Election-Rigger Should Not Succeed Yakubu As INEC Chair — Datti Baba-Ahmed
The 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, says Nigeria does not need an election-rigger to succeed Mahmood Yakubu, whose 10-year tenure expires as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on November 9, 2025. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday. Baba-Ahmed blamed Yakubu for…
Activist Joins ADC, Urges Nigerians To Unite Against APC
A popular human rights and anti-corruption activist, Comrade Ibrahim Garba Wala, popularly known as IG Wala, has snubbed the ruling All Progressives Congress for the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress, ADC. The activist made his stance known in a statement on Thursday ahead of the 2027 presidential election. He became the latest member of ADC…
Benue Lawmakers Reject Law Professor, Confirm Others As Commissioners
The Benue State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed six nominees as commissioners, but rejected the nomination of Prof Timothy Yangien Ornguga over allegations contained in four petitions against him from his former students and for lacking a primary school certificate. The lawmakers at plenary presided over by the speaker, Aondona Dajoh, asked Governor…
INEC Presents Certificates Of Return To By-Elections Winners
The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented Certificates of Return to senators-elect and members-elect of the House of Representatives who emerged victorious in the by-elections held on August 16. The certificates were handed over on Thursday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja by different National Commissioners. Among the recipients were Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All…
Iyabo Ojo Not Wanted – Police Disown Viral Poster
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed a viral poster that Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Iyabo Ojo, was wanted. The widely circulated poster claimed a reward had been offered for information leading to her arrest. However, in a statement on Thursday shared on social media, the police described the poster as fake and misleading. The…
Zelensky Gives Condition For Meeting With Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he could meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, but only after his allies agree security guarantees for Ukraine to deter future Russian attacks once the fighting stops. In comments released Thursday, he also warned both sides were preparing for further fighting. Russia was building up troops on the southern front…
I’m Not In Supremacy Battle With Any Monarch – Alaafin
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Thursday, disclosed that he is not in a supremacy battle with any monarch either in Yorubaland or anywhere in the universe. He made this disclosure in a statement released by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fresh battle…
Arsenal Agree Deal To Sign Eberechi Eze From Crystal Palace
Arsenal are poised to snatch Eberechi Eze from under the noses of arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in what could be one of the most audacious moves of the Premier League’s summer transfer window. Spurs appeared to be on course to bring the 27-year-old Crystal Palace attacking midfielder to their corner of north London. However, it is…
Anambra Assembly Summons Lawmaker For Exposing Diversion Of Funds
The Anambra State House of Assembly has summoned the member representing Ayamelum Constituency, Bernard Udemezue for revealing details of how lawmakers in the assembly divert funds meant for public good. The lawmaker was summoned for allegedly sharing contents deemed to be damaging to the assembly on social media. The House passed the resolution following a…
Anti-Cultism War: Edo Govt Seals Shrines, Declares Leaders Wanted
The Edo State Government has intensified its sweeping campaign against cultism, criminal gangs, and ritual practices. It has sealed multiple properties linked to suspected cult leaders following the discovery of a shrine in Egbaen community and a violent confrontation in Evboyare that claimed a life. The coordinated operation, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”,…