Tuesday, 09 June, 2026

Month: June 2026


The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed allegations of irregularities, manipulation, and candidate imposition in its recently concluded presidential, governorship, National Assembly, and State House of Assembly primaries, insisting the exercises were transparent and guided by its internal rules. In Read more…


The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has claimed the Nigerian government admitted that Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja Federal High Court acted without jurisdiction in convicting its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and sentencing him to life imprisonment. IPOB made the Read more…


Since Friday, May 15, when armed bandits attacked three schools in  Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, there have been a series of threats, rumours and false alarm raised across Lagos and Ogun communities. The Read more…


The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the Tinubu administration’s “shocking insensitivity” towards abducted pupils, teachers, their families, and the nation. In a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Read more…


More than 1,000 Nigerians living in South Africa have applied for voluntary repatriation amid escalating xenophobic attacks and growing anti-immigrant sentiment, raising fresh concerns over the safety of foreign nationals in Africa’s most industrialised economy.Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed Read more…


The Court of Appeal in Abuja refused to entertain the appeal against a judgement of a Federal High Court in Ibadan, which recognised the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Read more…


Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC), has signed four regulatory instruments that would help provide effective governance in the state’s electricity power sector. The regulatory instruments are: Business rules, Customer protection regulations, Licensing regulations, and Investment regulations. Chairman of the Commission, Read more…


What to know about the Iran war today:Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that “no tangible progress” has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war. Araghchi said lines of communication with the U.S. were still open but Read more…


The arrest of Ifechukwu Dennis, the man identified by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the originator of an AI-generated voice note falsely circulated as a leaked recording of President Bola Tinubu purportedly linking insecurity in the South-East region to Read more…


The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that major infrastructure projects lined up for commissioning to mark President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office have been fully completed and are ready for inauguration. Wike made Read more…


Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday raised concerns over Nigeria’s counterterrorism strategy, questioning why terrorist groups appear to adapt faster than the government’s response to evolving security threats. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Read more…


There was a heavy security presence around the Three Arms Zone in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Thursday following plans by the Take-It-Back Movement, a civil society organisation led by activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to protest Read more…