Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has convened a high-level reconciliation meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, as part of efforts to unite the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has urged the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on the need to strengthen the unity among Yoruba race globally.

The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise the strengthening of local Internet Service Providers, ISPs, as a catalyst for unlocking growth in fintech, software development and digital platforms across the country.

Nigeria’s fast-growing digital economy is facing a mounting cybersecurity crisis, with over 4,000 cyberattacks recorded weekly—prompting urgent calls for stronger data protection, local data storage, and stricter regulatory compliance.

The Nigerian Army has clarified that popular blogger and social media influencer, Justice Mark Chidiebere, widely known as Justice Crack, is no longer in its custody, following concerns over his reported arrest.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has summoned South Africa’s Acting High Commissioner following a wave of anti-foreigner protests and reported attacks targeting Nigerians and their businesses in the country.

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has reiterated his call for the adoption of community policing as a strategy to curb insecurity of lives and property across Nigeria.

THE minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has declared that Nigeria’s mining sector is shifting from informal extraction to structured industrialization under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, with reforms driving over $800 million in processing investments and ₦68.1 billion in 2025 revenue.

“Go to the polling centres with your bottles and jerry cans of kerosene. Either they do what is right, or we all die there. So there will be no beneficiary”

The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has withdrawn the licences of five underperforming Private Sector Participation, PSP, operators and realigned waste collection routes in some parts of Lagos State.

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti South Senatorial District have announced Senate spokesman, Adeyemi Adaramodu, as the consensus candidate for the 2027 polls.

“We have worked hard to ensure that the AFCON is held in East Africa, and our commitment remains unwavering. I am confident that we will organise a very successful AFCON in these three countries,” Motsepe said.

The cleric stressed that while politicians are welcome in the church, the altar is not a platform for political expression.

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South) has hailed the Federal Government and the troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in the fight against insurgents which led to the rescue of some of the 416 people, mostly women and children abducted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Ngoshe village, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has told AFP he will remain “tough” on the issue of athletes switching nationality after his federation blocked a bid by top Jamaicans and Kenyans to move to Turkey.