…returned from work, and for communities living under the shadow of abduction, the national debate over whether government should negotiate with kidnappers has become intensely personal. It is no longer merely a security conversation. It is a battle between hope and heartbreak. Previously, the issue had resolved around…

…responsible for the abduction are effectively trapped within the sprawling Oyo National Park, where security forces have mounted a sustained operation aimed at rescuing the captives and dismantling the insurgent network behind the attack. For families waiting anxiously for news of their children, however, every passing…

…Latona Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has issued a stirring defence of the National Assembly's role as the "load-bearing wall" of Nigeria's democracy, arguing that the legislature must be strengthened and protected if the nation is to avoid a repeat of the June 12, 1993 tragedy. Speaking at The Platform Nigeria,…

The caucus announced that Afam Ogene, a senior lawmaker and former journalist, will serve as its spokesperson and help promote accountability, transparency, and democratic governance.

…the Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti State conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. DAILY POST reports that electorates in about 2,445 polling units in the 16 local government areas of the state turned out on Saturday to elect their new governor. Ekiti has 1,059,360 registered voters,…

…the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action People's Party (APP), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). In unusually stern language, the appellate court accus…

…and economic life. For decades, the area has served as a meeting point for ethnic nationalities, religions, and economic interests, earning a reputation as a city built on coexistence, enterprise, and shared aspirations. From the old tin mining era to its emergence as a modern administrative and commercial hub, Jos Nor…

…opposition to negotiating with bandits, insisting that seeking peace deals with criminal groups remains unacceptable in the state. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Lawal stated that it is an offence in Zamfara State to broker peace agreements with bandits as his administrati…

The caucus, at a press conference on Wednesday, had asked President Bola Tinubu to suspend all his 2027 political activities, declare a six-month National Security and Economic Recovery Plan and lead the country or resign.

Good morning! Here is today's summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has uploaded 2,048 results out of 2,445 polling units on its Result Viewing Portal as of 7pm on Saturday, representing 83.7 percent of total results from the Ekiti State governorship election. The fig…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, made the declarati…

…can't be kidnapping in my father's land and expect me to keep quiet. I'm an original indigene of Igboho land. "You kidnapped a pregnant woman, and the person who brought the ransom, you killed him and killed the pregnant woman, for what? In Igboho? You people are not even afraid of me in my father's land? "This should…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13…

…of confidence from the people, pledging In a statement issued after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of Saturday’s governorship election, Oyebanji said the people of Ekiti had overwhelmingly endorsed continuity, stability and development. He expressed gratitude to residents for d…

…to secure re-election, will be 75 next year and about 79, rounding off his second and final term in 2031. Peter Obi, the last of the trio with a real chance of becoming president in 2027, is 64 and would be just 65 taking office next year if election fortune smiles on him in the February poll. Doing eight years of two…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof. Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election conducted on Saturday. INEC Returning Officer, Prof Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja, announced the…

…Yoruba folklore. Among my people, it is said that the viper is not destroyed by an external enemy but by its own offspring. The young, believed to grow within the mother, eventually tear their way out, killing her in the process. Hence the proverb: "Omo inú oká níí ṣe ikú pa oká" - it is the children in the viper's bel…

…animal, driven by the instinct to live among others - an essential condition for rational existence. Laski, however, noted that the activities of a civilised society are "too complex and too manifold" to be left to the blind regulation of impulse. Even if individuals can generally be relied upon to act intelligently, s…

…refusal to obey his seniors borders on rebellion. 6) The insurgency borders on national insecurity.

…- were launched with a view to completing the task which Mungo Park had so well begun. Final victory came in 1830 when the Landers discovered that the 'lordly Niger' emptied itself, through unnum- bered channels, into the Atlantic Ocean. Thus the mystery of a great African river was solved; and in the wake of that solu…

Yes, the press in sub-national geography should ask their governors critical questions about how state and local government resources are deployed, just as they must raise same question against the Federal Government. The hypocrisy of Bwala's mission in Ibadan would make anyone want to puke. Isaac Brown, for instance,…

…abandoned ship". He saluted the sacrifices of the armed forces while telling the traditional rulers, faith leaders and community heads that "The government cannot do it alone." Despite the horrific abductions in Oyo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Borno states and in other parts of the country, government activities have proceede…

Mr Oyebanji was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

…the possibilities of democratic consolidation unless we have a clear path towards a national consciousness of the type of nation Nigeria can and should be. And in charting that clear path, there is the need not only for the politicians but also the political scientists to constitute a community of thinkers with a sense…

…development he has firmly dismissed as false and misleading. In a video message he personally released, Duru described the trending clips as part of what he called a "wicked narrative," insisting that the claims about his health condition were completely fabricated. He maintained that he has never been in the severe st…