The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has strongly rejected reports that it has adopted Peter Obi as its sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election, calling the claims “mere rumours” and a “figment of the imaginations of the peddlers.” In a statement issued on Sunday, February 16, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Khalid Arewa, the ZLP categorically dismissed the circulating information, which had been spreading across social media platforms,…

Dr. Dayo Israel, the Chairman of the Board of Management at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, has secured an N8 million donation to cover the cost of a life-saving surgery for Rachel Idowu, a 16-year-old secondary school student diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. Idowu, who has struggled with lung complications since birth, has faced significant challenges in her daily life, including difficulty with school participation and growth.…

The African Union (AU) warned on Sunday against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country’s east. “We don’t want a balkanisation of eastern DRC,” the AU’s Peace and Security Commissioner Bankole Adeoye told reporters. Without mentioning Rwanda, he added: “We are calling for the immediate removal of M23 and their supporters from all towns…

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has asked the Federal Government to probe a claim by US Congressman Scott Perry that aborted United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Senator Ndume made the request on Sunday while responding to questions on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He said: “You can’t say it’s just an allegation; it’s more than that. “That’s why…

The Lagos State Government has launched the Charity Begins at Home Waste Valorisation Initiative, a strategic waste management project designed to transform waste into economic value while promoting environmental sustainability. The initiative, unveiled during the week at the Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget (MEPB) Quadrant in Alausa, was spearheaded by the Office of the Special Adviser on Climate Change and Circular Economy. The event brought together government officials, civil…

Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State has approved the promotion of 8,476 primary and junior secondary school teachers across the state’s 18 Local government areas. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor said the promotion was part of his administration’s first 100 days in office. The Chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo-SUBEB), Onomen Goodness Briggs, described the move as a…

Terrorists from Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have killed three Nigerian Army personnel following an attack on a military base in Borno State. The insurgents also made away with two gun trucks in the process. According to SaharaReporters, the terrorists attacked the military facility in Isige town, Gwoza Local Government Area of the state. A source said that the terror group razed many buildings and…

Armed robbers attacked Obafemi Awolowo Hall of Residence in the University of Ibadan in Oyo State on Saturday morning, dispossessing students of their valuables worth thousands of naira during the raid. FIJ quoted sources as saying that the assailants gained access into the hall between 4 am and 5 am, targeting at least two rooms on the ground floor of C Block, which houses returning students. The robbers first disabled…

Djibouti’s foreign minister, Mahamoud Youssouf, has been elected as the new chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission. In the election that took place on Saturday, Youssouf won after seven rounds of voting by the union’s 49 member states. He won the election with 33 votes in the final round, constituting the required two-thirds. Kenya’s former prime minister, Raila Odinga, and Richard Randriamandrato, Madagascar’s ex-economy and finance and foreign affairs…

The last has not been heard about the face-off between three Nigerian lawmakers and some executives of Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies, as allegations and counter-allegations between the parties continued at the weekend.Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, who was detained in the country last year before being released, had accused some members of the House of Representatives of demanding $150 million…

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has kicked against the plans of the government to convert Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, into a university. Recall that the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Friday announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of YABATECH into a university.NNPC debunks viral video, reveals Dangote refinery as main fuel supplier He noted that because the polytechnic has over 200…

A missing final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, has been found dead at an Islamic Cleric’s house in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Yetunde was tragically killed for ritual purposes in Ilorin after being lured by the Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Mohad Ballo, who she met on Facebook. The Kwara State Police Command revealed on Saturday that a suspect, said to be the son of a…