Masquerades have been spotted donning campaign materials of Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra state, ahead of the November 8 governorship election. The images, which have circulated widely across the state, show masquerades dressed in traditional regalia adorned with Soludo’s posters and campaign slogans. The development has sparked conversation across communities about the intersection of culture…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Nigeria Police Training Institutes by signing the Establishment Bill into law. Announcing the development at Tuesday’s plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed that the President has given his constitutional assent to the bill, officially creating a new legal framework for specialised police training institutions across the…
The leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has changed hands as Professor Mahmood Yakubu officially handed over to May Agbamuche-Mbu, who has been appointed Acting National Chairman of the commission. Agbamuche-Mbu, the longest-serving National Commissioner at INEC, assumed her new role on Tuesday during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held at…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said there is no going back on the planned two-week nationwide warning strike if the Federal Government fails to respond to their demands on or before October 13 this year. The planned strike follows a two-week ultimatum issued by the union last week, asking the FG to address…
A United States congressman, Rep. Riley M. Moore, has called on President Donald Trump to immediately redesignate Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern (CPC)’ over what he described as the “systematic persecution and slaughter” of Christians in the country. In a letter dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…
Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, has urged the Babajide Sanwo-Olu government to take action regarding a petition by the Yoruba Youth Council (YCC) against an upcoming event titled “An Owambe Exhibition”. Mr Akiolu disclosed this in a letter dated September 24, 2025, which was addressed to the commissioner for tourism, arts and culture, Toke Benson-Awoyika,…
Nigeria is negotiating a $2 billion loan with China’s Export-Import Bank to fund the construction of a new “super grid” designed to resolve the nation’s chronic electricity shortages and stimulate industrial expansion. Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu disclosed this at an economic summit in Abuja on Monday, explaining that the proposed transmission network will connect the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Tuesday swore in three members following their victory in the August 16, 2025, bye-elections. The three new lawmakers are among the five elected to fill the vacant seats following the death of four members and the choice of Dennis Idahosa as the running mate of…
The Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday after a 10-week recess, with Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin presiding over the session. Noticeable presence at the Senate chambers on Tuesday was the embattled Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is returning after a six-month suspension. Conspicuously absent at the time of resumption was the Senate President,…
A woman in Georgia has been arrested after two Rottweilers fatally attacked a 2-year-old boy, Kaimir Jones, in her care while she slept for hours. Police said Jones was found dead in the backyard of 48-year-old Stacy Wheeler Cobb’s home around 3.45pm on Saturday, October 5. The Valdosta Police Department confirmed the details in a…