Gov Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has described Saturday’s governorship election as the best organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state’s history. Soludo made the remark during his victory speech in Awka on Sunday, after being declared winner of the November 8 governorship election by INEC. Prof. Edoba Omoregie, the Returning…
As voting gradually winds down across polling units in Anambra State, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have begun moving to the designated collation centres. The State Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof. Edogah Omoregie, made the announcement on Sunday morning at the commission’s headquarters in Awka, the…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has left Abuja to attend the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, where he will represent President Bola Tinubu. The announcement was made by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice-President). The two-day conference, holding from Nov. 6…
A fresh leadership crisis has engulfed Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a faction loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday seized control of the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Led by Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, the North Central vice-chairman recently declared acting national chairman, the group stormed the PDP headquarters demanding…
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that Christians are being targeted under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the allegations are “politics taken too far.” Appearing on Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday, Wike said such accusations were baseless and insulting to the leadership composition of the government. “The Inspector…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 2,802,790 voters are eligible to participate in the Anambra governorship election scheduled for 8 November 2025. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan disclosed this on Monday at the Peace Accord Signing Ceremony organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) in Awka. According to Amupitan, the commission has…
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has urged President Bola Tinubu to dismiss the country’s top security officials, citing worsening insecurity and the U.S. government’s recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.” In a statement released on Sunday, NYCN President Comrade Isah Abubakar said the U.S. designation reflected a damning verdict…
By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunusa Pete Hegseth, US secretary of war, says his department is preparing for possible military action if the Nigerian government fails to end the “killing of innocent Christians” in the country. Hegseth made the comment on Saturday in response to a Truth Social post by US President Donald Trump, who accused the…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Nigeria if the killing of Christians in the country continues. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump asked the United States department of war to prepare for possible action in Nigeria to wipe out Islamic terrorists. He warned the Nigerian government to act fast to stop…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the final list of beneficiaries under President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Prerogative of Mercy exercise. The initiative grants pardons, commutations, and reduced sentences to selected offenders in line with the administration’s ongoing commitment to justice reform and humane correctional practices. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the…
