…Sani has advised candidates omitted from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lists to stop pursuing legal battles, saying they risk wasting money, time and energy. Sani made the appeal in a post on X on Saturday, following a Supreme Court ruling that enabled INEC to exclude some candidates from its lis…

…Conference Centre, Enugu State, stressing the urgent need for the people to reconnect with their homeland. In a press statement released on Saturday, Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, said the high-profile gathering featured the Anambra State governor as a special guest. According to Aburime, Soludo de…

…g.com/why-peter-obi-wont-win-a-ward-in-anambra-ndc-chairman/ 3. 2027: Protest, relief as INEC releases final candidates’ list The Independent National Electoral Commission’s release of the final candidates’ list for the 2027 general elections has generated mixed reactions. Among the prominent opposition figures reporte…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of the 2027 governorship candidates, with the names of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship hopefuls Isa Pantami and Ladi Adebutu conspicuously absent from the list. In a list of candidates released today, October 10, the names of M…

INEC officially included former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu as the SDP governorship candidate for Nasarawa StateThe decision followed a Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 on party membership registersThe Supreme Court judgment set out strict conditions on who ca…

…the emergence of the two Peoples Democratic Party candidates. The list, released on INEC’s website on Saturday features candidates from 13 political parties contesting the Kwara Central senatorial seat, 11 in Kwara North and 11 in Kwara South. The publication comes amid political realignments ahead of the 2027 election…

…security situation. Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways also cancelled several services connecting their respective hubs with the Saudi capital, with some cancellations extending into Monday. The disruption has affected air travel ahead of major energy and investment conferences scheduled to take place in Riyadh. Organise…

…were encouraged to exercise restraint, dress modestly, maintain decorum, avoid unnecessary distractions during religious services and respect the rules and guidance of the mosque authorities. Oyesanya said those responsible for communicating and implementing such guidance were expected to do so with wisdom, courtesy, f…

…will appear higher in your Google feed!The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Okiemute Chinda, popularly known as OK Chinda, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections.The inclusion of Chinda's name on the INEC register is…

…election in Gombe State, released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC published the final list of 16 cleared candidates for the election, with Pantami, whose name appeared on the provisional list released on August 29, absent from the updated list. The development comes amid a similar situatio…

…a Federal High Court order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Abdulghani Arobo as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Owo-Ose Federal Constituency in Ondo State.A three-member panel of the appellate court ruled that the lower court acted correctly when it issue…

…Christian International School. The ministry urged school proprietors to obtain the necessary approval before commencing operations, warning that non-compliance would attract sanctions. The government said it would sustain monitoring and enforcement activities across the state to ensure that schools operated in accorda…

INEC's Imo State office wrote separate letters to the DSS and the Nigeria Police Force over a disputed APC senatorial primary result circulating on social mediaThe alleged fake document named Senator Rochas Okorocha as the winner of the Imo West Senatorial District APC primaryThe commission attached both the authentic…

…the country’s immigration system. It said it was offering universities support where necessary to improve their recruitment practices.

…department said the country's business environment reflected the effects of "painful but necessary" structural reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu's administration.The report said fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange liberalisation initially caused significant economic volatility, although indicators in ea…

…of State Services (DSS) and the Office of the National Security Adviser would take the necessary measures to secure the children’s release. Recall that gunmen abducted between 42 and 44 children from a primary and junior secondary school, as well as nearby homes, in Mussa on May 15, 2026. The children have remained in…

…to higher living costs, although the government has maintained that the reforms were necessary to avert a deeper economic crisis. Nigeria remains a major crude oil producer and is home to the Dangote Refinery, owned by businessman Aliko Dangote. However, Oyedele’s remarks highlight the gap between the country’s crude o…

…“Someone whose clothes had been torn was said to have been wearing clothes when his neck was found dangling, so we urge the police and the state government to intervene. “He was a father of six children with three wives, and he also left behind an aged mother,” he said. Confirming the incident, the Osun State Police Pu…

…commercial engagements but do not authorise paid employment. The State Department said anecdotal accounts indicated that travellers using such visas had increasingly faced delayed departures from major airports while immigration officers reviewed their activities. It also referenced a September 2025 US executive order…

…Asaba commemoration could provide an opportunity for Nigerians to begin a painful but necessary national conversation about the civil war. “They’ve been hiding this thing; they’ve been trying to cover it up. They’ve been attempting to cover up that it was a massacre. Now they’ve realised that it’s something that they n…

…care and a life-support machine. We then started looking for a way to get her the necessary treatment because we were told that all the life-support machines at the National Hospital were occupied. Since she was already in the emergency ward, the medical personnel continued trying to stabilise her. I was advised to loo…

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi State has commenced the display of the preliminary voters’ register and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the state’s 21 local government areas. The Head of Voter Education at INEC in Kebbi, Malam Haladu Saadu,…

…have been deliberate while another school of thought believed spirituality might be connected to the incident, as those involved were traditionalists. A resident of the community, Mrs Rachael Alabi, who said she witnessed part of the incident, said it initially caused pandemonium because it was sudden, but later people…

…these products already contain the same vitamins and minerals. “The result may be an unnecessarily high total daily intake, and taking everything together does not make the body process the products faster. What happens when you swallow many pills is, first of all, the gastrointestinal tract has to deal with all of the…

…efforts, our operatives have, on October 8, 2026, arrested four suspects in connection with the offences of criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, mischief by fire and culpable homicide.” The police spokesman said the state Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, had directed that the suspects be transferred t…