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The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned that artificial intelligence-driven disinformation poses a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general elections, calling for electoral technology and communication to be treated as a single discipline. The INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), also disclosed that the commission was conducting a comprehensive audit of its…
Twelve state governors whose tenures will end in 2027 and early 2028 are set to leave behind a combined debt burden of about N5.3tn, comprising domestic and external obligations. The affected governors are Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Inuwa…
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has alleged that the State House of Assembly has failed to execute any constituency project since September 2025, despite funds released by the executive. The Governor made the allegation in Benin while addressing traditional rulers from Esan South East LGA who were on a courtesy visit to his office. He…
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council has uncovered about 58 bank accounts allegedly linked to its Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, as well as an alleged N400m transaction which the committee said may have involved fraudulent representations. The committee also found that more than 30 of the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the latest increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, describing it as “avoidable and unacceptable” and questioning why the Federal Government has not done more to ensure that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery gets adequate supplies of Nigerian crude. The acting General Secretary of the…
A 52-year-old Islamic teacher, who identified himself as Jubril Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly preparing charms for kidnappers. Ibrahim was paraded alongside four suspected kidnappers on Tuesday at the Edo State Police Command for allegedly terrorising residents of the Edo North Senatorial District, particularly in the Auchi, Jattu…
Former Chairman of the Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Osi Orbih, is dead. The statement was signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih, Esq., for and on behalf of the Orbih family. In a statement announcing the passing, the family said it was made “with profound sadness and a heavy heart but…
Nineteen suspected illegal gold miners have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) during a raid on an illegal mining site in the Okpella/Ososo/Egbetua forest axis of Edo State. The Edo State Commandant of the Corps, Commandant Saidi Akintayo Ayinla, who disclosed this while briefing journalists, said the operation…
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch, has vowed to challenge the Edo State House of Assembly for amending the Financial Autonomy Laws 2023. The Assembly on August 24 amended the Financial Autonomy Laws 2023, which was immediately signed into law by Governor Monday Okpebholo despite protests by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN)…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major international drug trafficking operation spanning Africa, Europe and Asia, intercepting illicit consignments worth more than N6.2 billion in Lagos while arresting a suspected cross-border kingpin and several other traffickers. The seizures expose the increasingly sophisticated methods being deployed by drug syndicates to move narcotics…
