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APC wins Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency bye-election
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APC wins Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency bye-election

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Engr. Usman Maijama’a Kallamu, has won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency bye-election held on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Kallamu polled 41,121 votes to defeat candidates of the other political parties that contested the election. The bye-election was conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to […]

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I was offered N250m to support Obasanjo’s 3rd term agenda — Farouk Aliyu
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I was offered N250m to support Obasanjo’s 3rd term agenda — Farouk Aliyu

Former House of Representatives Minority Leader, Farouk Aliyu, has alleged that he was offered N250 million to support former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s controversial third-term agenda in 2006. Aliyu made the claim during an interview on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, where he recounted his experience as a member of the House of Representatives during the debate […]

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Gombe Diphtheria Outbreak: 332 cases recorded in four LGAs

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The Gombe State Government has commenced an emergency vaccination exercise following a diphtheria outbreak that has recorded about 332 cases across four local government areas of the state. The affected local government areas are Akko, Gombe, Kwami and Funakaye. The development was contained in a directive issued by the Gombe State […]

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2027 Elections: SERAP sues INEC over failure to disclose political donation limits, party finances
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2027 Elections: SERAP sues INEC over failure to disclose political donation limits, party finances

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over its failure to disclose the limits on political contributions under section 91 of the Electoral Act 2026, including whether the Commission has exercised its statutory power to set such limits and, if so, why the applicable […]

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RAINBOW COALITION: Tinubu must be careful with Wike — Odion Akhaine, political scientist

Speaks on the case of  Bola Ige in Obasanjo govt and the wrecking of AD Says selfish politicians destroy parties, replace them with SPVs By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor  As political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections continue to reshape Nigeria’s political scene, the growing involvement of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, […]

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Rivers, Kwara, Gombe, Cross River: APC states threatened by Wike’s Rainbow Coalition ahead of 2027
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31 APC Govs vs wike: Tinubu faces difficult options

Tension that had simmered for months within the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the immediate circle of President Bola Tinubu has finally spilled into full public view, setting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, against a bloc of governors elected on the party’s ticket, and raising hard questions about how the president plans to keep his disciples intact heading into the 2027 election.

Where each side stands

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‘High flood to hit Delta, Imo, Cross River, 12 other states in 7 days’
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‘High flood to hit Delta, Imo, Cross River, 12 other states in 7 days’

Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NiHSA, has warned of a high riverine flood risk across 15 states from September 19 to 25, 2026, urging affected communities to relocate to safer and higher grounds.

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiHSA, Arch Umar Mohammed, disclosed this on Saturday in the agency’s National Flood Advisory.

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37 miners’ suffocation: Anger spreads, 20 security officers suspended, mining disasters rock Kogi, Taraba
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37 miners’ suffocation: Anger spreads, 20 security officers suspended, mining disasters rock Kogi, Taraba

Anger mounted yesterday over the reported deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, as the Federal Government suspended 20 officers and ordered an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

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