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Fresh tension has emerged within the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) after police operatives sealed off the group’s secretariat in Kaduna on Tuesday.The move prevented members of the ACF National Executive Committee (NEC) from gaining access to the venue ahead of a key meeting scheduled for Wednesday.The development has sparked confusion and anxiety, particularly among members who had travelled from across the 19 northern states, only to be denied entry upon arrival.Reacting to the situation, NEC member Muritala Abubakar described the police action as unjustified, maintaining that there is no internal crisis within the forum to warrant such intervention. He added that officers at the scene claimed they were acting on directives from a former Inspector General of Police, raising ...

The 2023 Lagos governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has insisted he won’t dump the African Democratic Congress (ADC).Rhodes-Vivour stated this amid Peter Obi decamping from the ADC to the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, on Sunday.Since Obi and his prospective 2027 running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, joined NDC, there has been a gale of defections from the ADC to NDC.However, in a statement on Tuesday, Rhodes-Vivour said himself and his team would remain in ADC to fight for a better Nigeria.“To those who have made the difficult decision to move on to a new platform, I offer my genuine respect and best wishes.“These are hard choices, We are all fighting for a better Nigeria, even when our roads diverge. I want to make it clear that I am staying...

Seventeen members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).Their defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday, May 5.Recall that on Sunday, May 3, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, and the former presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, defected from the ADC to the NDC, marking a fresh twist to the 2027 general elections race.Also announced during the plenary was the defection of Leke Abejide from the ADC to the All Progressives Congress (APC).The lawmakers who defected to the NDC include Yusuf Datti, Uchenna Okonkwo, Adamu Wakili, Thaddeus Attah, George Oz...

A woman has been pronounced d3ad, with four other persons injured, following an accident involving two Toyota Sienna vehicles that occured on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday, May 5.In a statement released, the head of public affairs of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olawale Afolabi, who confirmed the incident, said both vehicles were commercial and fully loaded at the time of the accident.Afolabi said the injured victims were rescued and taken to a nearby trauma centre for medical attention.“Preliminary investigations revealed that reckless driving by one of the Toyota Sienna vehicles triggered the crash, leading to a head-on collision''he saidHe noted that LASEMA’s Tiger Squad from the C3 Command was activated at ab...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with international investors in Paris, Paris, where he outlined his administration’s economic reforms, stressing transparency, fiscal discipline, and long-term stability.According to a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the meeting featured major global investment firms, including Citibank and Amundi, led by Valerie Baudson. Other participants included BlueCrest, Ninety One, Kirkoswald Capital, Principal Finisterre, Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM), and Mesarete Capital.The President, who recently embarked on a three-nation trip, explained that his administration’s reform agenda is designed to eliminate economic distortions, stabilise key macroeconomic indicators, and create a foundation for sustainable and inclusi...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the resumption of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections.In a statement released on Tuesday, the Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, disclosed that the third and final phase of the registration will commence on Monday, May 11, 2026, and run until Friday, July 10, 2026.He urged eligible Nigerians who have reached the age of 18, as well as those who missed earlier registration phases, to take advantage of the opportunity to register.Haruna also advised already registered voters seeking to transfer their registration, replace lost or damaged Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), or update their person...