Israel struck south Lebanon on Saturday despite a ceasefire as Hezbollah said its backer Tehran had pledged not to abandon the militant group

They had gone further to pledge their support for Ndubueze and urged their supporters to vote for the incumbent.

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday described the conduct of the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries nationwide as a strong demonstration of internal democracy within the ruling party.

The Akoko South-East/Akoko South-West Youth Vanguard in Ondo State has raised the alarm over alleged plans to undermine the outcome of the APC primary election that produced Victor Ategbole as winner.

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Riliwanu Akiolu, has recalled how he rejected a ₦5 million gift during the regime of late General Sani Abacha.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Cotonou to represent President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of Romuald Wadagni, President of the Republic of Benin.

A chieftain of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, in Delta State, Chief James Onosakponome, has urged former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, to defect to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and contest the 2027 Delta State governorship election in a bid to reclaim what he described as the “stolen mandate” of the 2023 governorship poll.

President Bola Tinubu, weekend, won the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary in his Ward L2, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, polling 4,996 votes as well as across the wards in the state, which he described as demonstration of internal democracy.

“The court has granted access to the defendant to his family, doctors and counsel. These are the only category of persons granted access”

According to the statement, the APC governorship primary election has left thousands of party faithful deeply disappointed, shocked, and disillusioned.

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, on Saturday participated in the party’s presidential primary election at Ampang East Ward in Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, as the ruling party commenced its nationwide primaries.

At some of the wards monitored in Osogbo, Olorunda, Boripe, and Irewole, party bigwigs were seen in the queue waiting to be counted by the electoral officers.

The Medical Director of Sckyé Hospitals Ltd, Dr. Thomas-Wilson Ikubese, has warned that preeclampsia and eclampsia are now the leading causes of maternal mortality in Nigeria,

The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, says members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other Nigerians want President Bola Tinubu to continue in office in 2027.

Ten African countries are at risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the African Union’s health agency warned on Saturday.