The Senate has appointed 12 members to work with the House of Representatives on the Electoral Amendment Act, which has stirred recent uproar. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the committee members on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session. The members are Senator Simon Lalong, who will serve as Chairman, Senator Orji Uzor…
As Oyo State gradually moves toward the 2027 governorship election, the political atmosphere is becoming clearer, louder, and more consequential. Across Ibadan, Oke-Ogun, Ogbomoso, Ibarapa, and Oyo zones, conversations are shifting from speculation to substance. The central question is no longer who wants to govern, but who is truly prepared to lead Oyo State forward….
The Senate has voted to rescind its earlier position on results transmission as reflected in the Votes and Proceedings. The Senate’s revised Clause 60(3) now permits electronic transmission of results from each polling unit, provided the system does not fail. It also stipulates that Form EC8A shall remain the primary source of election results….
Veteran Nigerian actor Pete Edochie is currently trending on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and WhatsApp in Nigeria following the rapid spread of a false rumour claiming that the Nollywood icon had died. The unverified reports alleged that the 78-year-old actor—born March 7, 1947—was rushed to the hospital and passed away, with some posts falsely claiming…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in connection with the abduction of Alhaji Ahmadu in Malabu, Fufore Local Government Area. The arrest was disclosed in a Tuesday statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Suleiman Nguroje. According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended during a coordinated intelligence-led raid carried out…
Immediate-past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday, said life in Nigeria has become worse under President Bola Tinubu’s administration compared to the tenure of the immediate-past President Muhammadu Buhari. Amaechi made the remarks at the ongoing #OccupyNASS protest, which entered its second day at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on Tuesday. The demonstration,…
The lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency I in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, has reaffirmed the strength and stability of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State while empowering constituents with cash support. The two-day one-on-one meeting and empowerment programme, which was held at the Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide…
Respite is yet to come the way of Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, as she has once again cried out for financial assistance from well-meaning Nigerians. In January, the actress announced that she was ill and needed N25m for brain tumour surgery, even as she was facing eviction. She also accused her industry colleagues of abandoning…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has explained why he did not join in the recent protest against the National Assembly alongside former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. El-Rufai suggested that he would have joined the protest if he had been in Nigeria. This is even as he stressed that the push…
Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused the Igbo ethnic group of being easily influenced by money and political power, alleging that they have abandoned the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Sokoto custodial centre. Fayose made the remarks in a…
