Lagos APC expels ex-Agege chairman, aspirant over defection to APM
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has expelled former Agege Local Government Chairman, Ganiyu Egunjobi, and former Agege Constituency II aspirant, Azeez Yusuf, following their defection to the Allied Peoples Movement. The state APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, announced the expulsion in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday, accusing the […]
Ex-ADC governorship candidate dumps party
Former governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Rivers State, Tonte Ibraye, has resigned his membership of the party, citing the prolonged leadership crisis and unresolved legal disputes over its internal structures and the conduct of its processes ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ibraye, who ran for governor in the 2023 election, announced […]
Flood sweeps Delta undergraduate into canal, body found
A university undergraduate was swept away by floodwater in Asaba, Delta State, while travelling with her father, and her body was recovered two days later. The incident occurred on Monday at Okotimi Layout, behind the Asaba Specialist Hospital, following a downpour. The girl was reportedly travelling with her father in a Toyota Corolla when floodwater […]
NDLEA busts Nigerian-Mexican meth lab in Enugu, arrests two
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency revealed that it has dismantled what it described as a Nigerian-Mexican drug network operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Eziama community, Obeagu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The agency disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. The NDLEA stated, “Two suspects, 45-year-old […]
NECO releases 2026 SSCE examination results
The National Examination Council has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination. A total of 1,496 candidates were involved in examination malpractice, as against 3,878 in 2025. The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made this known on Thursday during a press briefing, where he said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, […]
Ex-Labour Party South-West coordinator dumps party, defects to APC
A former South-West Coordinator of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 election, Sola Ebiseni, has defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress. Ebiseni, who is also the Secretary-General of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, declared his support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The […]
Police arrest man linked to 2023 kidnapping, murder
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected kidnapper, identified as Olisa Oyelu, also known as “Obele”, for kidnapping and armed robbery in connection with a 2023 kidnapping incident which resulted in the death of a victim. In a press statement released on Thursday, the Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP […]
