Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the immediate past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Gombe State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Pantami secured the party’s ticket through a voice affirmation during the PDP primary election held on Tuesday in Gombe, where he was…
Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the immediate past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Gombe State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Pantami secured the party’s ticket through a voice affirmation during the PDP primary election held on Tuesday in Gombe, where he was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Edo State has re-arrested and arraigned a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, who allegedly skipped bail and was falsely declared dead by his wife in a bid to avoid prosecution. According to the Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, Lawal was initially arrested on February…
Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a bid to curb the spread of the ongoing Ebola outbreak, the country’s health ministry announced on Wednesday, May 27. The decision follows the confirmation of seven cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola since the outbreak was first detected in…
FC Barcelona have reportedly reached an agreement with Newcastle United F.C. to sign winger Anthony Gordon in a deal valued at £69.3 million (€80 million), including add-ons. The England international is expected to travel to Spain on Thursday for his medical ahead of completing the high-profile transfer before the upcoming World Cup. Although FC Bayern…
Troops of the 32 Brigade, working alongside local vigilantes, have arrested two suspected terrorist informants during a clearance operation in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. Military sources disclosed that the operation was carried out around 9:30 a.m. on May 25, 2026, in forest communities around Itagbolu, Iju, Igbogun Iju, and Iju Alagbun…
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated Nigerian children on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day, while also expressing concern over children and teachers still being held captive in parts of the country. In a statement released on the occasion, the President said that although the day is meant to celebrate children, many families in Oyo…
YouTube says it will soon begin automatically detecting AI-generated content and adding labels to videos for viewers on the platform. The company announced on Wednesday, May 27, that the update marks a move away from its earlier system, which depended on creators to disclose whether generative AI tools were used in their videos. “If a…
The lawmaker representing Ibadan South-West Constituency I in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Yusuf Oladeni Adebisi, has distributed cash support, bags of rice and other valuable gifts worth millions of naira to members and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) across the constituency as part…
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that Siminalayi Fubara voluntarily withdrew from the party’s governorship primary after successfully completing the screening process. Fubara had earlier announced on May 20 that he was stepping down from the race, explaining that his decision was based on personal conviction and a desire…
