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Buba Galadima is a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), having defected from APC shortly after former President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated as President. In this interview with LEO SOBECHI, the Yobe-born politician speaks on the current powerplay in the build-up to the 2027 general elections. Is there any semblance of genuineness in the planned coalition of NNPP, PDP, LP and other like-minds?You should know that PDP is not merging with anybody because PDP is a branch of APC. Nobody needs to tell you that. Labour Party has been taken over. So, only individuals can merge, I…

Super Eagles new invitee Papa Daniel Mustapha has expressed happiness at getting his maiden call-up and has promised to produce a top performance is he gets the opportunity to make his debut, Soccernet.ng reports. Niger Tornadoes star Mustapha is in the Super Eagles for just the first time in his career. The 24-year-old midfielder has been impressive for Tornadoes this season, and that is what got him the call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe later this month. Mustapha was one of the first set of players to arrive in camp. In a recent interview,…

The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a landlord whose identity is still unknown after shooting a boy identified as Paul who jumped into his house to retrieve a ball during a game of football. PUNCH Metro gathered on Wednesday that Paul and his fellow schoolmates were playing football on Monday within their Urban Secondary School field in Area N, World Bank Housing Estate in Owerri, the Imo State capital, when the ball entered the next building. However, the ball bounced out and landed in the now-arrested landlord’s house. In an attempt to retrieve the ball, Paul…

NOW Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has charged Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, to respond to allegations of corruption and diversion of local council funds levelled against him by his estranged political benefactor, Nasir el-Rufai. 1 day ago President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, swore the new Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), into office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The ceremony, which took place in the President’s office, was witnessed by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff; Lateef Fagbemi, the Attorney general of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of… 1 day ago Deputy Spokesman…

Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, confirmed 563 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,960 suspected cases of the disease and 103 deaths as of March 9, 2025. The situation report of the hemorrhagic fever for Week 10 also showed that the disease has spread to 14 states and 78 local government areas with a Case Fatality Ratio of 18.3 per cent. The confirmed cases were reported in Ondo (175), Bauchi (139), Edo (98), Taraba (84), Ebonyi (17), Kogi (15), Gombe (11), Plateau (10), Benue (five), Nasarawa (three), Delta (two), Cross-River (two), Enugu (one),…

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has told Nigerian fans that the team will go all out for victory when they play Rwanda in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Friday, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria take on Rwanda at the Stade Amahoro on Friday as they continue their push to secure a place in the next FIFA World Cup. Recall that Nigeria failed to qualify for the last World Cup in Qatar. And now, they are in a precarious situation after picking just three points from their first four games in group c. The Super Eagles have to bounce back with…

The Shipping Association of Nigeria has stated that excess dollar charges in the nation’s maritime sector are worrisome. The Chairman of SAN, Mrs Boma Alabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, stated this over the weekend during a press conference at Lagos Yacht Club in Victoria Island. She stressed that most of the challenges in the country, especially in the maritime sector, are hinged on the disparity between the naira and the US dollar. Alabi, who is also the president of the Shipping, Shipping Agencies, Clearing and Forwarding Employers Association, said the constant demand for the dollar for transactions is depleting.…

A Benin High Court on Wednesday, remanded two persons, Ile Itua and Kingsley Micheal, in a correctional centre over alleged killing of a 21-month old child. Itua, 25, and Michael, 36, whose addresses were not given, are being charged with murder. The Prosecutor, Polycap Odion, said that the defendants committed the offence on March 12, in Benin City. Odion said that Itua and Michael unlawfully killed the child with a vehicle and attempted to kill two other persons. READ ALSO:Tinubu in closed door with Rivers administrator, Ibas He said that the offences contravened Sections 239 (a)(b), 243(a) and 248…

Malian tactician, Eric Chelle, has taken one of the toughest jobs as Nigeria’s World Cup qualification campaign hangs by a thread, Soccernet.ng reports. Meanwhile, as Nigeria sit at the second bottom of the Group C standings, it’s time to ask the tough questions—who is truly responsible for the mess? So far, the Super Eagles have managed just three points from a possible 12, sitting fifth in the qualifying group. It’s a shocking reality for a team ranked 44 in the World and fifth in Africa. How Did Nigeria Get Here? It all started under Jose Peseiro, who failed to secure…

The FCT Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwanwkoeze, has explained the Peoples Democratic Party has failed to pay the ground rent for its national secretariat for 28 years, amounting to N7.6m. He stated that on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing pressmen on the controversies surrounding the revocation of the land title of the PDP national secretariat. Recall that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had revoked the land title of the PDP secretariat located in the Central Area, Abuja. The revocation notice was contained in a letter dated March 13, 2025, titled “Notice of Revocation of Right of Occupancy with File No.…