2027: Wali seeks Geidam Emir’s support for Yobe Guber race
By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman YOBE — The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Malam Wali, has continued his consultations with traditional rulers, seeking the support and prayers of the Emir of Geidam, Alhaji Mustapha Ibn Mahmud, ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Wali, who visited the monarch at his palace […]
PRP: Duke can win 2027 with broad political coalition — Adeshina
The Lagos State Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), James Adeshina, says the party’s presidential candidate, Donald Duke, can win the 2027 presidential election if he builds a strong grassroots structure and a broad-based political coalition. Adeshina, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday, described Duke, a former […]
IPAC hails peaceful conduct of Bauchi LG elections
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Bauchi State chapter, has commended the peaceful conduct of the 2026 local government elections held across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas on Monday, August 17. In a statement issued after the polls, the council described the exercise as a demonstration of democratic practice, […]
Lagos police arrest 39 suspects, recover 14 pistols, other weapons
By Esther Onyegbula, Matthew Johnson & Maryflorence Nwabueze LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 39 suspects and recovered 14 locally made pistols, a live shotgun and other weapons during a series of intelligence-led operations across the state in August. The operations targeted suspected vandals, armed robbers, cultists and other criminal elements allegedly […]
Illicit Arms: Ribadu backs fresh national survey, says 2016 data outdated
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has backed plans for a new National Baseline Survey on illicit small arms and light weapons, saying Nigeria must replace outdated data and address methodological and coordination gaps identified from the 2016 exercise. Ribadu said the proposed survey was necessary to provide credible […]
Full list: Chelsea unveil 2026/27 squad numbers as Joao Pedro takes No. 9
Chelsea have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2026/27 season, with several players handed new shirt numbers ahead of the new campaign.
