Bayelsa governor Diri joins APC

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was received into the ruling party on Monday by Kashim Shettima, the vice-president, at…

PDP Crisis: Wike Backs Damagum’s Suspension

  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has weighed in on the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying the issue of impunity cannot be allowed to…

Anambra poll: IG warns IPOB, ESN against disrupting election

  As 16 political parties and their candidates signed the peace accord for the Anambra governorship polls on Monday, the Nigeria Police Force warned against any attempt by the Indigenous…

Protest rocks PDP national secretariat as Wike-led faction takes over

  A protest erupted on Monday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, as supporters of the factional acting National Chairman of the party,…

Anyanwu Faction Announces Counter-Suspension Of Damagum, Others

  The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, as the Senator Samuel Anyanwu–led National Working Committee (NWC) announced the counter-suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Umar Damagum,…

Court jails teenage teacher for life over defilement of 9-year-old

  Justice Osho Adebiyi of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old school teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping a 9-year-old…

Court stops PDP national convention

  The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday stopped the Peoples Democratic Party from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on…

All Enugu Reps defect to APC

  The entire Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The defection was announced on Thursday by the Speaker of…

Court orders permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from ex-INEC official

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National…

Father arrested for defiling two daughters in Enugu

  The Enugu State Government has confirmed the arrest of one Ozioma Okonkwo for allegedly defiling his two biological daughters, aged two and five. Okonkwo, who is a native of…

Tinubu swears in new INEC chair

  President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Amupitan took the oath of office at 1:50 pm…

TALISMAN: How Wanted Terror Kingpin Was Blown Up By Own Bomb In Imo

  Intro: “It was poetic justice as ‘Talisman’, who has been accused of numerous killings and kidnappings, met his end while transporting an explosive to target security forces.” In September,…

Imo Police name officers involved in viral cult video

  .Say: “the operatives are in custody” The Imo State Police Command has named Inspector Obinna Peter, Corporal Amaechi Augustine, and Corporal Ejikeme Victor, as the three officers accused of…

Policemen publicly display cult related activities in Imo

  Some policemen in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east, have been filmed displaying cult related activities. In a now viral video, the clip showed some officers in Owerri, the state capital,…

Amupitan: I’ll audit IReV, make INEC independent

  Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), has pledged to conduct a comprehensive audit of the commission’s Results Viewing Portal (IReV) to identify and…