SENATE adopts Electoral Act Amendment Bill
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026. Before the passage, there was a rowdy session as the upper chamber resumed proceedings with a demand for division over Clause 60 raised by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC/Abia South). The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, stated that he believed the demand had […]
PETER OBI comments on electronic transmission, says If India can do it, Nigeria has no excuse
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that if larger countries like India could conduct elections and transmit results electronically, Nigeria has no excuse not to do the same. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Tuesday, Obi said India, the world’s largest democracy, with nearly one billion registered voters […]
WIKE praises Tinubu’s leadership, says it is ensuring Nigeria’s sustainable growth
President Bola Tinubu’s purposeful and servant-oriented leadership is setting Nigeria on the path for sustainable growth and inclusive development. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2026 Annual Distinguished Personality Lecture Series, organised by the Facility of Social Science, Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja. Wike said that Tinubu’s long-standing commitment to the democratic struggle, […]
SOWORE intervenes as police teargassed protesters at National Assembly
Protesters at the National Assembly were teargassed by the Nigeria Police Force personnel during Tuesday’s demonstration over the Senate’s approval of both electronic transmission and manual collation of election results. Per several reports, chaos ensued at the main entrance when some demonstrators tried to force their way into the building. The above led to panic, […]
PROTEST continues over electronic transmission, Reps stage walk out
Some members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday walked out of the House in protest against the move to reverse the passage of the Electoral Act Amendment bill. The development came after an executive session called by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, did not resolve the issue as the House was plunged into another rowdy […]
TINUBU urges Senate to confirm INEC commissioner, NAHCON chairman
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to confirm the nomination of retired Adm. Jamila Abubakar as National Commissioner representing Adamawa State at the Independent National Electoral Commission. It is reported that Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Tuesday. “In […]
EIGHT Nigerians sanctioned by the US over links to Boko Haram, cybercrime
The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This was contained in a 3,000-page document dated February 10, released by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and sighted by […]
TINUBU touches down in Yola, set to inaugurates key projects
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, for a one-day official visit, during which he will inaugurate completed projects and hold engagements with key stakeholders in the state. President Tinubu, whose aircraft touched down at the Lamido Aliyu Mustapha Airport, Yola, at 1:20pm, was received on arrival by top government […]
DELE Momodu to Bode George -‘Purge yourself of anti-Atiku sentiments’
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, has urged former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George to stop harbouring what he described as anti-Atiku sentiments, insisting that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has a legitimate right to pursue his presidential ambition. Momodu made […]
Author Chimamamda Ngozi Adichie And Her Husband Mourn Loss Of Their 21 Month Old Twin Son
Renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, have lost one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi. According to a statement issued on Thursday by Omawumi Ogbe, on behalf of the family, the 21-month-old baby passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, after a brief illness. The statement said the family is […]