Felix Ifijeh, THEWILL

A 34-year-old Ugandan woman, Ms. Farida Nansubuga, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with 87 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.15 kilogrammes concealed around her pelvic region as she allegedly attempted to smuggle the drugs into Uganda.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro “to disclose details of the funding, implementation and administration of the ₦50,000 National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI), including beneficiary selection, payments, contracts with digital financial service providers and safeguards against political interference.”

Ahead of the 2027 general election, violence appears to be stalking the candidates and putting a question mark on the peaceful conduct of the upcoming polls. Without exception, all politicians from the governing and opposition parties alike are feeling the heat.

Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, has nominated opposition leader, Gadi Eisenkot, to form the country's next government, dealing a major political setback to incumbent Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after an inconclusive general election left both major political blocs short of a parliamentary majority.

The Electoral Commission’s preliminary results showed National securing 42 seats in the 131-member Parliament, while the Labour Party won 36 seats, despite narrowly receiving more party votes.

The announcement, made on Saturday by the IRGC spokesman, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, signals a significant shift in Tehran's missile policy amid heightened tensions with the United States and Israel and growing concerns over the possibility of renewed military confrontation in the Middle East.

Tinubu made the allegation at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he defended his administration’s economic policies and challenged critics to account for their records in public office.

The Federal Ministry of Education, which announced the decision on Saturday, also directed the institute to discontinue all university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements, declaring that NTI was not authorised to award NCE or university degrees.

The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the ₦15.8 trillion reportedly saved from petrol subsidy removal, more than $100 billion in borrowings and increased government revenues since his administration assumed office.

Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has attributed his defeat in the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary to his decision to rely on an assurance from the late President Muhammadu Buhari that he would emerge as the party’s presidential candidate.