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Breaking: 2027 Election Timetable Revised: Presidential Vote Now Jan. 16, State Polls Feb. 6

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revised the 2027 general election schedule, moving the Presidential and National Assembly polls to January 16,...

Breaking: Senate to Tinubu: Sack CAC Registrar-General

Citing a blatant disregard for legislative oversight, the Senate has urged President Tinubu to remove Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN) as the head of...

Tinubu to Senate: Amend Constitution for State Police

President Tinubu made a definitive push for state police at a Wednesday night gathering with Senates, calling on the National Assembly to amend...

Tinubu Decorates Tunji Disu as Acting Police IG

President Bola Tinubu has officially decorated Tunji Disu with the rank of acting Inspector-General of Police during a ceremony at the State House,...

Just In: New Acting IGP Olatunji Disu Arrives Aso Rock Villa for Decoration

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has arrived at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja for his official decoration with the rank...

Breaking: Bandits Storm Ondo Celestial Church, Kidnap Six Worshippers

Armed attackers broke into a Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) branch in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, and whisked away...

FG Slams Ransom Allegations as Baseless in Niger School Rescue Operation

The Federal Government has categorically denied media reports alleging that a ransom was paid or that insurgent leaders were released to facilitate the...

Breaking: Egbetokun resigns, AIG Tunji Disu Appointed as New IGP

An acting Inspector-General of Police, has been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He is Assistant Inspector General Tunji Disu, replacing Mr. Kayode...

‘Christian Genocide’ in Nigeria: US Congress Submits Fresh Findings to Trump

After months of rigorous legislative inquiry, a detailed congressional report documenting the alleged persecution of Christian communities in Nigeria has been formally presented...

Nigeria is Out of the Woods – Tinubu, Vows State Police in National Rescue Plan

President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has emerged from economic uncertainty and morass, just as he pledged to establish state police to...

EFCC Seizes ₦17.2m, Arrests 20 in FCT Vote-Buying Crackdown

At least, 20 suspects are in custody following an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission crackdown on electoral fraud during Saturday’s FCT council polls. ...

Blood on the Ballot: Hon Ibori-Suenu Slams Attack on APC Ethiope West Congress, Demands Justice

A cloud of outrage has enveloped Delta politics following a violent disruption of the APC Ethiope West Congress, as Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu condemned...

Breaking: FCT Polls: Maikalangu’s Leap to APC Pays Off with AMAC Victory

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has returned Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Chairman-elect of the Abuja Municipal...

Breaking: PDP Flips Gwagwalada: Kasim Ousts APC to Reclaim Council Seat in FCT Polls

Mohammed Kasim of the PDP has been declared the winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship race in the Saturday, February 21 polls....

Curfew in Tatters! FCT Transport Operators Flout Wike’s Poll-Day Ban, Flood Streets

Commercial vehicle drivers, tricycle riders and motorcycle taxi operators on Saturday brazenly defied the movement restriction imposed ahead of the Federal Capital Territory...

Tinubu to INEC: Restore Public Trust with Transparent FCT, Kano, Rivers Elections

As voters file out for Saturday’s FCT and bye-elections in some parts of the country, President  Bola Tinubu has tasked INEC with delivering...