Trending News: Gunmen kidnap Ondo traditional ruler11 burial guests feared dead in Benue boat accidentBandits kill three, burn houses in Niger — PoliceNigerian gov promises houses, grants for terrorists who repentBandits kill 20 in Kebbi communityAnambra based pastor arrested for allegedly converting 75 women as wivesKemi Badenoch: Nigeria is an oil producing country but never had electricityMan hangs self in OgunTrump: US-Iran deal will be signed Sunday, Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediatelyInsurgents sets schools on fire in BornoBandits kill 17 farmers, injure others in Zamfara communityTwo Kogi varsity students arrested for killing 300-level studentIran’s Late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei To Be Buried July 9Ex-Nigerian Army spokesperson dies in custody of terrorists, but govt claims ‘it’s a natural death’No reason to keep Nnamdi Kanu in detention, says ObiSecurity agencies arrest six wanted ‘criminals involved in killing of police officers’ in EnuguNigerian inmates in Ethiopia jubilate as FG seals transfer agreementNigeria’s Defence Minister Says ’Only God Can End Insecurity’Bandits abduct villagers in fresh attack on Kwara communitiesSouth Africa to charge FG for cost of deporting NigeriansPolice Arrest Man Over Alleged False Alarm On Bandits Invasion In EbonyiLocal informants fueling terror operations – Defence ministerDickson meets Obi, says NDC crisis fully resolvedNigerian govt continues to pardon ‘repentant terrorists’Iran insists on nuclear enrichment under any deal with USEdo reopens schools shut over security threatJune 12, Democracy Day: Anything to Celebrate?FULL TEXT: Tinubu’s 2026 Democracy Day speechTinubu confers national honours on Joe Igbokwe, Richard Akinnola, 48 others NigeriansBandits, Kidnappers, Sponsors of Terror: Surrender or face full force of State, Tinubu warnsCBN bans linked financial entities from extending loans to each otherPapiri School Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years ImprisonmentJune 12: FG Declares Friday Public HolidayTrump Cancels Scheduled Bombings Against IranSenate asks security agencies to track, arrest bandits flaunting activities on TikTokTrump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes tonightUS to track health data, increase surveillance under $2bn deal with NigeriaN210tn probe: Senate disowns ex-NNPC boss Kyari arrest warrantReps pass state police billAgbedi emerges Reps minority leaderGunmen kill two vigilantes in Plateau communityXenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa10 killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosionPolice detain four Pakistani nationals over ‘suspicious presence’ in Ekiti communityAircraft crew detained after landing on Delta road— KeyamoNobody is doing NDC a favour’ — Dickson defends party after attacks by Obi supportersSome residents bring herders for kidnapping in Edo – CommissionerUS military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against IranTwo WAEC students, motorcyclist die in Rivers road accidentSenate Orders Kyari’s Arrest Over Alleged Missing ₦210tnAlleged ₦2b Fraud: How Sirika Allegedly Used Ethiopian Airlines As Fake Nigeria Air — Prosecution WitnessFG moves to secure transfer of over 100 Nigerians jailed in EthiopiaUS uncovers birth tourism fraud networks in Africa, revokes over 100 visasSeven Students Injured After School Attack In EbonyiDHQ: Nigeria-US operations have killed over 200 terrorists in north-eastUgochinyere loses minority leader bidBandits attack Kogi school, kill vice principal, 2 others, kidnap 3 students —ReportNigerian jailed in US for using fake identity to secure jobNigerian man escapes from prison van in London, Police launch manhuntIran taken too long to negotiate, will pay the price – TrumpEdo shuts three schools over Kidnap threatIMF official warns Nigeria against $5bn borrowing plan with UAE bankDSS alerts NSCDC over planned abduction of schoolchildren in EdoIran attacks US bases in Jordan, BahrainFACT-CHECK: Video of March reprisal attack in Nasarawa linked to Edo incident that never happenedUS gives reasons for refusal to issue visa to Somalia’s referee Omar ArtanXenophobia: First Batch Of Nigerian Evacuees From South Africa Expected Thursday — FGObi threatens N5bn suit against Kenneth Okonkwo over ‘defamatory’ remarksNigerian governor says ‘even if they kidnap us all there’s no vacancy in Aso Rock’Tinubu sets up Ebola Task Force, approves N10bnPregnant woman, 3 others kidnapped in NigerCourt remands man over alleged social media broadcasts calling for coup against TinubuNSCDC officer gunned down, daughter abducted in KogiNobody can stop me from visiting any part of Nigeria – GumiTikTok removes four million videos, disrupts 86,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria — ReportEFCC arraigns native doctor, wife over ‘N1bn contract fraud’Army confirms killing of soldier, four hostages in Ogun abductionUnsafe food kills over 53,000 Nigerians, causes 50 million illnesses annually, says ministerBandits Abduct 39 Residents On Reconciliation Mission In ZamfaraThree die as Warri–Itakpe train derails in DeltaGunmen kidnap council worker in OndoUN raise the alarm over killings, abductions in NigeriaOyo demolishes building ‘where Adelabu’s sister, twin sons were held captive’Don’t politicise our plight, abducted Oyo principal begs govt, NigeriansPolice arrest eight foreign nationals over ‘staged abduction, ransom fraud’Contractors debunk FG’s N700bn claim, resume protest at Finance MinistryXenophobia: We’re considering retaliatory measures against South Africans – FGHealth worker beheaded in BenueWoman who staged own kidnap found in Delta hotel with loverNLC, TUC threaten nationwide strikePolice arrest A’Ibom social media activist over false security alarmsFACT-CHECK: No evidence supports claim that Amaechi agreed to become Atiku’s running mate Iran military announces halt to operation against IsraelObi: No Fulani should be judged by actions of criminalsCross River shuts illegal maternity clinic over patient’s deathIsrael, Iran trade fire despite Trump’s call for restraintUK court remands man over murder of 41-year-old NigerianIran launches missiles at Israel for first time since Mideast truceUK-based Nigerian singer Talay Riley stabbed to deathWe won’t bow to terrorists’ intimidation, Tinubu vows
Sun. Jun 14th, 2026
Trending News: Gunmen kidnap Ondo traditional ruler11 burial guests feared dead in Benue boat accidentBandits kill three, burn houses in Niger — PoliceNigerian gov promises houses, grants for terrorists who repentBandits kill 20 in Kebbi communityAnambra based pastor arrested for allegedly converting 75 women as wivesKemi Badenoch: Nigeria is an oil producing country but never had electricityMan hangs self in OgunTrump: US-Iran deal will be signed Sunday, Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediatelyInsurgents sets schools on fire in BornoBandits kill 17 farmers, injure others in Zamfara communityTwo Kogi varsity students arrested for killing 300-level studentIran’s Late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei To Be Buried July 9Ex-Nigerian Army spokesperson dies in custody of terrorists, but govt claims ‘it’s a natural death’No reason to keep Nnamdi Kanu in detention, says ObiSecurity agencies arrest six wanted ‘criminals involved in killing of police officers’ in EnuguNigerian inmates in Ethiopia jubilate as FG seals transfer agreementNigeria’s Defence Minister Says ’Only God Can End Insecurity’Bandits abduct villagers in fresh attack on Kwara communitiesSouth Africa to charge FG for cost of deporting NigeriansPolice Arrest Man Over Alleged False Alarm On Bandits Invasion In EbonyiLocal informants fueling terror operations – Defence ministerDickson meets Obi, says NDC crisis fully resolvedNigerian govt continues to pardon ‘repentant terrorists’Iran insists on nuclear enrichment under any deal with USEdo reopens schools shut over security threatJune 12, Democracy Day: Anything to Celebrate?FULL TEXT: Tinubu’s 2026 Democracy Day speechTinubu confers national honours on Joe Igbokwe, Richard Akinnola, 48 others NigeriansBandits, Kidnappers, Sponsors of Terror: Surrender or face full force of State, Tinubu warnsCBN bans linked financial entities from extending loans to each otherPapiri School Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years ImprisonmentJune 12: FG Declares Friday Public HolidayTrump Cancels Scheduled Bombings Against IranSenate asks security agencies to track, arrest bandits flaunting activities on TikTokTrump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes tonightUS to track health data, increase surveillance under $2bn deal with NigeriaN210tn probe: Senate disowns ex-NNPC boss Kyari arrest warrantReps pass state police billAgbedi emerges Reps minority leaderGunmen kill two vigilantes in Plateau communityXenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa10 killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosionPolice detain four Pakistani nationals over ‘suspicious presence’ in Ekiti communityAircraft crew detained after landing on Delta road— KeyamoNobody is doing NDC a favour’ — Dickson defends party after attacks by Obi supportersSome residents bring herders for kidnapping in Edo – CommissionerUS military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against IranTwo WAEC students, motorcyclist die in Rivers road accidentSenate Orders Kyari’s Arrest Over Alleged Missing ₦210tnAlleged ₦2b Fraud: How Sirika Allegedly Used Ethiopian Airlines As Fake Nigeria Air — Prosecution WitnessFG moves to secure transfer of over 100 Nigerians jailed in EthiopiaUS uncovers birth tourism fraud networks in Africa, revokes over 100 visasSeven Students Injured After School Attack In EbonyiDHQ: Nigeria-US operations have killed over 200 terrorists in north-eastUgochinyere loses minority leader bidBandits attack Kogi school, kill vice principal, 2 others, kidnap 3 students —ReportNigerian jailed in US for using fake identity to secure jobNigerian man escapes from prison van in London, Police launch manhuntIran taken too long to negotiate, will pay the price – TrumpEdo shuts three schools over Kidnap threatIMF official warns Nigeria against $5bn borrowing plan with UAE bankDSS alerts NSCDC over planned abduction of schoolchildren in EdoIran attacks US bases in Jordan, BahrainFACT-CHECK: Video of March reprisal attack in Nasarawa linked to Edo incident that never happenedUS gives reasons for refusal to issue visa to Somalia’s referee Omar ArtanXenophobia: First Batch Of Nigerian Evacuees From South Africa Expected Thursday — FGObi threatens N5bn suit against Kenneth Okonkwo over ‘defamatory’ remarksNigerian governor says ‘even if they kidnap us all there’s no vacancy in Aso Rock’Tinubu sets up Ebola Task Force, approves N10bnPregnant woman, 3 others kidnapped in NigerCourt remands man over alleged social media broadcasts calling for coup against TinubuNSCDC officer gunned down, daughter abducted in KogiNobody can stop me from visiting any part of Nigeria – GumiTikTok removes four million videos, disrupts 86,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria — ReportEFCC arraigns native doctor, wife over ‘N1bn contract fraud’Army confirms killing of soldier, four hostages in Ogun abductionUnsafe food kills over 53,000 Nigerians, causes 50 million illnesses annually, says ministerBandits Abduct 39 Residents On Reconciliation Mission In ZamfaraThree die as Warri–Itakpe train derails in DeltaGunmen kidnap council worker in OndoUN raise the alarm over killings, abductions in NigeriaOyo demolishes building ‘where Adelabu’s sister, twin sons were held captive’Don’t politicise our plight, abducted Oyo principal begs govt, NigeriansPolice arrest eight foreign nationals over ‘staged abduction, ransom fraud’Contractors debunk FG’s N700bn claim, resume protest at Finance MinistryXenophobia: We’re considering retaliatory measures against South Africans – FGHealth worker beheaded in BenueWoman who staged own kidnap found in Delta hotel with loverNLC, TUC threaten nationwide strikePolice arrest A’Ibom social media activist over false security alarmsFACT-CHECK: No evidence supports claim that Amaechi agreed to become Atiku’s running mate Iran military announces halt to operation against IsraelObi: No Fulani should be judged by actions of criminalsCross River shuts illegal maternity clinic over patient’s deathIsrael, Iran trade fire despite Trump’s call for restraintUK court remands man over murder of 41-year-old NigerianIran launches missiles at Israel for first time since Mideast truceUK-based Nigerian singer Talay Riley stabbed to deathWe won’t bow to terrorists’ intimidation, Tinubu vows
Sun. Jun 14th, 2026

17 reps dump ADC for NDC

 

Seventeen members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).

DailyTust reports that their defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday.

On Monday, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, and the former presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, defected from the ADC to the NDC, marking a fresh twist to the 2027 general elections race.

Also announced during the plenary was the defection of Leke Abejide from the ADC to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The lawmakers who defected to the NDC include Yusuf Datti, Uchenna Okonkwo, Adamu Wakili, Thaddeus Attah, George Ozodinobi, Lilian Orogbu, Oluwaseyi Sowunmi, Peter Aniekwe, Mukhtar Zakari, George Oluwande, Munachim Umezuruike.

Others are Emeka Idu, Jesse Onuakalusi, Ifeanyi Uzokwe, Afam Ogene and Abdulhakeem Ado.

Details later…

admin

Related Posts

Gunmen kidnap Ondo traditional ruler
Gunmen kidnap Ondo traditional ruler

  Some gunmen on Saturday reportedly invaded the Ode Oriya community in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State and abducted the traditional ruler of the community, Adeniyi Adelana.…

Continue reading
11 burial guests feared dead in Benue boat accident
11 burial guests feared dead in Benue boat accident

  No fewer than 11 people, including a pregnant woman and six children, were feared dead when a boat conveying them from a burial ceremony capsized on River Benue in…

Continue reading

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You Missed

News

Gunmen kidnap Ondo traditional ruler

  • By admin
  • June 14, 2026
  • 2 views
Gunmen kidnap Ondo traditional ruler
News

11 burial guests feared dead in Benue boat accident

  • By admin
  • June 14, 2026
  • 3 views
11 burial guests feared dead in Benue boat accident
Terrorism

Bandits kill three, burn houses in Niger — Police

  • By admin
  • June 14, 2026
  • 11 views
Bandits kill three, burn houses in Niger — Police
Terrorism

Nigerian gov promises houses, grants for terrorists who repent

  • By admin
  • June 14, 2026
  • 4 views
Nigerian gov promises houses, grants for terrorists who repent
Terrorism

Bandits kill 20 in Kebbi community

  • By admin
  • June 14, 2026
  • 5 views
Bandits kill 20 in Kebbi community
News

Anambra based pastor arrested for allegedly converting 75 women as wives

  • By admin
  • June 14, 2026
  • 6 views
Anambra based pastor arrested for allegedly converting 75 women as wives