Respite for Fubara, Deputy as House of Assembly halts impeachment
Respite has come the way of the embattled governor of Rivers state, Siminalyi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu as the State House of Assembly has suspended the impeachment proceedings initiated against them after the intervention of President Bola Tinubu. Thursday’s adoption of the resolution halting the process provides some sort of relief for […]
FCT Area Council Elections: Police restricts movement between 6:00AM to 6:00PM
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the restriction of movement between 6am and 6pm on on saturday, 21 February 2026 in order to ensure smooth conduct of council election in the Territory. A statement by SP Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT said it has also deployed personnel […]
NCC Seeks Stakeholders’ Inputs on National Telecoms Policy Review
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on interested industry stakeholders to make written submissions to the Commission on the ongoing review of the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) 2000, whose consultation paper has been published on the Commission’s website. The Commission has set Friday, March 20, 2026, as the deadline for all submissions from stakeholders […]
UTME: JAMB Insists No Extension for Feb 26 deadline as registration hits 1.5m
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has declared that there would be no extension for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration as the February 26 deadline for e-PIN vending draws near. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the examination body warned prospective candidates not to wait until the last minute, stressing that the […]
If We Can Fast Together, We Can Live Together
In one, a woman kneels with a rosary between her fingers, whispering into the quiet. It is Lent. She has chosen restraint over comfort and reflection over distraction. In another home, a man finishes his pre-dawn meal, knowing he will not eat again until sunset. It is Ramadan. He is preparing his body for hunger […]
The 2027 election will ultimately be a referendum on APC government-Dr Adum
In this interview, Dr Alex Adum, former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in Benue state; a chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress speaks on a wide range of issues affecting his home state Benue and Nigeria at large. What is your reaction to the recent senate decision to amend the Electoral Bill which […]
El-Rufai and the Burden of Proof
By Jacob EDI Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has re-emerged on the national stage with his familiar intensity, and in a recent interview on Arise Television, the former Governor of Kaduna State made assertions of such gravity that they transcend partisan banter. He alleged that the telephone of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, was intercepted and […]
Phone Tapping: FG slams 3 count charge against El-Rufai
The Federal Government has filed a three-count charge against the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of unlawfully intercepting the telephone communication of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The charges were instituted before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Department of State Services on behalf of the government. The […]
Importation of Poison Allegation: NSA Challenges El Rufai to provide Evidence
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has challenged the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai to provide evidence supporting his allegation that the agency procured a dangerous toxic substance, Thallium Sulphate into the country. The former governor Nasir el-Rufai had alleged in a January 30, 2026 letter addressed to Nuhu Ribadu, the […]
NLC demands end to power privatisation
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has strongly criticised Nigeria’s electricity privatisation, describing the exercise as a “grand deception” and demanding an immediate reversal of the model. Speaking at this year’s National Union of Electricity Employees’ (NUEE) annual conference of women and youth in Abuja, the National President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero accused the […]