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Minors marry selves off with N3,000 in Bauchi
Young girls and boys in Bauchi metropolis were caught engaging in “illegal” marriage arrangements with one another, who are ostensibly below the adult age of 18 years, with just N3,000 as bride price.
Primaries: APC dispatches materials for direct mode
The clearest signal of the policy reversal came when the party’s Organising Department dispatched election materials and result sheets to all states on Thursday — a development insiders interpreted as a green light for direct primaries.
2027: Consensus remains preferred option for APC primaries in Borno – Zulum
The APC primary elections are scheduled to commence on Friday, 15 May, with the House of Representatives primaries and climax on Saturday, 23 May, with the presidential primaries.
Nigerian man jailed in US for 115 months over $700,000 scams
A United States court has sentenced a Nigerian man, Charles Nnamdi Emesim, to 115 months imprisonment over a decade-long money laundering operation linked to romance, lottery and other internet fraud schemes worth more than $700,000.
14m Nigerian children in orphanages – Oyediji, ASOHON president
No fewer than 14 million children are in motherless and orphanage homes across Nigeria as a result of governments irresponsible attitudes.
Electricity: TCN records 276 tower vandalism in 3 years
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said it recorded about 276 vandalised infrastructure from 2022 to 2025 nationwide.
After N20m, rice, oil ransom, terrorists hold on to abducted Kwara church worshippers
Despite N20 million ransom, with a bag of rice and a yellow keg of groundnut oil the terrorists have refused grant the victims freedom
US Border Patrol chief resigns in latest Trump admin departure
Michael Banks, the US Border Patrol chief, resigned on Thursday, the latest senior immigration enforcement official to leave the Trump administration.
Camavinga, Muani absent as France name squad for 2026 World Cup
Kylian Mbappe will spearhead France at the World Cup after national team coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday announced his 26-man squad for this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
APC primaries: Stakeholders reject alleged candidate imposition in Ondo
Ahead of the primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC scheduled to commence today, stakeholders in the Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency of Ondo State have risen against what they describe as a behind-the-scenes plot to install a preferred candidate on the party’s platform.
Boo of the Booless: 5 love songs by Chike that still hit differently
When Nigerian R&B, Soul, and Afropop singer Chike released his debut album ‘Boo of the Booless’ in 2020, it emerged as one of the most emotionally rich projects in Nigerian music.
JUSUN suspends strike in Abia
JUSUN had on 16th March, 2026, embarked on strike, pressing home its demand for financial autonomy.
AIG Akpanudom bans POS operators from FCID Annex premises
AIG Akpanudom gave the directive during a general lecture and meeting with sectional heads and officers on Thursday, where critical operational and administrative issues affecting the efficiency and integrity of the department were extensively discussed.
2027: ADC movement is to save Nigeria from despair — Atiku
Shortly after leaving the venue, Atiku, in a statement posted on his X handle, described his presidential ambition as part of a broader national movement.
PDP: Police can’t interpret S-Court verdict, Turaki NWC fires back at Anyanwu
The Peoples Democratic Party’s Interim National Working Committee, INWC, led by Kabiru Turaki, SAN, on Thursday pushed back against moves to involve security agencies in the party’s leadership dispute, insisting that the police had no authority to interpret Supreme Court judgments or determine the legality of its interim leadership.

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