French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to make a state visit to Nigeria later this year, the French Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Marc Fonbaustier, has announced. He described the visit as an opportunity for both nations to review their strategic partnership and set a new direction for cooperation.
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The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has met with a high-powered delegation from the United States to boost joint efforts in tackling Nigeria’s rising insecurity.
Ribadu Hosts US Delegation Amid Rising Insecurity Read More »
Atiku Abubakar, ex- Vice President and candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2027 presidential election, has rejected reports claiming the Court of Appeal voided his party’s primary elections.
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Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has picked his current deputy, Murtala Sule Galadima Garo, to run alongside him again in the forthcoming 2027 governorship election.
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Peter Obi, candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 presidential election, has spoken out against the recent attacks in Benue and Plateau states. He said Nigeria will not make real progress as long as innocent people keep getting killed in violent assaults.
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Crude oil resources had descended upon Nigeria like manna from heaven in the 1970s. Between 1970 and 1975, government revenue grew by over 1,100%, creating surplus funds that overwhelmed the country. The oil windfall was so unprecedented that General Yakubu Gowon admitted, in 1973, that “money is not Nigeria’s problem, but how to spend it”.
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By Tekena Amieyeofori The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State has announced it will not challenge the results of the June 20, 2026 governorship election, choosing instead to channel its energy into rebuilding and preparing for upcoming polls. This decision was reached at an expanded State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting held on July 9
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The FCT Police Command says it has rescued four kidnap victims following a fierce gun battle with their abductors in the Mpape area of Abuja.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.
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The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Peace, Security, Good Governance, Equity and Justice has applauded the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, for blocking attempts by some opposition lawmakers to summon President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appear before the House.
CSOs Back Speaker Abbas for Rejecting Move to Summon Tinubu Read More »
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has entered into six strategic gas agreements with key industry players to boost domestic gas use, shore up energy security, and push Nigeria’s industrial growth.
NNPC Signs 6 Major Gas Deals to Drive Energy Security, Industrialisation Read More »
