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93.4 million Nigerians eligible to vote in February, March polls, says INEC

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed on Wednesday that eligible voters in 2023 elections now stand...

I will stand surety for IPOB leader, Kanu, if FG releases him to me — Sen. Orji Kalu

    The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, has offered to stand as surety for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous...

2023 elections will be hitch-free, no threat to national security — DSS

The Department of State Service said on Tuesday that it will not spare any effort in ensuring that threats to national security and...

IPOB leader, Kanu’s incarceration: U.S. Congressman urges Biden govt’s intervention

U.S. Congressman, Rep Jarvis Johnson, has urged the United States Government to intervene in the continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous...

Lagos female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem’s burial rites put off over legal procedure

The final burial rites of Lagos lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, who was shot dead on Christmas Day in 2022, has been suspended indefinitely....

Credible 2023 polls threatened by non-state armed groups, same-faith presidential candidacy, disinformation on social media – TBI

Violent activities of non-state armed groups including Boko Haram, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and bandit gangs, same-faith presidential candidacy and disinformation...

Jan. 2 bloody attack on my convoy, an assassination attempt on my life, says ex-Imo Gov. Ohakim

Grief-stricken former Imo Governor Ikedi Ohakim has said the January 2, 2023 attack on his convoy which left several people dead was as...

Outrage as only suspect arrested in ex-CBN staff, wife’s murder escapes from Police custody in Ogun

The Police appear to have bungled the investigation into the killing and roasting of a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

Breaking: Media baron, politician, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, allegedly busted at London airport

Chief Raymond Dokpesi, a People’s Democratic Party chieftain and Chairman of Daar Communications owners of AIT and Raypower radio, has been reportedly arrested...

Reverse hike in electricity tariff now or face litigation, SERAP tells Pres. Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to intervene in the furtive raise of electricity tariff in December 2022 by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory...

How Prince William ‘grabbed Harry by the collar and threw him to the ground’ in alleged assault

In new leaks from his autobiography, Spare, due to be released in a couple days, the Duke of Sussex has branded the Prince...

Alleged corruption at Ilana Omo Oodua: Prof. Akintoye’s successor, Prof. Adeniran steps aside

Prof. Wale Adeniran, the new leader of Yoruba self-determination struggle also known as Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, has resigned his membership of the...

NNPC denies exporting 17.877m barrels of crude oil, says it’s yellow journalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has distanced itself from an online publication report that it exported 17.877 million barrels of crude...

After four years, FG inaugurates NDDC Board

After four years without a board, the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was on Wednesday inaugurated by the Federal Government....

UN Security Council welcomes two first-time members

The United Nation Security Council has officially welcomed Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, who took up the two-year seats they won in...

Southsouth leader, Clark, joins forces with Obasanjo, Adebanjo, others, tips Obi for president in Feb. poll

Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential hopeful, has continued to enjoy a groundswell of support and endorsement of some elder statesmen with the...