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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River says the faction loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, will not produce the next state chairman of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this is the position of the Cross River South Senatorial District of the party following its caucus meeting in Calabar on Wednesday. According to Mr Asuquo Ekpo, the state’s vice chairman of the PDP, the meeting was convened to deliberate on urgent and important political developments affecting both the senatorial district and the state at large. In a communique signed by Ekpo, the party…

The Chairman of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju (SAN), has called for the deployment of career officers with some knowledge and experience in conducting elections to the electoral bodies, stating this will enhance the outcomes of elections in the country. Olagunju made the call during the send-off organised in honour of the leadership of the OYSIEC by the management team of the commission. The event, held at the OYSIEC’s headquarters in Ibadan, had in attendance Commission Members: Chief Kunmi Agboola, Mr. Emmanuel Olanrewaju, Hon. Remi Ayoade, Mr. Sunday Falana, Dr. Afees Adeniyi, and Alhaja…

There have been talks that Rafiu Durosinmi will leave Viktoria Plzen for a few months…. Nigerian striker Rafiu Durosinmi has gone on strike at Czech Republic club Viktoria Plzen to try to force a move to Belgian Jupiler Pro League club, Soccernet.ng reports. Over the last few months, Durosinmi has been linked with multiple clubs in Europe. The links have come as the Nigerian striker has produced some impressive performances for Viktoria Plzen, contributing 26 goals and 10 assists in 66 appearances. Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Wolves, and Wolves have emerged as potential destinations, but nothing concrete has happened yet, as…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has announced plans to reach at least three million Nigerians daily in its third-quarter nationwide sensitisation campaign. Director-General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this during a press conference in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, on Wednesday. He was represented by Mrs. Margaret Yenemi. Issa-Onilu said the campaign would focus on five thematic areas, including government policies and programmes, flooding and disaster management, national value reorientation for students (particularly against extreme “sign-out” practices), national security awareness, and the Nigerian identity project and national symbols.“In these five areas of concern, we intend to sensitise three million…

The Senator representing Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone, Ahmed Wadada, has officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Social Democratic Party (SDP). NAN reports that Wadada had been a member of the APC before joining SDP to contest the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone elections in 2023, which he won. This is contained in a signed letter by the senator sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa state and addressed to the APC Chairman, Tudun Kofar Ward, Keffi. In the letter dated Tuesday and titled “Notification of my return to…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that the number of passengers injured in the Abuja–Kaduna train derailment of August 26, 2025, has risen to 20. The derailment, which occurred between Kubwa and Asham stations, initially left seven passengers injured, according to the NRC. However, in an update issued yesterday and signed by NRC Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, the Corporation disclosed that 20 persons actually sustained varying degrees of injury, nine of whom are in critical condition. “The NRC wishes to inform the general public on the progress made in the management of passenger tracing, treatment of the injured,…

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Sodiq Ojuroungbe A resident doctor at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa, has died after reportedly working a gruelling 72-hour non-stop shift in the hospital’s emergency unit. The incident, which has sparked outrage across the medical community, occurred shortly after the doctor, fondly known as Femoski by colleagues, retreated to the call room to rest after three consecutive days on call. He reportedly slumped and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit, where efforts to resuscitate him failed. It was reported by Vanguard that the late Rotifa was a former President of the Port Harcourt University Medical…

The Ogun West Initiative (OWI) has warned political opponents to desist from what it described as underhanded attacks aimed at tarnishing the image of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), who represents Ogun West in the Senate. Speaking against the backdrop of political developments in the state, OWI Convener, Olootu Bolaji Adeniji, described Adeola as a symbol of transformational leadership whose performance has redefined politics and governance in Ogun West. According to Adeniji, any attempt by “anti-Yayi forces” to derail the senator’s rising political profile ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election “will fail woefully.” He stressed that Adeola’s popularity is organic,…

Super Eagles attacker Victor Boniface has hit back at lingering doubts over his fitness after completing a loan move to Werder Bremen from Bayer Leverkusen, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian international was officially presented by the Bundesliga side following a turbulent summer that saw transfers to Al Nassr and AC Milan collapse. During his unveiling at Werder Bremen, Boniface, when asked about his condition, shrugged off speculation surrounding his physical state. “Whatever you want to believe on the media, you can believe them, that’s not on me… I don’t care. If my body is not 100%, I will be in the…