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The All Progressives Congress has denied reports that it withdrew the list of members of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council for review. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, dismissed the reports on Tuesday, describing them as rumours and insisting that any alteration to the list would be formally communicated by the party. Morka, who spoke on the development, said the party had not withdrawn the list and would announce any changes through the appropriate channels. “Rumours are not news. When people are carrying rumours, that is not news. There is fake news, and there is real news,” Morka said.…

Mujeeb Akindoyin A 34-year-old man, Rabiu Mukthar, has allegedly opened fire on guests at a wedding ceremony in Kano State, killing one person and injuring three others. The incident occurred in Tudun Yola Quarters after Mukthar, who reportedly lives in the area, became angered by loud music from the wedding ceremony. The Kano State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the suspect allegedly came out of his residence and fired repeatedly at the wedding guests with a pump-action gun. According to him, the police responded swiftly after receiving information about the…

Daud Olatunji The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered commissioners of police in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to treat every case of jungle justice and mob action as homicide. Disu also vowed that the police would identify, arrest and prosecute everyone found to have participated in mob attacks, including those who plan, incite, mobilise or support such acts. The IGP gave the directive in a video released by the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, warning that no community, vigilante group or association had the legal authority to arrest, try, convict or execute anyone based on…

Daud Olatunji Former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has recalled how he mobilised residents of Ogun State, including prominent figures, to protest the removal of petrol subsidy during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Oshiomhole, now the Senator representing Edo North, said he led the mobilisation because he believed the Obasanjo administration lacked the capacity and infrastructure to ensure that the benefits of subsidy removal reached ordinary Nigerians. He made the disclosure on Sunday at the seventh national discourse organised by The Companion, an association of Muslim men in business and the professions, at the University…

More than 50 children have reportedly died from a diphtheria outbreak in three communities in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State, prompting the state House of Assembly to demand urgent government intervention. The affected communities are Rurum A, Rurum B and Sabuwar Kaura, all in Rurum Ward of the council area. The alarm was raised on Monday by the member representing Rano Constituency, Ibrahim Malami, during a motion of urgent public importance presented before the Kano State House of Assembly. Malami said the scale of deaths required immediate intervention to prevent further loss of lives, adding that the medical…

Mujeeb Akindoyin The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached its immediate past Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, after rejecting his resignation from the leadership of the legislature. Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency, had resigned as Speaker on August 17 amid reports of an impending move by lawmakers to remove him from office. However, the Assembly, at its resumed plenary on Monday, declared that his exit amounted to impeachment after 17 of the 24 lawmakers reportedly rejected his resignation and endorsed an impeachment notice against him. The development was announced by the new Speaker of the Assembly, Yekini Idiayi, who represents…

Nifemi Ibikunle The Federal Government has commenced moves to create a legal framework for transferring recovered funds and other dormant public monies to the Nigeria Education Loan Fund to strengthen the student loan scheme. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Monday, saying the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, would review relevant laws governing unclaimed dividends and dormant accounts to determine how the funds could legally be channelled to NELFUND. Alausa said the development followed President Bola Tinubu’s directive that funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission should be channelled…

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has warned that Nigeria and other African countries cannot achieve lasting peace and security without tackling economic exclusion and creating opportunities for citizens to prosper. Musa said insecurity and underdevelopment were mutually reinforcing, stressing that sustainable development could hardly thrive where communities remained vulnerable to violence, poverty and instability. The minister spoke on Monday at the graduation lecture for participants of Course 34 of the National Defence College in Abuja. He argued that Africa’s security challenges required more than military responses, insisting that economic development, strong institutions, infrastructure, technology and investment in…

Ayomide Awe The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has urged Nigerians, businesses and government institutions to patronise locally developed digital solutions as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s economy and protect the country’s data sovereignty. Oyedele made the call on Monday during a courtesy visit to Galaxy Backbone Limited in Abuja, where he stressed the need for greater investment in indigenous technology, digital infrastructure and innovation. The minister said Nigeria could no longer afford excessive dependence on foreign technology providers when competent Nigerian companies and institutions were developing solutions capable of meeting local needs.…

….At Least Three Struck Off Medical Register, 10 Suspended In One Year … Cases Expose Misconduct Ranging From Unauthorised Practice To Reckless Driving, Prescription Abuse Daud Olatunji At least 16 Nigerian doctors practising in the United Kingdom were sanctioned by the country’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service between July 2025 and July 2026, with offences ranging from fraud and rape to theft, unauthorised medical practice, reckless driving and prescription-related misconduct. A review of decisions published by the UK Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, MPTS, showed that most of the Nigerian doctors were suspended, while some had their names permanently removed from the…