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Photo : Atiku Abubakar ADC presidential candidate By: Mandy Park Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential primary election of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Tunde Ogbeha, the returning officer of the ADC presidential primary election, announced Abubakar as the winner of the primary poll on Wednesday night. Abubakar polled 1,846,370 votes to defeat two other contenders — Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, former managing director of the defunct FSB International Bank, and Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers. Amaechi polled 504,117 votes while Hayatu-Deen got 177,120 votes.

Photo: Ovie Omo-Agege By: Daniel Kanu Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing his inability to pursue the interests of his constituents and political objectives within the ruling party. Omo-Agege announced his resignation in a letter dated May 22, 2026, addressed to the APC Chairman of Orogun Ward 2 in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The former Delta State governorship candidate said his decision followed extensive consultations with political associates, supporters and stakeholders, as well as a careful assessment…

By: Mandy Park A new report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, estimating that about 30,000 armed Fulani militants are operating across several parts of the country. The report, titled Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Fulani Militants and released in May 2026, described the armed groups as some of the deadliest non-state actors fueling violence, killings, kidnappings and displacement, particularly in the Middle Belt and parts of southern Nigeria. According to the commission, the militants…

Photo: By: Mandy Park Eric Nnamdi Anyamene has extended warm felicitations to children across Nigeria as the country marks the 2026 Children’s Day celebration, describing children as the foundation of the nation’s future and the greatest asset any society can nurture. Anyamene, founder of the Eric Nnamdi Anyamene Foundation (ENAF) and a House of Representatives aspirant under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for Idemili North and South Federal Constituency of Anambra State, made the remarks in a statement issued on Tuesday from Obosi. He stressed that Children’s Day should go…

Photo: Seyi Tinubu By: Mandy Park A Nigerian-born activist, Kio Amachree, President of Worldview International, said he had escalated a series of international petitions to the Secretary General of INTERPOL in Lyon, France, alleging concerns relating to money laundering and asset acquisitions linked to Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a detailed statement released to the Press, Amachree said he had previously submitted complaints to multiple international agencies, including the FBI, the UK Serious Fraud Office, the UK National Crime Agency, Sweden’s security service SAPO, and…

Photo: Peter Obi By: Mandy Park The media office of former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has dismissed claims that his growing political popularity is merely an internet-driven phenomenon, insisting that the movement around him is rooted in his record in public office and private sector management. In a statement issued on Monday by the spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), Ibrahim Umar, the office said critics who describe the “Obidient” movement as a temporary social media trend were ignoring what…