Abia Governor Alex Otti and the Labour Party rejected former chairman Julius Abure’s sale of 2027 nomination forms, branding them worthless paper from political fraudsters.
Otobong Tommy
Otobong Tommy
Otobong Tommy is a violinist, writer, and teacher. With a BSc. in public administration (2014) from Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria, she has previously worked at Ventures Africa, NAEC, The Eagles Music Academy, and currently at L'Orbe, a non-profit where she is co-founder, managing the music room targeted at children and teenagers. She also enjoys exploring design and content creation.
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Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila said he almost lost his job over alleged ties to Lagos lawmaker Desmond Elliot during the Lagos Assembly impeachment crisis.
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US Congressman Barry Moore introduced the CRUSADE Act, requiring immigrant religious workers to disavow Sharia and pledge allegiance to the US Constitution.
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Aliko Dangote’s refinery exported 1.66 billion litres of petrol, diesel and jet fuel in April 2026, with US-Iran tensions driving fresh global demand.
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INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan said the commission will mobilize 1.4 million NYSC corps members as ad hoc staff for the 2027 general election.
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Nigerian stock investors gained N1.1 trillion last week as banking and industrial stocks led an NGX rally ahead of Q1 2026 corporate earnings releases.
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ImpactHER Africa founder Efe Ukala urged African women entrepreneurs to claim a bigger slice of the $5 trillion global green economy at the Abuja summit.
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Tein Jack-Rich warned the APC against sidelining its founding members for new defectors as he picked up forms to contest the Rivers West Senate seat.
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FCT High Court ordered SERAP to pay two DSS operatives N101 million in damages over a defamation publication, prompting Amnesty International to fault the verdict.
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KEY POINTS Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Ojukwu has demanded a thorough probe into the deaths of two Nigerians in South African custody. The Federal Government is fast-tracking a bilateral Early …