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NATIONAL Tinubu approves committee as Nigeria hosts AU MSME forum in June.  FBI, Others To Release Tinubu US Probe Reports May 2.  How Wike frustrated Peter Obi out of PDP  —  Dele Momodu.  2027: Only A Strong Northern Candidate Can Unseat Tinubu – Dele Momodu.  NEC, Delta Caretaker C’ttee Top Agenda As PDP NWC Meets Today.  FG Seeks New Financing Model For Hajj.  ‘Nigeria Doesn’t Recognise Taiwan Trade Office As Gov’t’.  Okowa’s Choice As Running Mate Cost Atiku 2023 Presidency – Moro.  I am NANS National Presidential, there is no rival – Oladoja.  FG Licenses 11 New Private Universities.  Presidency threatens 51 varsities, others with sanctions over illegal loan deductions.   2027: North-Central APC forum backs Shettima for second term.  Security Agencies On Alert Over Emerging Threat To Civil Aviation.  Customs intercept N912bn worth of contrabands, high-úytech drones, illegal medicals.  Akpabio: Agbakoba dema...

NATIONAL IOM calls for better protection of migrants as Nigeria’s remittances reach $19.5b.  FG distributes life jackets to 12 riverine states to reduce boat mishaps.  Group seeks more govs’ support for Tinubu after Oborevwori joins APC.  Sule Lamido: Tinubu Using Nigeria's Resources To Cripple Opposition.  Electricity-Related Incidents Kill 112 In 2024.  2027: Atiku on his way out of PDP - Okowa.  PDP to drag Oborevwori, Okowa, others to court over defection.  Nigeria sends 35 medical experts to Tanzania to bridge healthcare gaps.  Nigeria reaffirms commitment to climate action at Abuja Sustainability Summit.  2027 poll: Stakeholders warn against hijack of INEC by ruling elites.  Reps recover additional over ₦11bn from oil firms.  Rep asks INEC to probe minister over alleged forgery of poll results.  Group urges FG to fund political parties for democracy to thrive.  Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial: Court okays FG’s bid to shield witn...

NATIONAL 2027: Tinubu needs Northern Christian VP for victory – Arewa Youth.  Ganduje expects more defections as Oborevwori becomes 22nd APC governor.   We must resist Tinubu’s one-party state agenda — Akinnola, Odinkalu, Jinadu, others.  Kwankwaso’s Political Future In Limbo As Defections Rock NNPP, Kwankwasiyya Movement.  Outrage over World Bank’s report on poverty in Nigeria.  Senator Natasha ‘apologises’ to Akpabio.  Citizenship Registration: Court fixes June 3 to hear suit against FG.  We moved to APC to connect Delta with Abuja  —  Okowa.  Sultan of Sokoto declares April 29, as first day of Zulki’ida 1446AH.  Defections of high-profile politicians widely exaggerated, add no electoral value – El-Rufai.  I've Never Been Loyal To Individuals Over Nation –El-Rufai.  Sanusi Hosts El-Rufai At Palace.  Johns Hopkins University: Sanwo-Olu, Soludo, Reno Omokri, others slam Obi over statement.  Poverty Worsened Under Your...

NATIONAL Defections to APC not out of coercion but free will — Presidency.   May Day shocker: NLC cancels celebrations in Rivers, Edo states.  FG Resolves Long-Standing Dispute Halting New Kano North Bypass.  APC condemns VeryDarkMan's attack on Akpabio over Pope's funeral trip.  FG raises the alarm over surge in cyber-slavery.  HURIWA raises concerns over alleged secret funding of Tinubu’s 2027 campaign.   Obi approves identity cards, online registration portal for Obidients.  It’s over, Tinubu has captured PDP, it ‘ll be difficult to recover— Ekpenyong, founding father.  Democracy under threat: Leading civil society activists in Nigeria warn Tinubu against one-party state.  2027: Ex-Buhari campaigner wants Jonathan to contest.  Nigeria must return to agriculture for economic progress - Afe Babalola.  Delta defections unsettle Osun, Plateau, Anambra, Abia, Enugu.  Tinubu tried to silence me with EFCC, treated me like...

NATIONAL Tinubu hails Itsekiri leader Emami at 50.  2027: Governors Who May Defect To APC.  Defections: APC ‘ll soon implode — Wabara.  Expel Wike, Damagum, Anyanwu now or lose two more govs, 40 lawmakers, Ikenga Ugochinyere warns PDP.  Nigeria Could Be Greater Than America – Lindsay Barrett.  Use culture to promote peace, unity, lawmaker urges Nigerians.  Media practitioners urge govt to invest in vaccines.  End neglect of Niger Delta region, gas flaring, foundation tells FG.  Safety culture, a need for eliminating occupational accidents - Expert.  Banditry: Hunters seek FG backing for physical, spiritual warfare.  NCoS, REA move to better living conditions of inmates.  BUSINESS FG to reduce inflation, create more jobs- Edun.  Cement Production: Experts Seek Reduction Of Cost, Carbon Emissions By 40 Percent.  Grain Hoarders Face Massive Losses Over Declining Prices.  CBN will double efforts to sustain reform gains – ...

NATIONAL FG cites unsustainable ₦47bn power bill as reason for ₦10bn solar installation in Aso Rock.  Human trafficking: 231 Nigerians to arrive Lagos Friday after rescue in Ghana.  Akpabio leads Nigeria’s delegation to Pope Francis funeral.  NEC Defers Deliberation On State Police Amidst Worsening Insecurity.  APC using money to buy off PDP, democracy at risk - Bugaje.  Atiku downplays Delta defections, blasts those criticising him for visiting Buhari.  40 lawmakers, two more governors set to dump PDP – Opposition Coalition.  Expel Wike, Damagum, Anyanwu now, PDP warned as 40 lawmakers, two govs plan defection.  Tension grips Labour Party as high profile defections loom.   Obi vs Abure: INEC studies Supreme Court judgment. SDP disowns Alliance for Transformation Mandate.  Ibas Finally Appears Before Reps Panel, Tenders Apology.  ‘Transactional Politics’: Youths are paid to harass advocates of good governance – Peter Obi. ...

NATIONAL Shettima Presides Over NEC Meeting.  FG relaunches school feeding programme.  Okowa's Defection: Atiku A Loser, Coalition Has Disintegrated – Presidency.  Gale of defections: We’re not distracted in quest to defeat Tinubu, APC in 2027 — Atiku’s coalition.  NEC approves new textile development board, $90bn agribusiness, livestock plan.  $10m COVID-19 fraud: US sets Nigerian’s sentencing for August.  2027: I’ll Ensure Tinubu Becomes Nigeria’s Last Bad President, Says Adebayo.  More Nigerians will become poor by 2027- World Bank.  Keyamo, aviation unions in closed-door meeting over strike.  2027: Allow Younger People To Run, Baba-Ahmed Tells Tinubu.  Influx of Opposition Members Into APC Excites Women Leader.  PDP in Disarray!   Mass Defection: Our Fate In God's Hands - Damagum.  Labour Party reaffirms Abure-led leadership after Supreme Court judgment.  2025 UTME Begins As JEOG Preps 501 Blind Candidates in...

NATIONAL Tinubu Meets NSA, Defence Chief Amid Widespread Insecurity.  Tinubu to Security, Defence Chiefs: Enough is Enough.  FG releases N50bn to settle ASUU, other varsity staff allowances.  Oborevwori, Okowa’s defection to APC shocking – Bode George.  Why we defected to APC — Oborevwori, Okowa, PDP stakeholders.  Wole Oke left for fear of unknown – PDP.  Tallen demands 50-50 gender pairing for 2027 elections.  S/South PDP Crisis Festers As Pro-Wike Faction Constitutes Excos For Edo, Bayelsa.  Obi joins global dignitaries at Pope Francis’ lying in state in the Vatican.  Reps mull overhauling of maritime law, back indigenous vessel ownership with Cabotage fund.  2027: CPC bloc expresses commitment to APC, Tinubu’s govt.    FG Takes Zero Hunger, Food Security Drive To Universities.  You Have Bigger Problems To Face Than Worrying About Me, Fani-Kayode Tells Muftwang.  501 Blind Candidates To Sit For 2025 UTME - Okebukol...