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2027: Court to hear suit barring Jonathan Friday

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday, May 8, for a hearing in a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, was instituted by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, who is asking the court to declare Jonathan constitutionally ineligible to seek the presidency […]

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May 7, 2026
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National Assembly

Senate Reverses Standing Orders Amendment On Leadership Elections

The Senate has reversed its recent amendment to the Standing Orders, effectively reopening the contest for key leadership positions in the 11th National Assembly and potentially creating room for fresh contenders in the race for Senate President in 2027. The decision followed a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who stated that […]

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May 7, 2026
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World

US awaits Iran response to latest deal offer

The United States was waiting on Thursday for Iran to respond to its latest proposed deal to end the war in the Middle East and to reopen the key shipping lane out of the Gulf. Asian stocks soared and oil prices fell after US President Donald Trump said once again that an agreement could be […]

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May 7, 2026
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Health

Hantavirus much less contagious than COVID-19, says Dutch doctor

This handout picture released by Argentina’s Health Ministry shows a scientist from the Malbrán Institute holding a container used to diagnose the Andes hantavirus, which contains RNA from the Andes virus as part of the detection process, in Buenos Aires on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Handout / ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTRY / AFP) The hantavirus […]

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May 7, 2026
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World

UPDATED: Rubio Meets Pope In Bid To Ease Tensions

This photo taken and handout on May 7, 2026 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a private audience with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) The top US diplomat, Marco Rubio, went to the Vatican on Thursday for talks with the […]

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May 7, 2026
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Breaking News

Xenophobia: ‘We can’t watch our citizens humiliated in your country’ — FG tells South Africa

The minister for foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu,, has said the federal government cannot remain silent over the alleged harassment, humiliation and extrajudicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa amid renewed xenophobic tensions in the country. In a post on X on Thursday, Ojukwu disclosed that she had a telephone conversation with South Africa’s Foreign Affairs […]

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May 7, 2026
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Breaking News

Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of Properties Linked To Sylva

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties allegedly linked to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. Justice Egwuatu granted the order following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).The court held that the properties, suspected […]

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May 7, 2026
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National Assembly

Reps set up panel to probe debts owed FG

The House of Representatives on Thursday constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate debts owed to the Federal Government by state actors, private entities and Ministries, Departments and Agencies, appointing the member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, Oluwole Oke, as chairman of the panel. The committee was inaugurated following the adoption of a motion […]

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May 7, 2026
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Breaking News

Latest Evacuee From Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Lands In Europe

This aerial view shows health personnel assisting patients onto a boat from the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde Another sick passenger from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship landed in Europe on Thursday, as the vessel headed to a Spanish island and health officials scrambled to […]

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May 7, 2026
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Reps to tighten alcohol regulation, seek national control framework

The House of Representatives has commenced moves to establish a comprehensive national framework for the control and regulation of alcohol consumption in Nigeria, in what lawmakers described as a major step toward addressing the growing social and public health consequences of substance abuse across the country. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act […]

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May 7, 2026
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