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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has called for unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State ahead of the party’s presidential primary scheduled for Saturday. The appeal comes amid lingering tensions within the Benue APC following contentious governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives primaries that exposed deep divisions between camps loyal to Governor Hyacinth Alia and the SGF. In a statement issued on Friday by Yomi Odunuga, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the SGF, Mr Akume urged party members to place the collective interest of the APC above personal ambitions…

The decapitated body of a female nursing student has been discovered in her hostel room in Umulogho, a community within the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. The victim was reportedly killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Nigeria’s South-east region. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the victim, Wendy Achumba, was found beheaded in her hostel room on Thursday evening. Ms Achumba, who hailed from Abia State, was a student of the College of Nursing in Umuadara village in the Umulogho Community of Obowo council area of Imo State. Sources from the community told this newspaper that neighbours forced her door open…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsMay 22, 2026 20:28 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets Cucurella won’t leave Chelsea Incoming Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has a clear transfer stance on defender Marc Cucurella amid interest from Manchester City. Man City are expected to confirm Enzo Maresca as their new manager and it has been claimed that he could target players from his former club Chelsea.Cucurella is one of the top names on his radar, but Alonso is quite clear that he won’t entertain the prospect of parting ways with the Spaniard.He is considered a key part of…

Lagos is set for a colourful Children’s Day celebration as media personality and children-focused event host, Temitope Chikezie, popularly known as Queen Temi-T, prepares to host a new edition of her annual family experience tagged “The Hero Within with Queen Temi-T.” Scheduled for May 26, 2026, at the UNILAG Senior Staff Club, Lagos, the premium event is organised by Queen Pride Entertainment and Media Limited, in partnership with participating schools, and is expected to attract hundreds of children, parents, and guests for a day of entertainment, learning and inspiration. The programme will feature music, comedy, spoken word, games, motivational sessions,…

The newly appointed Caretaker Committee Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Fatai Adeshina, aka Akeweje, tells KAYODE OYERO his grouse with his predecessor and now Chairman of the Parks Management Committee in Lagos, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, and the lingering crisis in the state branch of the union Can you give an insight into your background as a transport unionist? I am from Osun State and a core member of the NURTW. I am about 62 years old. When I started as a commercial driver in Lagos, MC Oluomo was a motor…

Perhaps the time has come for the Federal Government to subject the activities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to closer scrutiny and oversight. Such intervention has become imperative to prevent the growing trend of denying qualified Nigerians access to higher education on the basis of arbitrary and poorly conceived regulations. Over the years, JAMB has earned commendation for improving transparency and remitting unprecedented revenues into the national treasury. Former President Muhammadu Buhari publicly acknowledged the remarkable financial stewardship of the board under the leadership of Professor Ishaq Oloyede, noting that no previous registrar had achieved comparable results. Yet,…

A striking data point from a McKinsey report published earlier this month has prompted one of Nigeria’s most prominent policy voices to issue what amounts to an unsolicited briefing note to African governments: the window for strategic positioning on artificial intelligence is not years away. It is closing now. Writing on his Facebook page, Osita Chidoka, former Nigerian Aviation Minister, drew on McKinsey’s “The AI Assembly Line: Strategic Imperatives for CEOs“ to construct an argument that should be circulating in every African finance ministry, planning commission, and presidential advisory council. The core exhibit is China’s electric vehicle sector. Chinese automakers…

United States President Donald Trump has directed that Nigerians and other nationals applying for green cards must return to their home countries to apply for the process except in extraordinary circumstances. The new immigration development was disclosed on Friday. According to a press statement issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency said the policy was aimed at restoring what it described as the “original intent” of US immigration law. The statement noted that aliens seeking adjustment of status would now be required to process their residency applications through US consular offices abroad under the supervision of the…

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Senator Ahmed Wadada, representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Nasarawa State. Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee in the state, Prof. Theodore Maiyaki, announced the result on Friday in Lafia. Maiyaki said Wadada secured the highest number of valid votes cast by party members across the 147 electoral wards in the 13 local government areas of the state, defeating six other aspirants in the contest. According to him, Wadada polled 195,285 votes to clinch the party’s governorship ticket for the 2027 election. He gave the breakdown of…