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Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has described a Federal High Court ruling ordering the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and Accord Party, as a plot to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Olawepo-Hashim said this in a statement on Tuesday, lamenting that the order was a threat to Nigeria’s multi-party democracy. According to him, the judgment reinforced concerns he had earlier raised since 2024 about what he described as a coordinated effort to weaken opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. He alleged that recent developments in the political space indicate…

The lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, has disclosed a shocking revelation on the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In an interview on AIT on Monday, Oshiomhole said signatures of some lawmakers were forged to facilitate the suspension. He further alleged that the names of three senators were included in the report even though they denied endorsing the recommendations. His remark came on the heel of the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele’s description of Natasha’s suspension as one of the most regrettable episodes of the current Senate. According to Oshiomhole,  some lawmakers whose names appeared on the…

The Young Amazons of Benin Republic have started preparations for their 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Nigeria’s Flamingos, DAILY POST reports. The team is camped at the Missérété Excellence Centre. Head coach Idah Azonsou invited 30 players to camp for the final qualifying round fixture. Azonsou is expected to prune down the list before the clash with the Flamingos. Nigeria will host the first leg at the Remo Stars Sports Complex on Saturday, 4 July, while the reverse fixture will hold one week later in Kegue. The winner on aggregate will qualify for the U-17 Women’s…

Troops of the Nigerian Army, led by the Commander of 12 Brigade, Lokoja, Brigadier General Karim Sidi, have stormed a deep forest near Iluke, Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State to exhume the body of a suspected bandit kingpin, Ibrahim Battijo, for autopsy. The operation, which was carried out on Monday, followed the neutralisation of Battijo during a failed mass abduction attempt targeting WAEC students in Iluke on June 10, 2026. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the exercise was conducted to enable proper forensic examination and confirm details surrounding the death of the suspect after the encounter…

Nigeria’s ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has explained the reasons he has not yet resumed at his country of posting. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Omokri attributed his delay to the ongoing World Cup hosted by the United States and Mexico. According to the former presidential aide,Mexico has not rejected him, stating such a narrative is being engineered by the opposition. “Mexico has not rejected me. Not at all. You should understand that Mexico is right now hosting the World Cup, along with the United States of America, and all of their focus is…

The Naira appreciated against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Monday, resuming the week on a high note against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira gained to close at N1,356.27 per dollar on Monday, up from N1,363.83 traded on Friday last week. This means that the local currency surged by N7.56 against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Meanwhile, at the black market, the Naira remained flat at N1395 per dollar, the same rate as exchanged last week. This comes as the country’s…

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has expressed confidence that the party’s presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi Amaechi will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Abdullahi described the Atiku-Amaechi ticket as a formidable team capable of providing better leadership and winning the election. According to him, all the aspirants who contested the ADC presidential primary possessed qualities that would enable them to perform better than the current administration. “We believe that everybody who was running as an aspirant on the platform…

The Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks, ACAMB, on the 11th of June kicked off activities, marking its 30th anniversary celebration with a tree-planting exercise on Providence Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.In a statement by its spokesperson, Abiodun Coker, the initiative was part of the association’s efforts aimed at promoting environmental sustainability while commemorating 3 decades of advancing corporate communications and marketing excellence within Nigeria’s banking industry.The well-attended exercise, led by the President of ACAMB, Jide Sipe, and the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Akin Morakinyo, in the company of…

The Kano State Government has declared Tuesday a public holiday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic year, 1448 After Hijrah (AH). According to an official press release issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, the work-free day was approved to allow residents to observe and celebrate the significance of the Islamic lunar new year. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, in the statement, congratulated Muslims in Kano and across the country on witnessing another new year, which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. He urged…

Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked as the head coach of Tunisia’s national team. He becomes the first manager to lose his job at the ongoing 2026 World Cup. Lamouchi was dismissed days after the Carthage Eagles were thrashed 5-1 by Sweden in their opening fixture.  He would be replaced by Mondher Kebaier.  Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, wrote on X: “Tunisia head coach Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked after defeat on World Cup opening game against Sweden. “Plans are under way ‌to appoint ‌Mondher Kebaier as the new national team ‌coach on an interim basis, Federation confirm.”