Court Jails UNIUYO Prof For Electoral Fraud

  The High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years imprisonment for electoral fraud during the 2019 general…

El-Rufai slams Ribadu for denying anti-Tinubu remarks

  Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has slammed the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, accusing him of “serious amnesia” over his denial of past comments allegedly made against President…

PDP crisis: BoT backs govs, affirms Ude-Okoye as secretary

  The Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees has affirmed former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary. BoT Chairman and former Senate President, Adulphus Wabara, made…

BATTLE OF EDENTA: 200 Human Skulls Found, As Security Forces Smash ‘PRODUCE’ Terror Camp In Orsu

  ….27 gunmen neutralized ..,…Operatives clear Ubahaezike, Edenta, Amadim, Ezeogwu, others Following the renewed onslaught on bandits and violent criminals in Orsu LGA, no fewer than 27 gunmen were killed…

Edo State Enacts Stiffer Penalties for Cultism: Death Penalty for Killers, 21 Years for Sponsors

  Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has signed the Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Bill, 2025, into law, introducing harsher penalties for cult-related offenses. The new law repeals…

Three Killed As Rival Cult Groups Clash In Rivers

  No fewer than three persons have been killed and three suspects arrested in a fresh clash between rival cult groups in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.…

Gunshots as Fubara, Wike supporters clash at PDP Secretariat

  Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, believed to be loyalists of the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom…

PDP governors back Udeh-Okoye as national secretary

  Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have backed Sunday Ude-Okoye as national secretary of the party. The governors’ position is contained in a communique…

Tinubu administration may soon put all government critics in jail, says Atiku

  Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of suppressing dissent. In a post on X on Thursday, Abubakar claimed the arrests of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate…

Lagos Lawmakers Storm DSS Office Over Detention Of Colleagues

  Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are currently at the Department of State Security Office in the Magodo area of the state. Their visit appears to…

Anyanwu, Okoye’s Supporters Clash At PDP BoT Meeting

  There was chaos at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Wednesday when supporters of Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled National Secretary of the party,…

Poverty: Democracy Fast Losing Its Essence — Peter Obi

  Politician and a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has said described Nigeria’s democracy as “fast losing its essence” as a result of deep-necked poverty ravaging the country.…

Security screens journalists, others at Lagos assembly ahead of plenary

Security officials including policemen screened journalists and other individuals attempting to enter the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday. Our correspondent reports that up to three police vehicles are…

I’m not desperate to be Nigeria’s president – Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has criticized the state of leadership in Nigeria, adding that he is not desperate to be Nigeria’s president.…

Obasa Denies Corruption Allegation, Says ‘I Remain Lagos Assembly Speaker’

Impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has described the corruption allegations against him as “fictitious and unsubstantiated”. Speaking during a welcome rally at his residence…