Wednesday, 24 June, 2026

Category: News


The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the outcomes of by-elections held on Saturday in several federal and state constituencies, with the All Progressives Congress recording victories in Enugu, Kano, Kebbi and Ondo, while the Peoples Democratic Party won the Read more…


By Chukwudi Ebele Human Rights Lawyer and Social Critic Sir Ifeanyichukwu Ejiofor Esq in his recent article titled ‘THE DANGEROUS HYPOCRISY OF NEGOTIATING WITH TERROR’ has advised communities to develop lawful and effective vigilance mechanisms instead of depending only on Read more…


Musk’s platform has declined to remove Itamar Ben-Gvir’s call for the obliteration of the multi-confessional Levantine state Social media platform X has declined to remove a post by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calling for the destruction of Lebanon, Read more…


Senator Olaka Nwogu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Rivers Southeast senatorial bye-election, called the voter turnout impressive. He made this statement after voting at Alesa in the Eleme Local Government Area on Saturday. Nwogu said the strong Read more…


The recent judgment by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, deregistering the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord and others, is as intriguing as it is unsettling. On one side, many Nigerians see a conspiracy. ADC leaders frame the Read more…


The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Biodun Oyebanjo as the winner of Ekiti Gubernatorial election of 2026. Biodun Oyebanji, who flew the flag of APC, scored 319,224 votes to defeat other challengers. Following the INEC aouncement of the Read more…


The camp of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed speculation of internal disagreements over the choice of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The clarification Read more…


Pope Leo visits the church where St Augustine is buried, reflecting on pessimism, interiority, and the need to “read the signs of the times”. Pope Leo XIV began his pastoral visit to Pavia, northern Italy, with a visit to the Read more…


An Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka, and presided over by Justice Jude Obiora, on Friday, granted a bail in the sum of N50million and a surety in like sum to an Nnewi-based native doctor, Ikechukwu Ezenagu, popularly known Read more…


Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Thursday, unveiled two newly acquired Boeing 737-800NG aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airlines, named after the late literary icon and author of Things Fall Apart, Professor Chinua Achebe, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Read more…


Iran says it is ready to move forward with diplomacy with the United States, but insists Washington must ensure Israel complies with the agreement to end the war. Tehran has repeatedly said the deal requires an end to hostilities across the Read more…


The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared that all actions taken by the dissolved third administration of its Directorate of State (DOS), led by Chika Edoziem, are illegal, null and void, while reaffirming that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Read more…