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By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Milk of human kindness flowed from Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu as he donated 1,000 Saudi Riyals (about N450,000) each to the 2,410 pilgrims from the State currently performing the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed by the State Amirul Hajj (leader of pilgrimage delegation), Alhaji Muhammad Mai Gari Dingyadi, in a statement signed by Abubakar Bawa, Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Sokoto. Dingyadi said the gesture was to support the pilgrims financially as they prepare for their journey back to Nigeria after completing the Hajj rites. The Amirul Hajj praised the…

The Tanimu Turaki faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today outmanoeuvred the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, who moved to block them from holding a ceremony to give ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the party's certificate of return for the 2027 presidential election at a designated hotel in Abuja. The faction did so by successfully going ahead with the event at its Garki office, also in Abuja. Though Jonathan was absent and the certificate received on his behalf by a member of the House of Representatives from Bayelsa State, Hon. Fred Egbedi, he was duly named PDP presidential candidate…

*Enugu APC Presents Certificates Of Return To LG Chairmanship Flagbearers Ahead Sept Polls By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has unveiled the newly renovated and re-equipped Neonatal and Special Babies Ward at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, as part of activities marking the 2026 Children’s Day celebration. The facility, upgraded through the intervention of the Cecilia Oyebola Foundation founded by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Health, Dr Yomi Jaye, is equipped with modern incubators, infusion and syringe pumps, phototherapy equipment, autoclave machines, baby monitoring devices and upgraded nursing…

Perhaps, pre-empting President Bola Tinubu's speech today, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar berated the Tinubu administration over growing insecurity and the worsening economic situation in the land, saying Nigerians are now compelled to treat ransom payments like regular household items. Addressing Nigerians as his administration clocked three, Tinubu had said communities and highways were becoming safer and economically productive, despite challenges. To him, advances were being made in the fight against terrorism. In a statement yesterday and issued by Phrank Shaibu, his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Abubakar, popularly known as Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate in…

President Bola Tinubu declared today that, despite challenges, many Nigerian communities and highways were becoming safer and economically productive. He spoke while addressing the nation on the occasion of his third year in office. Tinubu spoke even as scores of school children and many more Nigerians remain in captivity in the bushes at the hands of heavily armed terrorists who have continued to ravage parts of the nation. The full statement: Three years ago, you entrusted me with the sacred responsibility of leading our beloved nation at a defining moment in our history. I accepted that responsibility, fully aware of…

Fast on the heels of his defection to Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, who today announced his pivoting to NDC, has been granted waiver by the party to run for Delta Central senatorial district seat in 2027. Omo-Agege will face tough competition from incumbent Senator Ede Dafinone of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party also gave waiver to ex-Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, to contest for Delta North senatorial seat. He will be up, among others, against former Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa of APC. A statement…

*Delta Money Sitting In Bank Accounts While People Suffer, He Claims *Vows To Run For Delta Central Seat In 2027 By our reporter The loud grumbling by former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, over his being allegedly manipulated out in the senatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, has taken another turn as the prominent politician has quit the party for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). APC Senator Ede Dafinone won the primary. NDC is the party on which platform Mr Peter Obi and Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso seek to actualize their presidential aspirations.…

*Babies Also At Risk *Concerns Bound To Grow In Nigeria In a move that could send shockwaves to Nigerian buyers and elicit a decision from them, European Union (EU) regulators have fined the Chinese shopping website Temu €200m (£173m). Reason? For failing to stop the sale of illegal and dangerous products. The European Commission imposed the penalty after a 19-month investigation that found consumers were very likely to encounter illegal or unsafe products including baby toys and electronics on the firm’s website. An unpublished mystery shopping exercise carried out for the Commission found a “high percentage” of unsafe baby products…

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja It is important that religious organizations continue to pray for the nation's troops fighting terrorism, banditry and other shades of insecurity. Such prayers encourage and boost the morale of troops deployed across various theatres of operation nationwide. Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, took the position while receiving the General Overseer (G.O) of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries (TLCCRM), Pastor Lazarus Muoka, in his (Minister's) office in Abuja,the nation's capital. Reaffirming the importance of moral support, prayers, and national unity in strengthening the resolve of the Armed Forces in the ongoing fight against insecurity…

Despite the loud grumbling by former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and former Managing Director (MD), defunct FSB International Bank, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, alleging rigging and other irregularities in the primary, opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) late Wednesday declared former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar, winner of the primary. Thus, this makes the Adamawa-born ex-VP ADC's presidential flagbearer for the 2027 election. Amaechi had kicked against the conduct of the primary, vowing to seek redress in court. The collation of results was announced at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Wednesday. Abubakar, popularly called Atiku, polled 1,846,370 votes while Amaechi…