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The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, has assumed control of the party’s national leadership.The BOT directed staff to resume at the party secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja.Wabara, in a statement on Thursday, said that pursuant to the express and unambiguous provision of Section 32(5) of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017), the Board of Trustees will summon an emergency National Executive Committee meeting for the formation of a caretaker committee following the Supreme Court judgment.In two split decisions of 3–2, the Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the PDP national convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16, which produced the Tanimu Turaki-led leadership backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde.In the ma...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has welcomed a newly appointed National Commissioner, Rear Admiral Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa (retd), following her swearing-in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan said the appointment comes at an important time as the commission steps up preparations for future elections.He described the move as both timely and strategic, especially given the current stage of INEC’s electoral calendar.In a statement on INEC Nigeria’s X handle, he said the new commissioner’s appointment fills a long-standing vacancy in the North-East geopolitical zone, which had been without representation for over a year.He noted that restoring full representation would improve the commission’s decision-making process as it prep...

Suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on Thursday evening stormed Kautikari village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.Many fleeing residents, who spoke to Vanguard, said the insurgents are currently shooting sporadically and setting residential buildings ablaze as people flee into the bush for safety.The terrorists stormed Kautikari, the Christian-dominated community, at about 6 p.m. and killed the commanding officer of Hunters, Mallam Bumto, who had just arrived from Lagos State a day before the incident.The assailants also killed Johanna Peter, whose wedding was slated for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Kautikari Church, alongside several other residents.The attack also led to the displacement of the community, with looting of foodstuffs and livestock...

The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri on Thursday raised the alarm over a break-in at St. Mulumba Parish, Wetheral Road, Owerri, during which a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament was stolen.The Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick C. Mbarah, disclosed this in a letter addressed to priests, religious and the laity of the Owerri Archdiocese.He described the incident as a desecration of the chapel and directed members to observe a one-week prayer of reparation.According to him, yet-to-be-identified persons took advantage of the rain in the early hours of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, to carry out the act.Mbarah said the perpetrators opened parts of the roof, gained access to the Chapel of Adoration through the ceiling, and made away with the monstrance co...

A Nigerian migrant who r@ped a young woman in Wrexham has been jailed.Gift Oladele, of the Manchester area and currently of no fixed abode, violently attacked the 19-year-old victim as she walked home following a night out with friends.Oladele introduced himself to the victim and her friend in the city centre in the early hours of September 7 last year.He insisted on walking her home, claiming he was heading in the same direction. As they walked alone towards Mold Road, he r@ped her on an isolated footpath.Following the attack, he warned her not to report the incident to the police.Oladele was arrested hours later and subsequently charged and remanded into custody following a thorough investigation.He denied r@pe and s£xual ass@ult, claiming the victim had conse...

In a written message delivered on Thursday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei declared that the United States has suffered a "disgraceful defeat" in its recent military campaign against Iran. The message, which was broadcast on state television, marks a defiant stance as the region enters what Khamenei described as a "new chapter" for the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz.Khamenei’s assessment comes exactly two months after the initiation of what he termed the "largest military deployment and aggression by the world’s bullies in the region." He asserted that Washington’s strategic objectives have failed, despite the intense naval and aerial operations conducted over the past several weeks.The Supreme Leader's remarks follow a series of high-sta...

Celebrity businessman Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, popularly known as Chief Priest, has declared his intention to contest for the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency seat in Imo State ahead of the 2027 elections.He is set to run under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has already obtained the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms for the House of Representatives race.In a related development, the businessman recently sparked reactions online after sharing his views on the influence of social media in politics. According to him, popularity on social platforms does not necessarily translate into electoral success.He argued that politicians who receive widespread praise online often struggle at the polls, while those who face criticism tend to...