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NELFUND Extends 2025/2026 Student Loan Application Deadline to February 27

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has extended the application deadline for student loans for the 2025/2026 academic session from January 31 to February 27. The extension was announced in a statement issued in Abuja by the Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. According to the statement, the decision is aimed at giving prospective applicants additional time to complete and submit their applications. NELFUND explained that the move is intended to ensure that no eligible student is excluded […]

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Federal High Court Nullifies PDP National Convention, Recognises Caretaker Committee

A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held on November 15, 2025. In its ruling, the court barred members of the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Tanimu Turaki from parading themselves as national officers of the party. The court further ruled that the Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu remains the only recognised National Working Committee of the PDP, pending the conduct of a […]

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Accord Party Confirms Adeleke as Its Candidate for 2026 Osun Governorship Election

The Accord Party in Osun State has confirmed the successful uploading of Governor Ademola Adeleke as its duly nominated candidate for the August 8, 2026 governorship election. The party disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Osogbo by its Chairman, Pastor Victor Akande, following the completion of documentation and submission processes with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to Akande, INEC’s records now list Governor Adeleke as the Accord Party’s candidate for the forthcoming governorship poll, describing […]

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Sit-at-home ban: Gov Soludo reveals next place to shut down

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has warned that schools will be the next targets of government sanctions if they fail to comply with the ban on the Monday sit-at-home in the state. The governor issued the warning on Wednesday while addressing journalists, expressing displeasure over continued compliance with the sit-at-home order despite repeated government directives to disregard it. Soludo said his administration would not allow a system where children attend school for only four days a week, stressing that […]

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CAF Sanctions Senegal and Morocco Over Disorder at AFCON 2025 Final

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed sanctions on Senegal and host nation Morocco following disorder that marred the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 final in Rabat. CAF said its Disciplinary Board penalised the two football federations, as well as several players and officials, for breaches of the CAF Disciplinary Code during and after the final match. Senegal defeated Morocco 1–0 after extra time, but the final was overshadowed by protests, pitch confrontations and crowd unrest, which […]

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Amotekun Denies Report of Accidental Discharge Injuring Five Personnel in Ondo

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as the Amotekun Corps, has denied reports claiming that an accidental discharge involving its State Commander injured five personnel at a training ground in Owo. Social media reports had alleged that an incident occurred on Monday at the Amotekun New Recruitment Training Ground in Owo, where an accidental discharge from the firearm of the State Commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, reportedly left four serving officers and one newly recruited personnel with gunshot injuries. However, […]

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Northern CAN Rejects Call for Removal of INEC Chairman, Warns Against Politicising Religion

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Northern States has rejected the call by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) seeking the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan. Northern CAN also challenged the Shari’ah Council to openly identify any individual or group behind what it described as a campaign against the INEC chairman, warning that religious platforms must not be used as a “cheap cover” to pursue political interests […]

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FCTA Workers Resume Indefinite Strike Despite Court Order

Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), on Thursday resumed their indefinite strike over unresolved welfare issues. The strike, which originally began on January 19, recorded low turnout across FCTA secretariats, departments and agencies, following a directive by JUAC for workers to stay away from work. The resumption of the industrial action came after JUAC filed an appeal against the ruling of the National Industrial Court delivered on January 27, which ordered […]

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Nollywood Actress Angela Okorie Reportedly Arrested Over Alleged Cyberbullying

Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has reportedly been arrested following allegations of cyberbullying involving her colleague, Mercy Johnson. According to reports, Angela Okorie was arrested at her Lagos residence on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Centre based in Abuja. It was disclosed that the actress was initially detained overnight at the Yaba Police Station, Panti, Lagos, before being flown to Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday to face legal proceedings related to the […]

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