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Peter Obi: Tinubu should confront questions about past
Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over what he described as efforts to shield records relating to the President’s past from
‘It’s figurative expression’; Borno’s commissioner denies threat to cut off opposition members’ fingers
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The Borno State Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Youth Empowerment and Sports, Comrade Saina Buba, has debunked media reports claiming that he threatened physical harm against opposition
INEC portal: Initial glitches resolved, says Labour Party
By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Labour Party, LP, has said the initial glitches encountered on the candidate nomination portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have been resolved.
FG’s electricity subsidy bill hits N1.92trn in 2025 — NERC
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government’s electricity tariff subsidy obligation rose to N1.928 trillion in 2025 as it continued to absorb the gap between cost-reflective tariffs and the rates
Atiku to Tinubu: Nigerians shouldn’t pay with lives after paying more for fuel
Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Bola Tinubu administration over the worsening insecurity in Benue State, saying Nigerians should not
Xenophobic attack: We’ll no longer tolerate dehumanization of our citizens — Shettima
— FG says it feels pained by humiliation of Nigerians in South Africa— As VP departs Angola for Nigeria after AU summit By Johnbosco Agbakwuru in Luanda The Vice-President, Senator
Osun election CP Erale assumes duty as 25th Delta Police Commissioner
By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA — The Delta State Police Command has welcomed its 25th Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Etaifo Erale, who has assumed duty in the state. Erale takes
Lagos records 33,009 domestic, sexual violence cases in five years — AG
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has recorded 33,009 cases of domestic and sexual violence between September 2021 and July 2026, with domestic violence accounting for the
David Mark urges governorship candidates to shun hate speech, empty promises
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has urged the party’s governorship candidates to shun hate speech and empty promises. A statement issued by the
Kogi INEC, security agencies review plans for 2027 polls
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja LOKOJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies in Kogi State have intensified collaboration to ensure the peaceful, free and credible conduct of
