Wednesday, 23 September, 2026

Month: September 2026


The long-awaited Constitution Review Bill, otherwise known as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, has been transmitted to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval. The sixth alteration focussed on Read more…


The debate over the establishment of State Police has persisted for years and has assumed renewed significance as Nigeria inches towards a more decentralised policing architecture. The argument for State Police is compelling: policing is, by its very nature, more Read more…


The Presidency has challenged former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi to honour his pledge to stop campaigning for the presidency if claims that he left the state with outstanding liabilities are established. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information Read more…


Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the Middle East Read more…


By Eche Nwaobasi – Onitsha.. An Anambra state-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria Chief Ben Uzuegbu has thrown his weight behind the proposal by the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that if elected president, Read more…


The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was made on Tuesday when Read more…


Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has defended his wife, Margaret, amid controversy over a luxury handbag reportedly worth hundreds of millions of naira. Obi spoke in an interview conducted by Adeola Fayehun, with Rudolf Okonkwo, Read more…


The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that the rising cost of petrol is imposing severe hardship on Nigerians. Reacting on Tuesday through its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said that with petrol now selling for as much as Read more…


The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has asked the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to release his academic records following a legal action instituted by Labour Party chieftain, Abayomi Arabambi, over the alleged refusal of Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze The President of the Council of Laity, Diocese on the Niger, Sir Chris Ukachukwu has called on Anglicans to stop being bench warmers and step up to build the Church in the fear of God. Sir Ukachukwu Read more…


‎‎‎By Ifeoma Ejiofor‎‎Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has declared that the integrity, dexterity and meritorious service of his immediate past Chief of Staff, Chief Ernest Nnaama Ezeajughi, deserve statewide commendation, describing him as a public servant who served Read more…


The Arewa Think Tank has cautioned against what it described as the premature attribution of alleged financial irregularities within the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to its current leadership. In a statement issued by its convener, Muhammad Alhaji Yakubu, and Read more…