analysts warn the shortfall weakens the continent's capacity to fight terrorism.
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Starmer and Tinubu seal fresh export deals at Downing Street

President Tinubu and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sealed new export agreements at Downing Street Thursday, closing a state visit that produced a £746 million Lagos port financing deal.
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US moves to strip Nigerian convict of citizenship over $11m fraud

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the citizenship of Nigerian Emmanuel Kazeem, who was convicted in 2018 over an $11 million tax fraud scheme.
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Nigeria tops global petrol price hike chart at 39.5 Percent

Nigeria recorded the sharpest petrol price increase of any country worldwide at 39.5 percent between February 23 and March 16, 2026, as the Middle East war drove global oil prices to a four-year high.
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Nigeria to Accept Offenders and Failed Asylum Seekers from UK in New Migration Deal

KEY POINTS Nigeria and the UK have agreed to return offenders and failed asylum...
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ADC Blames Tinubu Administration as Nigeria Ranks 4th Most Terror-Affected Country

KEY POINTS Nigeria is now ranked 4th globally in the 2026 Global Terrorism Index,...
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Nigeria’s Vice President Visits Maiduguri Bomb Blast Victims

KEY POINTS Vice President Alhaji Kashim Shettima visited victims of Monday’s triple suicide bomb...
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Nigeria Receives 11,520 Doses of Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Injection

KEY POINTS Nigeria receives 11,520 doses of lenacapavir, part of a 52,000-dose Global Fund-supported...
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ADC chieftain says Tinubu government treats Nigerians like slaves

ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo accuses President Tinubu's administration of corruption, insecurity failures and treating Nigerians as slaves.
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ADC Faction Picks Chris Uba as 2027 Presidential Candidate

KEY POINTS A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced businessman Prof....
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Olawepo-Hashim Wins Accord Party 2027 Presidential Ticket

KEY POINTS Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has emerged as the Accord Party’s presidential candidate after...
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Oyo Teachers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Abduction of Colleagues, Pupils

KEY POINTS The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State has ordered an...
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Tinubu Sends Rescue Team to Oyo After School Abductions

  KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu has deployed a specialised rescue team and sent top...