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Moves by the opposition parties to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 further gathered momentum on Thursday, with the Peoples Democratic Party governors, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and the New Nigeria People’s Party planning an alliance to oust the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress government. The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, confirmed the development after a closed-door meeting with Obi at the Bauchi Government House on Thursday. He expressed his readiness to work with the former LP presidential candidate to give the country purposeful leadership. The Bauchi meeting…

Dirisu Yakubu The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to immediately launch a nationwide diphtheria vaccination campaign in schools to curb the spread of the deadly bacterial infection. The lawmakers’ resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the House spokesman, Akin Rotimi, during plenary on Wednesday. The motion, titled The Outbreak of Diphtheria in King’s College, Lagos, highlighted the need for swift government intervention after a 12-year-old student died from the disease, with several others hospitalised. While presenting the motion, Rotimi lamented the rising cases of diphtheria, citing data from the…

NOW A bill to amend the Electoral Act No. 13, 2022, to allow for early voting in elections has passed a second reading in the Senate.Sponsored by Sen Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (APC, Katsina Central), the bill aims to enfranchise Nigerians who, due to the nature of their duties 1 day ago The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, is meeting with the Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, in a closed-door meeting. Obi, who arrived in Bauchi, the state capital, early Thursday morning, was received at Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport at about 9:45 a.m. and proceeded to…

The Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of blogger Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), for alleged criminal defamation of the reputation of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo. The magistrate ordered the Nigeria Police Force together with other law enforcement agencies to arrest VeryDarkMan and produce him in court to answer to the criminal allegations against him. Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna issued the bench warrant on Thursday, March 13, 2025, when VeryDarkMan failed to appear before the magistrate followed a court summons on March 5, 2025, for him to do…

Nigeria have produced some of the finest footballers to play in the Premier League, with over 60 players from the country featuring in the competition since its inception in 1992, Soccernet.ng reports. While many have made their mark – Austin Okocha at Bolton Wanderers, Finidi George at Ipswich Town, and John Mikel Obi at Chelsea – only a select few have had the distinction of scoring a hat-trick. Here, we look at the five Nigerian players who have achieved that feat. Nigerian football legend: Efan Ekoku (Norwich City) Nigeria legends in England: Efan Ekoku. Photo by IMAGO Efan Ekoku made…

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed ongoing efforts to address the high cost of air tickets for both domestic and international travel while also announcing enhancements in airport safety and security. Keyamo disclosed this in his remarks at the Ministerial Press Briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking on the issue, he outlined key factors contributing to exorbitant fares, including limited access to affordable aircraft leasing, trapped funds of foreign airlines, and high airport taxes. Keyamo noted that Nigerian airlines struggle to lease aircraft at competitive rates, forcing them to opt for…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari is aware that he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party of which he was a founding member. The former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister announced on his social media page that he has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). There have been speculations about his political alignment, especially as he was not able to make to get a ministerail position with the present administration. El-Rufai has recently been critical of the present administration and has also had issues with the Kaduna State Governor,…

Snubbed Nigerian striker Akor Adams will return to action at Sevilla after the international break after spending the last five weeks on the sidelines due to a tendon problem, Soccernet.ng reports. Adams joined Sevilla in January after spending the last 18 months at Ligue 1 club Montpellier. However, he played just one game before suffering a tendon injury at the start of February. That injury was supposed to keep him out for at least five weeks, and that has kept him out of action since then. However, he started pitch work two weeks ago. But he still had to regain…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, declared that Nigeria faced imminent bankruptcy if his administration had not swiftly ended the fuel subsidy and implemented crucial economic reforms. Receiving a delegation of former National Assembly colleagues from the aborted Third Republic at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu explained that his actions were motivated by the need to protect the interests of future generations. “For 50 years, Nigeria was spending money of generations yet unborn and servicing the West coast of our sub-region with fuel. It was getting difficult to plan for our children’s future,” President Tinubu said. Special Adviser to the…

Agency The Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, has said the students of King’s College, Annex, Lagos, who were admitted with diphtheria on Saturday, will soon be discharged. Adeyemo disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. PUNCH Healthwise reported a suspected outbreak of diphtheria at the college which left one student dead and four others hospitalised at LUTH. The diphtheria outbreak in the school has led to concerns among parents and the call for improved hygiene and healthcare measures at the schools by health experts. Diphtheria is…