A proposal has been made by the National Assembly to move the next presidential and governorship elections six months earlier than usual. The proposal requesting that the poll be conducted in November 2026 was made on Monday during a public Read more…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday announced sweeping interventions in the judiciary in Abuja, pledging to end the era of judges living in rented apartments while also digitising the operations of the FCT High Read more…
In its reaction to the university lecturers’ decision to embark on strike today , the federal government has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against it, reiterating that the “no work, no pay” policy remains in force. The Read more…
ARISE News Channel’s ‘The Morning Show’ anchor, Rufai Oseni, has alleged that there was a politically motivated attempt to silence him by bringing down his Facebook account, describing the move as “malicious.” In a post shared on his verified Facebook Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Transport operators literarily locked down the commercial town of Onitsha Monday, as they held a solidarity rally in support of Gov Charles Soludo reelection bid. The endorsement rally which held at Ikpeazu Stadium Onitsha in Onitsha North Read more…
From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Governorship candidate for November 8 Gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Col Sir Prof. Geoffrey Okwudili Onyejegbu has said if elected,he would serve the people of Anambra State better and restore Read more…
Iran welcomes a potential “fair and balanced” U.S. nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not received any proposal for negotiations, the country’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, Read more…
Former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has berated the Federal Government over what he described as its “shamefully political and dangerously unserious” response to Nigeria’s deepening insecurity crisis. Hashim said the government’s reaction to Read more…
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has described the defection of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC as a watershed moment in the region’s political history, signalling Read more…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in coordinated operations across the country, have neutralised top commander of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) identified as ‘Alhaji’, 26 other terrorists and arrested 22 suspects. A statement by the Nigerian Army on Read more…
After a lull in the wave of incessant strikes in the Nigerian public university system, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday declared a two-week warning strike, alleging federal government’s reluctance to meet their demands, despite efforts Read more…
HUMAN Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that the Ogoni 4 and the Ogoni 9 were brutally killed by the Sani Abacha military junta in 1995. While speaking at the 84th posthumous birthday lecture of Ken Saro-Wiwa in Port Read more…