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Former Zamfara State Governor and Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, on Saturday led thousands of supporters in his hometown, Maradun South ward (Runfar Makaranta) to reaffirm support for Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The event, which witnessed a massive turnout of APC faithful, saw party members publicly endorse President Tinubu’s second-term bid while participating in the party’s ongoing political activities at the grassroots level. Speaking during the gathering, Matawalle expressed confidence in the electoral prospects of President Tinubu and APC candidates across the country, predicting decisive victories for the ruling party in the 2027 polls. He described the large turnout of supporters as a reflection of the strength of democracy and growing public confidence in the APC-led administration under President Tinubu. The minister further maintained that the ...

*Calls NBA, religious leaders, northern elders, traditional rulers,  youths, CSOs,   international community to  demand  immediate release  Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised fresh alarm over the health and safety of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, alleging that a foreign doctor of Russian origin was secretly brought in to examine him while in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Frank, in a statement on Friday, claimed that a DSS official contacted him to “reliably confirm” that a Russian doctor visited el-Rufai around 9:45p.m. after authorities allegedly claimed that the former governor was ill and required urgent medical attention. According to him, el-Rufai initially resisted the medical examination but was allegedly compelled to undergo it. “A DSS official reached out to me to reliably confirm that a Russian doctor visited M...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sensitised residents and conducted flood rescue simulation exercise to strengthen community preparedness ahead of the 2026 rainy season in Kaduna The exercise formed part of NEMA’s 2026 Disaster Preparedness and Response Campaign on floods and related hazards across the country. Mr Suleiman Muhammad, Head of Operations, NEMA Kaduna Office, said the exercise was aimed at building the capacity of residents as first responders during emergencies before the arrival of rescue agencies. Muhammad said the simulation was designed to equip communities with practical rescue and response skills to minimise losses during flooding incidents. “By training the communities and carrying out simulations, they will be able to respond immediately in case of any emergency before government agencies arrive. “We want communities to start rescuing their people before the arrival of any response agency,” he said. He said Kaduna was among states id...

Ahead of the 2027 general election, a philanthropist, Honourable Matthew  Moses popularly known as Dr. Matt has assured that if he emerges member representing Chikun Constituency in the Kaduna  State House Of Assembly under the  NDC party, it would be all round blessings for his constituents. He made the promise at a special dinner held in his honour at the Neat Place in Kaduna on Tuesday. "We deserve better. We deserve a community where hard work is met with opportunity, and where every citizen can sleep at night knowing their home, their neighborhood, and their future are safe. "My vision for our Local Government is centered on three core pillars: Power, Economic Revitalization, Community Safety, and Infrastructure for Growth," he said. On power, he described it as the first trigger for development, adding,  "I am committed to ensuring that we get as many power plants (Transformers) for people in Chikun, which will help businesses to thrive and als...

The Secretary of the Labour Party in Ebonyi State, Comrade Igiri Innocent, has petitioned the party’s Presidential Screening Committee in Abuja, calling for the disqualification of one of the party’s presidential aspirants, Samuel Chibuzor Nwigwe, from participating in the 2026 presidential primary election. In the petition dated May 20, 2026 and addressed to the Chairman of the Labour Party Presidential Screening Committee in the Federal Capital Territory, Igiri alleged that the aspirant failed to meet critical constitutional and party requirements needed to contest for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Allegation Of Dual Citizenship The petitioner argued that Samuel Chibuzor Nwigwe was constitutionally ineligible to contest for the presidency on the grounds of alleged British citizenship. According to the petition, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, provides under Section 131 that any person seeking election int...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday,  held a stakeholders’ engagement and community outreach in Katsina State as part of efforts to strengthen preparedness against flooding and related disasters ahead of the rainy season. The programme was organised under the 2026 National Preparedness and Response Campaign on Flood Disaster and Related Hazards. Participants at the event included officials of the Katsina State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), security agencies, government ministries, humanitarian organisations, traditional institutions, women and youth groups, community leaders and the media. Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said the campaign was aimed at promoting early and coordinated action to protect lives and livelihoods during the 2026 rainy season. Umar, represented by the Head of Operations, Malam Suleiman Muhammad, said the theme of the campaign, “Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance for a Resilient Nigeria,” highlighted th...