
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said many political opponents wanted him to fail during the just-concluded local government election in the nation’s capital, but their efforts were unsuccessful, he said Monday. Wike made the remarks during his monthly media chat in Abuja, attributing the outcome to his political
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- March 3, 2026
AKURE, Nigeria — The Federal High Court in Akure has restrained the All Progressives Congress from conducting its planned state congress in Ondo State scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, following an ex parte application by aggrieved party members, March 2, 2026. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognizing earlier ward
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ABUJA, Nigeria—Nigerian security sources have accused Nuhu Ribadu, adviser to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of involvement in the alleged detention of Maryam Bukar, a woman accused in online reports of having a romantic relationship with the president, amid claims she has been held for eight months without access to lawyers or family members, Feb. 19. The
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