Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bringing an end to his membership in the party he helped establish more than two decades ago. In a letter dated July 14, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of the PDP Jada 1 Ward in Adamawa State, Atiku cited “irreconcilable differences”
Former President Muhammdu Buhari is dead. His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced the passing of the former president on X. He wrote: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus. Amin.”
A major political shift appears underway in Nigeria, as senior figures from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) move forward with establishing a new political entity: the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) At the forefront of this initiative is former PDP Senate President David Mark, currently chairing the National
No fewer than 6,000 delegates have converged in Abidjan for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings and a key highlight of the meetings will be the election of a new President to succeed Dr Akinwumi Adesina, whose second five-year term ends on August 31. The event, which opens toaday marks the opening
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 70.7% of the 1.93 million candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below 200 points, even as debates rage over the fate of its Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, following widespread technical issues that disrupted the conduct of the exams in
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of its resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical error during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In a statement released on Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board announced the results, revealing that out of the 336,845 candidates
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced his withdrawal from all reconciliation agreements previously brokered within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleging that key party leaders have repeatedly acted in bad faith, violated mutual understandings, and undermined the spirit of unity. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday. Wike
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division, under its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department. The commission disclosed this through Mr Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun said that the division was to allow the commission
The Gombe State Government has approved N1.12 billion to fasttrack the establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture in the Gombe State University. Mr Muhammad Shettima, Commissioner for Higher Education, said this at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, on Wednesday in Gombe. He said the council approved the take-over of Government Secondary
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has alleged that some Nigerian politicians and members of the armed forces are acting as informants and collaborators for Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum revealed this on Wednesday during an interview on a TV show where he vowed that the state would strengthen its intelligence network and deal with saboteurs
