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African Democratic Congress, ADC, yesterday rolled out a nationwide membership revalidation, mobilisation and registration exercise, describing it as a deliberate push to strengthen its internal structures, grow its grassroots base and reposition for future political engagements. The exercise was formally unveiled in Abuja during the inauguration of the party’s Membership, Revalidation, Mobilization and Registration, MRMR, committee, where the National Chairman of the party, Senator David Mark, alongside the committee chairman, Alhaji Kashim Imam, addressed party leaders and members. Mark said the decision to constitute the committee was taken by the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, noting that a credible and…

Togo, Niger, and Benin owe Nigeria $17.8m, an equivalent of over N25bn at the current exchange rate, for electricity supplied under bilateral arrangements, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. In its Third Quarter 2025 report, NERC disclosed that the three international customers were invoiced a total of $18.69m by the Market Operator for electricity supplied during the period, but they remitted only $7.125m, leaving an outstanding balance of $11.56m. Similarly, the international bilateral customers had legacy invoices of $14.7m, out of which they paid $7.84m, leaving a balance of $6.23m. The debt incurred from the previous quarters and that…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to urgently address workers’ wages and review regressive tax policies, warning that continued delays and uneven compliance could deepen economic hardship for millions of Nigerians. The appeal was made on Wednesday by the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, during the 85th birthday celebration and book launch of the union’s founding President, Hassan Summonu, OON, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Auditorium in Abuja. Speaking to a gathering that included family members, government officials, and members of the press, Ajaero described Summonu as a titan of the working-class struggle, whose life…

The community of Mbutu Okohia village in the Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State is buzzing with joy as Evang and Pst. Mrs. Florence Kingsley Nwaorgu, the senior pastor and general overseer of Renewal Evangelical Ministry (Remite), continues his cherished tradition of giving back to the village. This year, he brought bags of rice and monetary donations, bringing smiles and hope to many families. As the pastor arrived, the women of the village gathered in large numbers, singing and dancing in celebration, praising God for the blessings they received. In a heartfelt gesture of gratitude, they presented him with…

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and two others, bail in the sum of ₦500 million with two sureties. The sureties, according to the Judge must have landed property in Asokoro, Maitama , Gwarinpa. He added that they must submit their travelling documents to the court.

Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that certain groups within the party are introducing what he described as “aggression and rambunctiousness” into the party, amid growing contestation over its 2027 presidential ticket. Momodu’s remarks come against the backdrop of increasing pressure from supporters and allies of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, who are urging the ADC to concede its presidential ticket to him ahead of the next general election. Some of Obi’s backers have insisted he should not accept a vice-presidential slot under any coalition arrangement. Recently, political economist Pat…

President Donald Trump says Venezuela will soon be turning over up to 50 million barrels of oil to the US. This follows the capture of President Nicolás Maduro who is currently being tried in New York. US elite forces had invaded Venezuela on January 3, seizing the President and his wife in an operation that shook the entire world and attracted mixed reactions. After the capture, Trump had announced that the US would run the South American country and also control its oil reserve. In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump said the oil being expected from Venezuela…

The family of twins abducted after their father was killed by suspected kidnappers has challenged claims by the Edo State Police Command that the victims were rescued unharmed. Recall that gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, killed Andrew Ilabeshi and abducted his two children. The incident occurred on December 11 at Kalabar Quarters, Afokpella, in the Etsako East Local Government Area, when the assailants forcibly broke into his residence, inflicted machete wounds on the deceased, and abducted his children. A resident said the gunmen, after gaining access to the premises, switched off Ilabeshi’s generator and attacked him when he came out…

The Police Command in Niger has recovered a suspected military unexploded ordnance (UXO) device in Zugurma community, Mashegu Local Government Area of the state. The command Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna on Tuesday. He said that the recovery followed a report received on Monday from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ibbi Division, Mashegu. He added that some residents of the community had sighted an object suspected to be a missile in a forest within the area. Abiodun said that the police operatives from the division promptly moved to the scene and cordoned…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School. His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the appointment takes effect on January 10, 2026, for a four-year term. The 54-year-old Odusote is currently the Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus and will become the first woman to lead the institution since its establishment in 1962. She will succeed the current Director-General, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, whose tenure expires on January 9, 2026, after eight years of…