The newly sworn-in Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, has vowed to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency and discipline in the Commission’s operations. He also called on staff to work as a united team to deliver free, fair, and credible elections
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to remain resolute in protecting the rights of women and the girl-child. Abubakar made the call on Thursday during a high-level town hall meeting on promoting peace and security
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday, announced the disengagement of his legal team led by Chief Kanu Again, SAN, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who told Justice James Omotosho at the resumed hearing, said he was willing to defend himself.
Edo Government has ordered heads of Local Government Administration (HoLGAs) across the 18 local councils to proceed on compulsory leave. The Chairman of the Edo State Local Government Service Commission, AIhaji Kabiru Adjoto , disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Benin. Adjoto ordered that they should hand
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Kuje area of Abuja has remanded the brother of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Emmanuel Kanu, and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, alongside 10 others in Kuje Correctional Centre. The defendants were remanded on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. This followed their arrest during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest
Mr Charity Amayanvbo, Commissioner for Youth in Edo, says Gov. Monday Okpebholo and President Bola Tinubu’s eight-year leadership mandate is “non-negotiable.” Amayanvbo said this when Comrade Kelly Okungbowa (Ebo Stone), founder of the Youth for Youth Movement, visited him on Tuesday in Benin. The commissioner cited the developmental strides of
A 19-year-old Nigerian student, identified as Marvelous Ugochukwu, has tragically died in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, after a truck driver ran a red light and crashed into multiple structures, including a bus shelter where she was waiting. The fatal incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at the intersection of Dewdney Avenue and
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says that no fewer than 2.8 million registered voters are expected to participate in the November 8 Anambra Governorship election in the state. Mr Ejimofor Ejikeme, Head of Department, Electoral Operations, INEC, Awka, Anambra, made this known on Tuesday, during the commission’s Forum for
Economic activities were on Monday stalled in the South East states of Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi as residents of the states observed #freeNnamdikanunow protests declared by human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the situation across the zone on Monday reports that all
An Assistant Superintendent of Customs, Lawal Tukur, was found deceased in a hotel room in Katsina state The incident occurred in Murjani Hotel in Katsina metropolis, where the staff discovered his dead body. Upon entering his room, they found him unresponsive and immediately notified hotel management and security operatives. According