EFCC Secures Interim Forfeiture of Town Tavern Lounge, Four-Bedroom Bungalow in Ado-Ekiti
Ilorin, Kwara State – May 27, 2026 The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the interim forfeiture of a lounge and a four-bedroom bungalow located in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin granted the order after ruling that the Commission had…
Ogun I Customs Foils Suspected Impersonation Scheme at Idiroko Border
Idiroko, Ogun State – May 27, 2026 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has foiled a suspected impersonation scheme after intercepting military uniforms and a large consignment of cannabis valued at N259.68 million along the Idiroko border corridor.The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller of Customs (DC) Oladapo Afeni, announced the seizure…
AAC Adopts Sowore as Consensus Presidential Candidate
Abuja, Nigeria — May 27, 2026 The African Action Congress (AAC) has officially adopted Omoyele Sowore as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.Speaking during the party’s 2027 presidential primary held in Abuja, the chairman of the committee overseeing the exercise, Kayode Babayemi, said the decision reflected the confidence and trust the party…
Defense Headquarters Intensify Efforts For Release Of 39 Students, 7 Teachers In Oyo State
ABUJA, NIGERIA – MAY 27, 2026 The Defence Headquarters says it has intensified efforts to secure the release of the 39 students and seven teachers kidnapped in Ahoro Esinle community, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this during the monthly briefing on ongoing…
MESSAGE BY THE FIRST LADY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON EID EL-KABIR 2026
ABUJA, NIGERIA — MAY 27, 2026 The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has extended warm greetings to Muslim faithful across Nigeria and in the diaspora as they celebrate Eid el-Kabir 2026. In her goodwill message, the First Lady described Eid el-Kabir as a special period for reflection on the enduring values of sacrifice, obedience,…
AMAECHI REJECTS ADC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES RESULTS, CITES WIDESPREAD DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES
ABUJA, NIGERIA — MAY 27, 2026 Former Rivers State Governor and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the results of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primaries, alleging widespread disenfranchisement and electoral irregularities during the exercise.In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday, Amaechi described the results being announced…
YILWATDA: FUBARA PASSED APC GUBER SCREENING — BUT PULLED OUT WILLINGLY
ABUJA, NIGERIA — MAY 27, 2026 Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, successfully passed the party’s governorship screening before voluntarily withdrawing from the race.Yilwatda made the clarification amid speculations surrounding Fubara’s decision to step down from the APC governorship primary ahead of the 2027…
PRESIDENT TINUBU URGES NIGERIANS TO SHOW MERCY AND COMPASSION IRRESPECTIVE OF RELIGION OR ETHNICITY
ABUJA, NIGERIA — MAY 27, 2026 President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to show mercy and compassion to one another regardless of race, ethnicity, or creed as Muslims across the country and around the world celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, the Festival of Sacrifice. In his Eid-el-Kabir message to the nation, President Tinubu extended warm felicitations to Muslim…
UCHE NNAJI, EX-MINISTER WHO RESIGNED OVER ‘CERTIFICATE FORGERY’, WINS ENUGU PDP GUBER TICKET
ENUGU, NIGERIA — MAY 27, 2026 Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State ahead of the 2027 general election. Nnaji secured victory in the party’s gubernatorial primary after polling 7,424 votes to defeat his closest rival, Samson Nnamani,…
FRSC DEPLOYS 30,000 PERSONNEL FOR EID EL-KABIR
ABUJA, NIGERIA — MAY 26, 2026 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has deployed 30,000 personnel nationwide ahead of the 2026 Eid El-Kabir special patrol operations aimed at ensuring safer highways during the festive period.According to a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, the special operations commenced on May…