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The 2026 National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, kicked off on Friday night at the Eagle Square venue, Abuja, with the arrival of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President arrived the venue at about 8:10 p.m., nearly three hours behind his scheduled time, according to the official programme.


The West African Examinations Council on Friday released the results of the 2026 First Series Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates, confirming improved performance and increased nationwide participation in the examination. The examination was conducted across Nigeria from January 28 to February 14, while coordination and marking of scripts took place between Feb. 26 and March 13.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday extended the deadline for political parties to submit the e-copy of their membership register from April 21 to May 10. The commission also said that political parties are free to fix the party primaries between April 23 and May 30th May, adding that the parties must submit their register to the commission 21 days before the primaries.

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has released Malam Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State. El-Rufai has been in ICPC custody since February 19, 2026.

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 Many delegates and journalists were on Friday prevented from accessing Eagle Square, venue of the ongoing 8th National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC. ​Many journalists were denied entry tags, leaving them stranded.

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 Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress commended President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, while calling for greater unity and discipline within the party to strengthen its position ahead of future elections. Chairman of the APC Progressives Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma said on behalf of their colleagues on Friday at the party’s 8th National Convention that Tinubu’s reforms are delivering positive results.

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 Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has clarified that it has not announced any Initial Public Offering for its listing, warning the public against relying on speculative reports circulating across media and social platforms. In a statement issued by its management, the company said it had observed the “recent circulation of unauthorised information across various media and social platforms regarding a potential Initial Public Offering”.

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 The community of Kogi State Polytechnic has again been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of a lecturer, Mr. Anslem Ojodomo.

 ‎Mr Ojodomo’s death comes just a month after another lecturer, Dr. Barnabas Akuba, died in February shortly after completing his PhD programme.

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The Borno State Police Command has rescued a 7-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped in Maiduguri. The police also arrested five suspects linked to the incident, while also recovering part of the ransom paid by the victim’s family.

The command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso disclosed this in a statement. He said the rescue followed a coordinated investigation by detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Maiduguri.

According to the statement, the case was reported on March 24, 2026, when a resident of Chad Basin area of Maiduguri informed the police that his 7-year-old son had been abducted the previous day at about 6:40 p.m by unidentified persons.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the kidnappers later contacted the child’s mother using a private phone number and demanded a ransom of N10 million, which was eventually negotiated down to N8 million. The family subsequently paid N1.5 million into a Point of Sale (POS) account provided by the suspects.

“Police detectives, using digital forensic analysis traced the account used to receive the payment to a POS operator identified as Musa Mohammed Bashir, who was arrested. His arrest led to the apprehension of four other suspects – Ali Adam, also known as Abba, 24; Abubakar Sadiq, 29; Abba Goni Abba, 18; and Mohammed Musa, also known as Ale Mamman, 18.” The statement revealed.

The police said the kidnapped boy was rescued unharmed, taken to the hospital for medical evaluation, and later reunited with his family. Officers also recovered the N1.5 million ransom earlier paid to the suspects.

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Governors of the North-West states have launched a regional framework aimed at strengthening peace, improving security and promoting socio-economic development across the zone.

The framework, known as the North-West Peace, Security and Development Framework (2026–2030), was adopted during the third meeting of the North-West Governors’ Forum held in Abuja.

Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, emphasised the need for greater unity and collective responsibility among the states to effectively address the region’s security and development challenges.

Radda said closer collaboration among the states was essential to tackling persistent threats such as insecurity, organised crime and other socio-economic difficulties affecting the region.

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