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Document Ex-England striker, Michael Owen, claims that Liverpool and Manchester City are the two teams that would have stopped Arsenal from winning the Premier League title this season. Speaking on talkSPORT, Owen said that the two rivals have “semi-handed it” to Mikel Arteta’s men. City currently sitting in second place on the table, six points […]

  The 183 worshippers abducted from the Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have regained their freedom, eighteen days after they were kidnapped by bandits during a church service on January 18. The victims were received by Governor Uba Sani on Thursday at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna.

The Senate Minority Caucus have clarified that the Senate passed real-time transmission of election results from polling units in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act. There were reports that the Senate on Wednesday rejected the proposal to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to compulsorily transmit all election results electronically. At a press

The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, claims the Senate rejected proposals for real-time transmission of election results because unpopular and corrupt politicians are scared of accountability. On Wednesday, the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026 was passed through the third reading at the Senate. The lawmakers, however, did not approve

A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, Dan Ulasi, has said that limited access to campaign funds remains a major barrier to credible political competition in Nigeria, declaring that N2 billion would enable him mount a serious challenge against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Ulasi made the

Vice President Kashim Shettima has applauded Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, for his efforts in restoring peace following the Oso-Edda/Amasiri crisis in the state. He described Governor Nwifuru’s handling of the crisis as mature and unbiased, expressing confidence that the approach would bring lasting peace to the affected communities. The Vice President made this known

A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a credible alternative for the 2027 elections, describing its key players as part of the nation’s problems. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Hashim-Olawepo said that, apart from a few exceptions, most ADC