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Sen. David Mark, the Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says the party under his watch, will not tolerate candidates’ imposition, anti-party activities and other forms of indiscipline. Mark made this known in his remarks at a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party in Abuja. The interim chairman also pledged to serve the party with integrity, transparency, courage, and vision. He acknowledged the patriotism, sacrifices, and dedication of the outgoing National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, and his team, who he lauded for building the ADC over the years and for relinquishing party leadership in the…

Postgraduate scholarship for 10 physically challenged honoureesPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved automatic employment for 200 outstanding National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members into the federal civil service. The President also okayed the payment of N250,000 cash to them in recognition of their exceptional service to the nation between 2020 and 2023. He also announced postgraduate scholarships for all honorees, including 10 physically challenged ex-corps members who sustained injuries during their service year and were likewise granted federal jobs. The President’s largesse was announced yesterday in Abuja at the combined 2020–2023 President’s NYSC Honours Award ceremony. Represented by the Minister…

***Says President Made Right Choice for VP in 2023 The Yoruba Youth Progressive Forum (YYPF) has praised Vice President Kashim Shettima for his “unalloyed loyalty” to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring that his selection in 2023 was a pivotal decision for Nigeria’s progress. Addressing a gathering of youths, stakeholders, and media at a press conference in Lagos, the YYPF celebrated Shettima’s steadfast commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda, describing him as a “pillar of humility, steadfast loyalty, and composure” in the face of relentless opposition-driven rumours aimed at destabilising the administration. The Forum emphasised Shettima’s loyalty predating his vice presidency,…

The Arewa Action Group (AAG), a civil advocacy coalition based in Kaduna, has issued a damning assessment of Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, accusing him of gross incompetence and declaring his office “technically vacant” in the face of worsening insecurity in the northern region. In a strongly worded press statement on Sunday signed by the group’s president, Comrade Ibrahim Adamu Bature, the AAG expressed deep frustration over what it described as Badaru’s “utter cluelessness, lack of coordination, and commercial mindset” in handling one of the most sensitive roles in the nation’s security architecture. “For all practical purposes, the…

Leaders across parties come together for President, governorFayemi absent at solidarity rallyPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has secured the resounding backing of Ekiti State for re-election in 2027. In a parallel show of solidarity, Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s ambition for a second term in office also received a ringing endorsement, affirming a united front. They received the seals of approval during a massive rally in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, yesterday. It was attended by all previous governors of the state – Adeniyi Adebayo, Ayodele Fayose and Segun Oni – except the immediate past helmsman, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. All the former governors okayed…

Former Governor of Borno State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a fragile political experiment driven by clashing presidential ambitions. He predicted that the party will ‘die down in three months.’ He spoke in an interview yesterday on a national television. Sheriff laughed off speculation linking him to the ADC, stressing that the party lacks political weight, institutional structure, or staying power. “You said people are mentioning my name, that I was going to the ADC. Wrong. Which ADC? Do they have a political party?”…

States whose allocation have tripled as a result of the withdrawal of petrol subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will earn more revenue from the Value Added Tax (VAT) distribution in the new tax regime. The tax law signed last month by the President is due to take effect from January. In the VAT distribution in the VAT distribution plan state governments will receive 55 per cent of, up from the current 50 per cent. In contrast, the Federal Government’s share will drop from 15 per cent to 10 per cent. That of local governments will remain at 35 per…

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for setting her ex-boyfriend’s house ablaze in Limpopo, South Africa. The arson incident occurred at Steve Biko, Phase 4, in Villa Nora Policing area on Friday, 25 July 2025, at about 05:00. According to police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, the male complainant was sleeping in his house when his ex-girlfriend knocked at the door, and he did not open. She started breaking the windows. He woke up and sought assistance from the neighbors, and that’s when the suspect burned down the house. Police were called to the scene and opened a case of arson.…

U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that the Biden administration may have put his name in criminal case files related to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Sitting next to British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during an hour-long media brief in Scotland, Trump called the continuing upror over the case of Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, “a hoax that’s been built up way beyond proportion” and accused his predecessor of having tampered with the infamous case files. “Those files were run by the worst scum on Earth. They were run by…

Veteran entertainer, Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy, has said he believes in the concept that Lagos is a no man’s land. In a chat with News Central today July 28, Charly Boy said was asked if he believes in the concept that Lagos is not owned by anyone and he said; ‘’Yes because this was our first capital so it had people from different ethnic group who made Lagos really bubble…so if you see it from that perspective, Yes! It is just like America, the melting point of all immigrant people..Yes from that perspective in terms of people coming together,…