Category: Politics

Civil society activist and renowned media specialist, Mac Imoni Amarere, has been re-elected into the International Board of ActionAid for a second three-year term. Professor Eze Nwokocha of the University of Ibadan and a member of the Board of ActionAid Nigeria was also elected to the 2026 General Assembly Organising Committee of ActionAid International for…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Development and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has begun training selected Corps members to facilitate the National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment across all wards in the country. According to a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications at NIMC, Dr. Kayode…

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Philemon Yang, has reflected on the organisation’s achievements and urged Member States to recommit to multilateralism in the face of global crises. In a statement commemorating the milestone, Yang described the UN as a symbol of…

Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Togo. According to a statement by the U.S. Embassy, the training addresses the growing threat of transnational drug trafficking across West and…

Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Togo. According to a statement by the U.S. Embassy, the training addresses the growing threat of transnational drug trafficking across West and…

The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide, having killed and dismembered the victim. The judge stated that the prosecution proved its…

By Emamuzo Iboma President Bola Tinubu has signed into law four significant tax reform bills, marking a major step in the transformation of Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue systems. A statement from the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that the bills—namely the Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service…

By Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom State Government has directed the immediate closure of unregistered and illegal schools operating across the state’s 31 local government areas. The move, according to the government, is aimed at upholding the integrity and standards of the basic education system. It was gathered that over 1,140 illegal nursery, primary, and…

By: Barikui Felix The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), has launched an expanded phase of its Queen Rider Programme aimed at empowering 3,700 Nigerian women across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The initiative, in partnership with Gamma Mobility, targets at least 100 women per state and the FCT,…

By Prince Woke Justices P. I. Ajoku, P. I. Ayua, and S. I. Mark of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, convicted and sentenced Daniel Ebubechi Chinweobo, Timi Olamide Samuel, Chibueze Thaddeus Ugochukwu, and Emmanuel Linus to various jail terms for internet-related fraud. The convicts were…