INEC suspends voter revalidation amid rising concerns
- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to step down all publicity and arrangements for the planned voter revalidation exercise. The directive came…
ADC faults INEC, insist on holding congress
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over his comments on the party’s planned congresses and convention. The opposition party…
‘I’d have shot Seun Okinbaloye through the TV’ – Wike
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says he wanted to shoot Seun Okinbaloye, a journalist with Channels Television, over the latter’s comment on the tendency of…
Seplat Energy workers commence strike over welfare issues
Workers at Seplat Energy, Nigeria’s independent oil and gas producer, have commenced an indefinite strike. Jerry Amah, the general secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria…
Avenge your death, Jos mother gives dead son cutlass
Mrs Favour Ayuba, the bereaved mother of late Promise, who was killed by suspected terrorists in Jos, Plateau State, has told her late son to avenge his death.…
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump’s latest threats
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on early on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump warned the United States would obliterate Iran's energy plants…
Fuel imports resume as vessels with 132 million litres arrive Lagos
Five vessels carrying petrol and diesel berthed in Lagos amid mounting concerns over global supply disruptions and rising domestic prices. The Nigerian Ports Authority confirmed that a combined 95,000 metric…
El-Rufai returns to court after mother’s burial
Former governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, has arrived at the state high court in Kaduna. It was learnt that he would proceed to the federal high court in Kaduna afterwards…
Canadian-Nigerian broadcaster Iyamu unveils memoir on media, military rule and Africa’s untold stories
A celebrated Canadian-Nigerian broadcaster, Samuel Osaze Iyamu, has released a landmark memoir chronicling decades of journalism at the intersection of power, conflict, and culture across Africa. Titled Not to Be…
Family announces burial programmes for late Kemi James
The family of Oluwakemi Oyeteju James has announced the burial programmes for the late businesswoman and wife of eminent journalist and former Editor of Ovation International Magazine, now Senior Special…
