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INEC urges Nigerians to report ineligible voters ahead of register display
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on Nigerians to actively identify and report ineligible and deceased persons on the national voter register as the Display for Claims and Objections is set to begin on December 15, 2025. The appeal comes ahead of the conclusion of the first quarter…
Read More »Tinubu meets Otti amid renewed push for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday hosted Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in a meeting widely believed to be linked to ongoing efforts to secure the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The meeting comes on the heels of Otti’s recent visit to Kanu…
Read More »Fire razes Abuja wood market, destroys goods worth millions
Photo: Unrelated photo of a fire incident scene A dawn fire on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, swept through the popular Jabi wood market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, destroying several shops and property valued at millions of naira. Eyewitnesses said the fire broke out in the early hours…
Read More »PDP issues certificates of expulsion to Wike, Fayose, others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued certificates of expulsion to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 10 other members earlier sanctioned by the party. National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, disclosed this to journalists after the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Others…
Read More »Man arrested for killing cousin who accused him of defilement
By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 51-year-old man, Emmanuel Nwangwu, for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old maternal cousin, Loveth Uloma Nwangwu, after she reported him for years of sexual abuse, abduction, and threats. The incident occurred at a pharmacy in Umuabor community, Nsukka Local Government Area,…
Read More »DSS arraigns Sowore over alleged cybercrime
By Deborah Nnamdi The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday arraigned politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore before the Federal High Court in Abuja on allegations bordering on cybercrime. Sowore, a former presidential candidate, is facing a five-count charge accusing him of defaming President Bola Tinubu by referring to…
Read More »Army rescues six kidnap victims in Kogi forests
By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have rescued six kidnapped victims during coordinated operations in the Ejiba and Saminaka forests of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Brigade’s spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja, noting that…
Read More »Tinubu nominates former CDS Musa, as new defence minister
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Musa as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, following the resignation of former Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who stepped down citing health reasons. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President…
Read More »Police arrest five suspects, recover rifles stolen in Rivers attack
By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the attack on its operatives at Tonninno Filling Station in Elioparanwo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, where rifles were stolen early last month. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued…
Read More »Gov Otti not attacked by gunmen – aide
Governor Alex Otti’s spokesman has slapped down claims that the governor’s convoy came under fire on the way to Sam Mbakwe Airport, calling the reports wildly misleading. Chief Press Secretary Ukoha Njoku said the governor was never in harm’s way. Instead, an advance team of three officials from the Abia…
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