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There was drama at the convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Mary Ekpere-Eta, an aspirant for the office of national woman leader of the party, refused to withdraw from contesting. Ekpere-Eta, a former director-general of the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), announced her decision in the early hours of Sunday […]

Abdullahi Adamu, senator representing Nasarawa west, has been elected as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Muhammadu Badaru, governor of Jigawa, coordinated the exercise. Using the voice vote system, the APC delegates at the convention approved Adamu as the new national chairman of the party. The vote was […]

Joe Biden, president of the United States of America, says Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” over the latter’s decision to invade Ukraine. Biden said this on Saturday while speaking in Warsaw, Poland, on the US’ support to Ukraine. He also compared the impact of the Ukraine invasion to that […]

The Nigeria High Commission in London has suspended biometric capturing for persons interested in applying for the e-passport. In 2021, the federal government launched the enhanced e-passport to address issues of forgery and improve the application process. According to a statement issued by the commission on Saturday, the biometrics capture was suspended […]

Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has asked the federal government to take urgent steps to address the high cost of food items in the country. The sultan spoke on Saturday at the closing ceremony of the 2022 national Qur’an recitation competition in Bauchi state. The event was hosted by the Bauchi […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has selected its consensus candidates for national and zonal offices of the party. The list, which was signed by governors of the party, comes just as delegates are gathered in Abuja for the ongoing party’s national convention. Aside from the office of the zonal legal adviser (south-south), […]

Gunmen, on Saturday, attacked the Kaduna international airport and killed a security guard. The attack comes hours after gunmen reportedly killed several residents across nine communities in Giwa LGA on Friday. The incident at the airport was said to have resulted in panic as security operatives engaged the attackers in a gun […]

Residents of Danmani community in Rigasa, Igabi LGA of Kaduna state, have sustained injuries following an explosion in the area. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday. The incident, which occurred on Friday, was said to have been caused by an […]