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Reps Raises Alarm Over Unidentified Personnel At Checkpoints In South-East, South-South, Urge IGP To Enforce Full Uniform Compliance
The House of Representatives has expressed alarm over the increasing presence of unidentified and ununiformed security operatives at checkpoints across the South-East and South-South regions, warning that the trend poses a serious national security risk and undermines public trust. Raising the motion as a matter of urgent public importance, Rep. Ibe Okwara Osonwa drew attention to the “unprecedented rate” of...
Nnamdi Kanu Files Fresh Motion, Says His Trial Is Void Due To Four Jurisdictional Defects
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a new oral brief before the Federal High Court, Abuja, asking the court to terminate the terrorism proceedings against him because the case is “void ab initio” due to four fundamental legal defects. In the filing titled “Brief of Oral Argument on Vitiating Defects” in...
WAEC Conducts Trial Computer-based Essay Test In Preparation For 2026 Exams
The West African Examinations Council has conducted a trial test on essay writing ahead of the Computer-Based WASSCE for School Candidates in 2026. The exercise, led by the Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, took place on Thursday at the WAEC Training and Testing Centre, Ogba, Lagos. Senior secondary school students participated in the trial, designed to familiarise...
Reps Seeks To Curb Presidential Powers Over EFCC Chairman’s Removal
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004 to strengthen the agency’s independence, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce political interference. Sponsored by Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (APC, Plateau), the bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
Osinbajo, Sanusi, Otti, Kalu Headlines Abuja Leadership Conference
Former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Abia State Governor Alex Otti, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, are among the prominent speakers expected at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in Abuja. Themed “Better Leadership for a Better Nigeria,” the conference will...
“Diri’s Legitimacy To Remain In Office After Dumping PDP Questionable”— BoT Chair Wabara
The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has questioned the legitimacy of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State to remain in office following his resignation from the PDP and declaration of being “partyless.” Wabara, a former Senate President, described the governor’s action as unconstitutional, arguing that Diri had automatically disqualified himself from...
Prof. Amupitan Vow To Rebuild Public Confidence In INEC
The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, yesterday, vowed to uphold the integrity of Nigeria’s electoral process, describing it as “non-negotiable.” Speaking as he assumed work at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during his inaugural meeting with directors, after being sworn in by President Bola Tinubu, the new election chief pledged to deliver free,...
FG Begins Nationwide Crackdown On Oil, Gold Smugglers
The National Economic Council on Thursday said it would begin a crackdown on illegal gold miners as part of a broader strategy to safeguard Nigeria’s natural resources and boost government revenue. The move follows the Council’s decision to expand the mandate of its Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft Prevention and Control, chaired by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, to...
Tinubu Charges New INEC Chair On Integrity, Credible Elections
President Bola Tinubu has urged the newly sworn-in Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, to uphold integrity and ensure Nigeria’s elections remain free, fair and credible as he assumes leadership of the electoral body. Tinubu made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja after swearing in Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the sixth...
PDP Re-strategise In Enugu, Vows To Win 2027 Elections
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu state has sworn that despite the recent defections from the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC, it is poised to win all the elections that will be conducted in the 2027 general elections. Recall that Governor Peter Mbah of the state together with the executive council members and other political functionaries and...
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