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Palm Sunday Massacre: Tinubu Under Fire For Jos Airport Condolence Visit

JOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu faced criticism on Thursday, April 2, 2026 over the conduct of his visit to Plateau State following...

Political Jolt as INEC Withdraws Backing for David Mark-Led ADC NWC

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it will no longer accept correspondence from rival factions of the African Democratic Congress, ADC,...

Tinubu Orders Military Intervention as Benin Foils Coup Attempt

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria confirmed on Sunday, December 7, 2025, that it deployed fighter jets and ground forces into neighbouring Benin after soldiers there...

El-Rufai Officially Joins ADC After Defection from SDP

KADUNA, Nigeria — Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after a brief and controversial stint with the...

Atiku Abubakar Officially Joins ADC

JADA, Nigeria — Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress, marking a significant shift in Nigeria’s political landscape as opposition figures...

Wike Taunts Atiku and Diri Over PDP Departures, Says He Blocked Atiku’s Bid

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s departure from the Peoples Democratic Party...

Factional Rift Splits ADC in Adamawa as 2 Chairmen Emerge

YOLA, Nigeria — A leadership crisis has erupted within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State, with two rival factions laying claim to...

FG Clarifies: No Inmate Granted Presidential Clemency Has Been Released

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has clarified that none of the 82 inmates recently granted presidential clemency by President Bola Tinubu — including...

Raila Odinga, Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Dies at 80

NAIROBI, Kenya — Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and one of Africa’s most enduring political figures, has died at the age of 80. Odinga passed...

Atiku Insists He Never Promised to Quit Race, Clarifies Statement

ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has denied media reports suggesting he pledged to step aside for a younger candidate in the 2027...

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