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• Former Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko has officially defected from the PDP to the ruling APC.
• Mimiko announced his decision in Ondo State, saying he wants to support national development and President Tinubu’s re-election bid.
• The APC says his defection will strengthen...
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• Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election.
• Makinde announced his bid during a joint rally involving the PDP and the Allied Peoples Movement in Ibadan.
• The governor said the new PDP-APM alliance would...
Nigeria's Finance Ministry has pushed back against claims that capital projects are stalling, citing N11.7 trillion in 2025 capital spending and rising federal revenue as evidence of fiscal correction, not collapse.
President Tinubu has appointed Senator Jimoh Ibrahim as Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, even as a N69.4 billion court judgment against him remains unsettled and hundreds of former workers await wages courts awarded years ago.
Dangote Sugar narrowed its net loss by 73 percent and grew revenue 51 percent in 2025, as easing forex costs and a new management team gave Nigeria's largest sugar refiner its clearest recovery signal yet.
The Nigerian Army's 17th Brigade and the NSCDC Katsina Command have recommitted to joint security operations as the brigade's new commander made his first formal visit to the corps' state headquarters.