INEC: Elections won’t hold in 240 polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared that elections will not take place in 240 polling places distributed across 28 states as a result of the surge of insecurity in…
Tension as Abuja pastor brandishes AK 47 in church
The presiding pastor of the Abuja chapter of the House on the Rock, Pastor Uche Aigbe, on Sunday caused a stir when he mounted the pulpit carrying an AK 47…
Atiku pledges assistance for the Abia economy
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said his administration would set aside $10m to improve the ease of doing business in Abia State if elected…
Tinubu: ‘Remi enough for me’
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, has called a social media claim that he was planning to marry a new woman “false news” and that he…
NCC: Over 222 million active mobile subscribers and 154 million internet users are in Nigeria
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), there were around 222,571 million active mobile subscribers in the nation as of December 2022, with a Teledensity of 116.60%. Additionally, there are…
Osun governorship election: INEC appeals tribunal judgement
The Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s ruling invalidating the declaration of Ademola Adeleke as the victor of the governorship election on July 16 has been appealed by the Independent National…
Protesters halt activities at CBN and AGF offices in response to Supreme Court ruling
On Wednesday, there was unrest in Abuja as more than 300 angry youths gathered to demonstrate against the Supreme Court’s exparte decision temporarily blocking the Federal Government’s plan to outlaw…
2023: Fuel, naira scarcity won’t stop elections, INEC reiterates
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, declared on Wednesday that the polls on February 25 and March 11 would go as scheduled despite nationwide fuel…
Nigeria Air will fly soon – Sirika
Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation for Nigeria, reaffirmed on Wednesday that the contentious national airline, Nigerian Air, will soon begin operations. After the Federal Executive Council’s weekly meeting, Mr.…
New Naira crisis: Federal govt asks Supreme Court to dismiss states’ suit
The federal government has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit contesting Feb 10 deadline set by the CBN. It claims that the Supreme Court does not have the…