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The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has warned that President Bola Tinubu could lose 80 per cent of northern Muslim votes if he bows to calls to jettison the Muslim-Muslim ticket and drop Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027. The North-Central APC Forum issued the warning in a statement released by its Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, in Abuja on Saturday. Ahead of the 2027 election, Tinubu has come under pressure from various groups and stakeholders urging him to drop Shettima as his running mate. Some elements in the APC argue that the Muslim-Muslim ticket, which contributed to Tinubu’s victory…

The Police Command in Bauchi State said it has recorded significant breakthroughs in its fight against crime, with the detention of nine suspects in three separate operations within the past week. The Command’s Spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Bauchi. According to him, the first incident occurred on Aug. 14, when operatives, acting on credible intelligence, arrested two suspects, aged 24 and 22, in possession of 10 stolen cattle around Maikwangi village, Ningi Local Government Area. “The suspects confessed to conspiring and rustling the cattle from a Fulani settlement in the area a month earlier.…

By Tshepy Matloga-Malope Nyasha Melissa Chisoko remembers the moment her first sale came through. She was in her small apartment in Johannesburg, nursing her newborn and watching online pre-orders trickle in for the very first time. “I cried,” she says. “Not because it was a huge amount of money, but because someone believed in me.” That belief planted the seed for MAZH Babies, her premium baby and maternity brand that now sits on the shelves of major retailers. This business wasn’t born from a business school plan. It began with migration and motherhood. All over the world, migration is often…

Super Eagles forward Moses Simon scored his first goal for Paris FC in their 5-2 bashing at Olympique Marseille on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports. After the disappointment of losing their first game of the Ligue 1 season last week, Paris FC returned to league action with a game at Stade Velodrome. Paris FC enjoyed a lot of the ball in the opening embers of the game, but Marseille were the bigger and more talented side, so they soon grew into the game. Paris FC players training before the game against Marseille (Photo credit: Paris FC X) It took the Phocaeans 20…

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other party members against actions capable of derailing the party’s national convention scheduled for November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a communiqué issued after its 7th meeting on Saturday in Gusau, Zamfara State, the Forum reaffirmed support for the resolutions of the 101st National Executive Committee (NEC) held in July, which endorsed the Ibadan convention. Chaired by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, the governors described the PDP as the only viable alternative to what they termed the ruling APC’s…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that his recent political realignment is not about his personal ambition to become Nigeria’s president but about building a collective movement for national renewal. Atiku, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this on Saturday while addressing an affirmation ceremony in Lagos for new defectors into the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The event drew former PDP and Labour Party stalwarts who announced their membership of ADC. Speaking through Prof. Ola Olateju of Achievers University, Owo, Atiku explained that his decision to leave the PDP…

Soccernet.ng can exclusively report that Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface’s proposed switch to AC Milan from Bayer Leverkusen has taken another turn following the result of his medical examination. Multiple reports have revealed that the Nigerian international is faced with medical concerns that could force Rossoneri to reconsider the terms of the deal. The 24-year-old arrived in Milan on Friday to undergo routine medical checks ahead of a season-long loan move worth €5 million, with an option to buy for around €30m. Victor Boniface and Tosin Adarabioyo during Chelsea vs Bayer Leverkusen match. Copyright: Imago But what was expected to…

African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has reaffirmed the party’s commitment to empowering youth and women, pledging to allocate 50 per cent of elective and appointive positions to these demographics. Aregbesola, a former Osun governor, stated this at the affirmation ceremony, where stakeholders from the PDP, Labour Party and others proclaimed their membership of ADC in Lagos State. Delivering a speech entitled “When good people unite, Nigerians win”, Aregbesola described ADC as a party for the youth, adding that the party is out to rescue Nigeria. Aregbesola stated that Nigeria’s future lies in empowering the youth, adding…

The Kebbi State Police Command has dismissed as false a social media report alleging that Christian children rescued from kidnappers were placed in a Muslim-run orphanage in Birnin Kebbi. In a statement on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, described the report as “baseless” and a deliberate attempt to discredit the command. According to him, the publication, allegedly written by a corps member, claimed that a four-year-old boy named Uzochukwu had been found in the orphanage. The boy was said to have told how policemen arrested his kidnappers, charged them to court, and later kept him and…

Ahead of the 2027 election, the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assured its readiness to promote the inclusion and representation of women in the country’s governance. ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, shared the party’s position in a chat with The Guardian after participating in the summit themed “Attaining 35 per cent Affirmative Action Towards Strengthening Women’s Agency for political leadership,” organised by the Strengthening Her Aspiration for Political Engagement (SHAPE) project. He remarked that the ADC has the pursuit of equal opportunities and inclusiveness of women as one of its cardinal goals. “For ADC, it’s all about…