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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised the Labour Party (LP) National Working Committee (NWC) led by Nenadi Usman INEC indicated that the move followed a court order mandating the electoral commission to do so. Checks on the INEC website as of Friday showed that the umpire has now listed Usman as the caretaker…
The Chairman of Akoko-Edo Local Government Council, Hon Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, has been impeached. Hon Oshionogue was impeached in a letter signed by seven Councillors. He was impeached a few hours after lawmakers in the Edo State House of Assembly failed to hold a peace meeting with him and seven aggrieved Councillors. It was gathered…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.Babafemi alongside his companies, 606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited, and…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into the gruesome killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children at the Chiranci community in Kano State. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President condemned the attack, describing it as barbaric, and condoled…
By Katherine Abayomi The Rivers State Government has commenced a major reconstruction of the historic Creek Road Market, a move expected to significantly expand the state’s Internally Generated Revenue and reshape commercial activity in Port Harcourt. Governor Siminalayi Fubara formally approved and signed off on the project, giving the green light for a total overhaul…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has decorated 113 senior officers recently promoted from the rank of Deputy Commandant of Corps, DCC, to Commandant of Corps, CC, with the Commandant General, Dr Ahmed Audi, announcing that the officers will be redeployed to strengthen operational efficiency across the country. Speaking during the decoration ceremony…
The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the nation’s language, culture and cuisine. The December 2025 update, released on the OED website on Wednesday, features more than 500 new words, phrases and senses, including internet slang such as “DM”, “brainfart” and “chug”. Over…
The Federal Government has said that the Super Eagles’ match bonuses at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have cleared the necessary regulatory stages. According to a statement issued on Thursday, the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, said the payments would be reflected in the players’ domiciliary accounts “starting today or tomorrow”….
The political landscape in Rivers State took another turn on Thursday when members of the state’s House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. During plenary presided over by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader, Rivers State House of Assembly,…
Ahead of the 2027 general polls, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed has pledged to be loyal to the Labour Party on whose platform he rode to be vice presidential candidate in the 2023 polls. Baba-Ahmed, 56, was the running mate to Peter Obi, who contested for the presidency but lost to Bola Tinubu, the then presidential candidate…