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A fatal motor accident at Sheda village along the Abuja-Lokoja highway has claimed the lives of the Speaker of the Gwagwalada Area Council legislative arm, Mohammed Ibrahim Ibwa and his aide, Ibrahim Ibwa. The aide to the Speaker died on the spot while the Speaker died in the early hours of Thursday at the Abuja Teaching Hospital, where he was referred after initially receiving treatment at Legend Hospital in Gwagwalada. A source explained that the victims were involved in a head-on collision accident involving a Mercedes-Benz car and a Sino truck at Sheda village around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday. He…

The Yobe State Police Command says its operatives have arrested 23 suspects in coordinated raids and intelligence-led operations across the state. The Command, through its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the Command, on May 14, 2026, at about noon, operatives attached to Tarmuwa Division, in collaboration with local vigilante members, carried out a major raid operation at Tashan Fulani Village, Tarmuwa LGA. It added that during the operation, four suspects were arrested while in possession of various exhibits, including two and a half bundles of dry leaves suspected to be Indian…

Seven suspected illegal miners were arrested in Minna, Niger State, during a crackdown led by the Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Mohammed Qasim Danjuma. The enforcement operation, carried out around 6:30 p.m. behind the Bilkebeb Shango area of Minna, targeted illegal mining activities reportedly taking place within a residential community on Tuesday evening. Nine motorcycles allegedly used for the illegal operations were also confiscated during the raid. The suspects and the seized motorcycles were later handed over to the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for further investigation and necessary action. The commissioner, accompanied by…

The Abia State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has announced the suspension of its industrial action, which began on March 15, 2026. The suspension of the strike follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abia State Government aimed at resolving the lingering issues. The Chairman of JUSUN in Abia, Chinedu Ezeh, and the State Secretary, Chibueze Nwachukwu, who confirmed the suspension of the strike, said the decision took immediate effect after the agreement was ratified by the union congress. The statement said the Memorandum of Understanding substantially addressed the concerns raised by…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has postponed the House of Representatives Primary Election for the 2027 general elections to Saturday, May 16, 2026. This was contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Thursday. Morka said previously announced primary election dates for the  senate, state houses of assembly, governorship and presidential primaries remain unchanged. According to the statement, the primary elections will now be held as follows: House of Representatives – Saturday, 16th May, 2026 Senate – Monday, 18th May, 2026 State House of Assembly – Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 Governorship – Thursday, 21st May, 2026 Presidential – Saturday, 23rd May, 2026.

China has reaffirmed its commitment to the One-China principle, stating that Taiwan is not a sovereign nation but an inseparable part of Chinese territory. Counselor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria, Dong Hairong, made this known on Thursday at a Media Salon held in Abuja by the Centre for China Studies and the Centre for Contemporary China-Africa Research. Hairong reiterated that recent developments involving Taiwan showed the need for greater international understanding of the Taiwan question and China’s territorial position. She cited the recent visit of Taiwan regional leader, Lai Ching-te, to Eswatini, as well as a…

The Nigerian government, through the Rural Electrification Agency, has announced plans, in collaboration with stakeholders, to raise a $188 million fund to finance its 191-megawatt solar energy capacity. REA disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to the federal government, the move is in partnership with First City Monument Bank, Barton Heyman, UK PACT, and ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Ltd., aimed at electrifying rural communities in Nigeria. The federal government stated that the fund, which is part of the Green Finance Investment Facility, would decentralise renewable energy solutions across the country. In his remarks, the Managing Director of the REA,…

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has described former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as a “political prisoner” of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He made this comment in an interview on Symfoni TV on Thursday. According to the ADC spokesman, the legal actions against Mallam Nasir El-Rufai were politically motivated and aimed at keeping him out of circulation ahead of the 2027 general elections. “Today, regardless of whatever charges they have against Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is a political prisoner of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because there are no charges that have…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the ongoing road project linking Gomani to Yangoji in Abuja, saying the development aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to spread infrastructure beyond city centres and open up satellite communities under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking during an inspection of the project in Abuja on Thursday, Wike said the Tinubu administration deliberately prioritised rural and satellite town development to curb rural-urban migration and improve connectivity across the FCT. According to him, the road project forms part of a broader infrastructure drive that began with the A2-Pai road, which…

The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has constituted a high-level consensus committee on party harmonisation and aspirants’ engagement, headed by Dr Hadiza Balarabe, the deputy governor of the state, to strengthen internal democracy and sustain unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of forthcoming elections. The committee will interface with aspirants, party leaders, and other critical stakeholders to facilitate amicable resolutions in constituencies where multiple interests exist. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, he said the initiative is aimed at fostering mutual understanding, political stability, and consensus-building within the party. According to…