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Agbamuche Becomes Acting INEC Chairman as Yakubu Ends 10-Year Tenure

Professor Mahmood Yakubu has handed over to Mrs. May Agbamuche as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Agbamuche, the longest-serving National Commissioner in the electoral body, assumes leadership following the completion of Professor Yakubu’s second and final term in office. Yakubu announced the handover on Tuesday during an ongoing meeting with […]

Clearing the Chaos: Lagos APC Says Demolitions Are for Public Safety, Not Politics

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defended the ongoing demolition of illegal structures across the state, insisting that no responsible government can ignore activities that endanger lives, obstruct development, or compromise public safety. In a statement issued on Tuesday, APC spokesperson Mr. Seye Oladejo said enforcement of urban planning regulations […]

Court Adjourns Dasuki’s ₦33.2bn Fraud Trial to 21 October

An Abuja High Court on Tuesday adjourned the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, to 21 October to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to list a witness to testify in the case. Dasuki faces an amended 32-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, dishonest release, and […]

Amnesty International Urges Nigeria to Probe Killings, Disappearances in South-East

Amnesty International Urges Nigeria to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in South-East Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to urgently address the security crisis in the South-East region through transparent, impartial, and effective investigations into killings, assassinations, enforced disappearances, and other atrocities allegedly committed by both state and non-state actors since August 2015. In a […]

Senator Natasha Back from Suspension as Senate Resumes Plenary

Embattled Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, finally took her seat in the Senate chamber on Tuesday, six months after a six-month suspension. The Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday after a 10-week recess, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio presiding over the session. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s return followed several unsuccessful attempts to resume her duties. She was […]

‘Legally Right, Morally Wrong’: Obi Slams Lagos Over ASPAMDA Market Demolitions

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Lagos State Government to balance law enforcement with compassion in its ongoing demolition of structures at the Trade Fair Complex. Obi’s appeal followed his visit to the site of the demolished ASPAMDA Market, where he criticised the destruction of traders’ plazas, describing it as […]

NNPCL Blames Cooking Gas Scarcity, Price Surge on PENGASSAN Strike Disruptions

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent scarcity and price surge of cooking gas to disruptions caused by the strike action of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Ojulari said the industrial action, which halted loading operations for […]

PDP Convention Open to All Qualified Aspirants, Says Fintiri

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2025 National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) has announced that the party’s forthcoming elective convention will be open to all qualified aspirants, allowing them to freely test their popularity. Chairman of the NCOC and Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, made this known on Monday in Abuja at the inaugural meeting […]

FG Convenes High-Level Talks on National Security October 9

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has invited members of the Council of State and the Police Council to a strategic security meeting scheduled for Thursday, 9 October 2025. According to a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, the meeting will be conducted […]

Tinubu Appeals for Calm in PENGASSAN–Dangote Refinery Dispute

President Bola Tinubu has called for caution and retrospection in handling the industrial dispute between the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the appeal on Monday in Abuja during the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit (NES #31) organised […]

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