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El‑Rufai appears in court over money laundering charges
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El‑Rufai has arrived at the Federal High Court in Kaduna for arraignment on charges of alleged money laundering and conversion of public property brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The anti-corruption agency, ICPC on Monday announced that El‑Rufai is to be arraigned alongside one Joel Adoga on Tuesday. The…
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APC vows hitch-free convention as 7,200 delegates converge on Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is fully prepared for its national convention scheduled to hold on Saturday in Abuja. The party’s National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, alongside the Chairman of the 2026 National Convention Central Coordinating Committee and former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, assured members that the exercise would be peaceful and well-organised. Speaking ahead of the…
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EU, Nigeria move to deepen cooperation on trade, security
Nigeria and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in trade, investment and security following a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. The meeting, held on Monday at the President’s residence in Lagos, focused on expanding economic collaboration and addressing shared security concerns amid…
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SGF inaugurates PenCom board, tasks members on transparency
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has inaugurated the board of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), charging members to uphold transparency, accountability and strong corporate governance in the management of Nigeria’s pension industry. In a statement issued on Monday by the Head of Information and Public Relations in the SGF’s office, Christopher Ugwuegbulam, Akume…
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PHOTOS: Lagos GAC, N’Assembly leaders, EU foreign policy chief visit Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Monday received prominent visitors at his Lagos residence. The prominent figures include members of the influential Lagos State Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the presiding officers of the National Assembly, Senate President Godwill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Kaja Kallas. The separate visits, held during…
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PHOTOS: Shettima welcomes Fintiri to APC, says defection strengthens party ahead of 2027
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday formally received Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri into the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the governor and his supporters as partners in the party’s vision to build a functional Nigeria rather than new entrants. Speaking at a reception held at the Mahmud Ribadu Square in Yola, Shettima said Fintiri’s defection reflects the responsibility…
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ICPC to arraign El-Rufai for alleged fraud, abuse of office
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will be arraigning the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before two separate courts. In a statement issued on Monday, by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Communications, John Odey, the ICPC said El-Rufai would be arraigned alongside Joel Adoga at the Federal High Court sitting in…
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Shettima, APC governors storm Yola for Fintiri’s grand reception
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Monday arrived at the Lamido Aliyu Mustapha International Airport in Yola, Adamawa State, ahead of a planned political event expected to see Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Shettima was received at the airport by Governor Fintiri alongside several prominent political figures, including…
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JUST IN: Trump delays planned strike on Iran power plants, after ‘productive talks’
The United States U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States would temporarily halt planned military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure following what he described as positive diplomatic engagements with Iran. In a post on his Truth Social network on Monday, Trump wrote: “the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days,…
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Nyako dumps ADC, returns to APC in Adamawa
Abdulaziz Nyako, a former senator who represented Adamawa Central between 2015 and 2019, has defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nyako announced his return to the APC on Saturday during a visit by Ahmadu Fintiri to his residence in Yola. “I am back in the APC,” Nyako, popularly known as Commander, declared, according…
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