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The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, will hold his inaugural meeting with the Commission’s Directors immediately after his official swearing-in on Thursday, October 23, 2025. According to a statement issued by Wilfred Ifogah, Deputy Director of Publicity, on behalf of the Director of Voter Education and Publicity […]

By Hakeem Adigun. The social scene has been buzzing with news that signals a turnaround for lawyer and social personality Adaobi Alagwu. Once at the centre of one of the most talked-about relationship sagas in Nigeria’s high society, Adaobi seems to have finally turned the page. From heartbreak and controversy to love and redemption, her […]

The Ondo and Kogi State governments have called for calm following a leaked security alert by the Department of State Services (DSS) warning of planned coordinated attacks on communities in Ondo State by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). The memo, addressed to the Brigade Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade in Akure, […]

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has stated that Nigeria’s electoral process has improved remarkably since the Peoples Democratic Party left power. As aired on NASSTV on Wednesday, Akpabio made this remark during plenary at the second reading of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Senate President, while reflecting on Nigeria’s electoral evolution, said […]

The ongoing terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has entered a critical phase at the Federal High Court in Abuja, as the court approved a private consultation between the defendant and his legal team in preparation for opening his defence. Justice James Omotosho presided over the proceedings, […]

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has questioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) reward system. Fashola raised the question while noting a drop in the number of votes accrued by the APC. To this end, he wondered if APC’s policies still resonate with its traditional base. He spoke during the APC Stakeholders Forum, […]

The father of late ARISE TV news anchor, Somtochukwu Christele Maduagwu, has rejected police claims that his daughter fell from the third floor of her Abuja apartment while allegedly trying to escape an armed robbery. In an exclusive interview with BBC Igbo, Engineer Ifeanyi Maduagwu described the official explanation as “funny” and insisted that Somtochukwu, […]

The Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) has clarified transitional arrangements for graduating students and institutions following the Federal Government’s mandatory NERD compliance policy. In a statement released by the NERD National Secretariat on Friday, the agency sought to address concerns over the policy’s impact on prospective graduates, particularly those awaiting mobilisation for the National […]

By Nonyerem Ibiam Esq. Imagine it’s election day, and you are out to exercise your civic responsibility — to cast your vote and help shape the future of your country. You seem hopeful because it is an opportunity to elect leaders who will govern you. You wake early, clutching your voter’s card like a badge […]

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has signed into law, the Chieftaincy Appointment and Deposition Law, which provides for the creation of 13 new emirates and over 111 districts heads across the State. Also signed into law, was the repeal of the Sayawa Chiefdom and enactment of the Zaar Chiefdom with headquarters at Mhrim Namchi […]

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused Nigerian Christian leaders of leveraging the United States as an instrument of intimidation to pressure the Federal Government and marginalize Muslims across the country. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, alleged that certain Christian leaders were behind recent reports sent […]

By Bulus Y. Atsen, fsi, Esq. Preamble It was the best of times and the worst of times. Two Nigerians living in the same Republic, under the same Constitution, stand before the law, one enjoys the best of rights, while the other suffers the worst of wrongs. Our Constitution, in Sections 35 and 36, guarantees […]