The National Council of State has approved Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to the statement, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan,…
Scores of young Nigerians under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Thursday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja over the Commission’s recent deregistration of the council. The demonstration, led by NYCN President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, marked the launch of a 30-day…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 12 notorious armed robbers believed to be responsible for the brutal killing of an Arise TV staff, Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Mr. Barnabas Danlami, during a robbery incident at Unique Apartment, Gishiri Village, Katampe District, Abuja. The arrest followed directive of President…
Activist and former presidential candidate, African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has announced October 20 as the date for a protest march to demand the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore made this known on his X handle on Thursday. According to him, the protest would be a…
The Member representing Ibadan North Constituency I at the Oyo State House of Assembly, and Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. (Dr.) Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, fondly known as Olutunu De, has extended warm felicitations to Hon. Julian Arike Nwachukwu, the Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Ibadan North Federal Constituency,…
Orji Kalu, senator representing Abia north, says former president Olusegun Obasanjo invited him to the presidential villa to inform him of his third-term ambition. On September 20, at a Democracy Dialogue in Accra organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Obasanjo denied ever pursuing a third term in office. The former president had said no Nigerian…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested 13 additional suspects in connection with the vandalism and theft of navigation lock metals and beams worth over ₦4.8 billion at the Kainji Power Plant. The Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the arrest followed a follow-up investigation by…
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has slammed online advertisements and promotions that use his name and image without authorisation. In a statement published on his verified X account on Thursday, Obi said that while his aides had previously issued clarifications, some people continue to exploit his identity to mislead unsuspecting members of the public. He…
In a sharp repudiation of the World Bank’s recent poverty statistics, the Presidency on Wednesday dismissed the figure that 139 million Nigerians live in poverty as “detached from the country’s economic realities” and an analytical abstraction rather than a factual headcount. The government insisted that the estimate must be “contextualised” before being accepted as valid….
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed concern over renewed conversations on faith, violence, and insecurity across the country. The association also called for urgent and equitable government action to protect Christian communities facing attacks. CAN’s statement comes in the wake of claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria from prominent voices in the United…