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Kabiru Abdullahi, a long-time ally of the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.Abdullahi announced his resignation from the NDC in a letter addressed to the party chairman of Kofar Ruwa Ward in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State.The ardent supporter of the Kwankwasiyya political movement attributed his decision to what he described as years of unfulfilled promises within the party.He further stated that he would now support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid on the platform of the APC.“I have been with Kwankwaso for 29 years but have only benefited from failed promises. I will go to where I will be respected more,” Abdullahi said.He pointed out that his prolong...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered cases in which government payroll systems were manipulated to create ghost workers, including one official who allegedly enrolled 14 family members and collected multiple salaries.Musa Aliyu, chairman of the ICPC, disclosed this while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Economic Confidential Lecture and National Spokespersons Award organised by Image Merchants Promotions Limited (IMPR) in Abuja on Thursday, July 13. Aliyu said investigations by the commission revealed different methods used to insert fictitious employees into government payrolls and divert public funds.“We discovered that one person enrolled 14 members of his family. He lived in a religious hotel, a hotel at ...

Severe injuries have been confirmed after a train derailed near Lewes railway station in East Sussex, with emergency services responding to a major incident involving an estimated 150 passengers.Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3.55pm, with the public warned to avoid the area. It is understood three of the eight carriages overturned after the 14.24 Southern service from London Victoria to Eastbourne came off the tracks.Passengers were initially trapped inside the overturned carriages, while images from the scene showed people standing on carriages lying on their sides in a countryside area. Footage from inside the train appeared to show a carriage swaying violently before passengers were thrown from their seats. South East Coast Ambulance confirmed shortly befo...

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old housewife, Aisha Musa, for allegedly attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his food in Gwamma Village, Bauchi Local Government Area of the state.The command said the suspect, who had been married for about 40 days, allegedly mixed a poisonous substance into her husband’s meal on August 12, 2026.According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, a distress call was received at about 7:40 p.m. from an anonymous woman living in the Wunti Dada area of Bauchi, prompting officers from the ‘C’ Division, Tafawa Balewa Estate, to respond immediately.The victim was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, where he is receiving treatment and is reported to be in stable conditi...

The National Orientation Agency, NOA, Osun State Directorate, has urged eligible voters across the state to participate peacefully in the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15.The State Director of the agency, Adebiyi Adefarasin Stephen, made the call in Osogbo through a statement signed by Bunmi Olaseinde, Public Relations Officer of the agency on Friday.While urging citizens to approach the election with patriotism, responsibility and commitment to democratic values, Adefarasin said every eligible voter had the right to freely choose a candidate without fear, intimidation or inducement.“Every eligible voter has the right to freely choose a candidate and should do so without fear, intimidation, or inducement,” he said.The NOA Director assured re...