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‘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...

DSS to Arraign El-Rufai in Phone-Tapping, Security Breach Trial February 25

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has scheduled the arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai for Wednesday, February 25. He faces...

Breaking: Impeachment Halted: Tinubu Saves Fubara as Rivers Assembly Backs Down

Rivers State lawmakers have abruptly frozen the impeachment process launched against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu following President...

Tragedy as Nigerian Mother Dies in UK Shortly After Arriving for Son’s Graduation

Tragedy has struck the family of Oluranti Akinyemi, a Nigerian woman who passed away in the United Kingdom shortly after arriving to attend...

Tinubu strips NNPC of billions in sweeping oil revenue shake up

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a sweeping executive order that could fundamentally reshape Nigeria’s oil revenue architecture, stripping the Nigerian National Petroleum...

Breaking: DSS Arrests ex-Kaduna Gov. El-Rufai Moments After EFCC Release

In a dramatic sequence of events, Department of State Services (DSS) operatives arrested former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday night, moments...

Breaking: Tinubu Assents Electoral Bill 2026 

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law, fundamentally reshaping Nigeria’s voting framework just 12 months...

Breaking: Tinubu Approves Fresh Reforms Sparking Renewed Row Amid Digital Vote Transfer

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday formally endorsed the Electoral Act 2026 Amendment Bill, barely a few days after the Independent National Electoral Commission...

Tinubu Calls for Unity as Lent and Ramadan Begin Together in Rare Spiritual Convergence

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace peace, unity, and spiritual reflection as Christians and Muslims commence Lent and Ramadan simultaneously...