The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently “identify, name and shame, and prosecute perpetrators and sponsors of the widespread alleged vote-buying” witnessed during the Anambra governorship election held on Saturday. In a post shared via its official X...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja
Donald Trump’s gunboat foreign policy of unguarded words and unguided targeting has taken aim at a difficult target: Nigeria. Nigeria is in the gunsights . But it is a wrong choice. Nigeria is huge, complex, amorphous and a geo strategic nightmare. Though divided by diverse faiths and cultures, Nigerians...
Chairman of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto East Senatorial District, Hon. Sharehu Kamarawa, has dismissed allegations suggesting that he failed to act on intelligence reports about impending bandit attacks in his area. Describing the social media reports as “false and misleading,” Kamarawa said he promptly took proactive measures...
As part of efforts to promote national unity and youth development through sports, the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has officially opened the 27th edition of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), bringing together more than 7,800 student-athletes and over 2,000 officials from 91 universities across the country. This year’s...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced significant progress in the electronic transmission of results from Saturday’s Anambra governorship election, with over 95 percent of polling units successfully uploading their results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV). A review of the commission’s online portal on Sunday showed steady...
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has expressed concern over reports of large-scale vote buying in parts of Nnewi South Local Government Area during Saturday’s governorship election. The governor, who spoke to journalists shortly after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 002, Ofiyi Square, Umueze, Isuofia Ward 13 in Aguata...
An Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Presiding Officer fainted during Anambra Governorship election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at polling unit 005 in Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area. The presiding officer, Miss Blessing Egoigwe fainted at the heat of complaints...
Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, participated in the ongoing governorship election in his home state on Saturday, casting his vote at Polling Unit 019, Umudim Akasi Agulu 2, Ward 8. After voting, Obi spoke with journalists, expressing deep concern over the...
Early reports from the newly established national education record digitisation programme under the auspices of the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) have shown that Nigerian students successfully uploaded and curated over 10,000 project entries in the first 3 weeks since the programme began. The figure climbed to over...
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has adjudged the Anambra State governorship election as peaceful and without tangible hitches. The minister stated this after casting her vote at about 12.25pm at Polling Unit 001, Ward 2 at the premisis of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Okpuno-Egbu, Umudim...
Hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ite poured into the streets of Kano on Saturday, voicing outrage over a viral statement attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he allegedly hinted at a possible military strike on Nigeria. According to a...
Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading private power generation companies, has pledged to support Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in its ongoing infrastructure renewal drive. The company also announced plans to partner with the university on its forthcoming 45th Convocation, scheduled for January 2026. As part of...
Some electorate in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra have called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that every vote counts in the ongoing governorship election in the state. The voters made the call after casting their votes at Agbola II polling unit in Awka South...
Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, has said he foresaw Nigeria’s present political landscape long before it unfolded. Speaking with journalists in Calabar on Saturday, Ayade explained that his early decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was driven by foresight and strategic thinking. “I...
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced an extension of the online registration deadline for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ prospective corps members (PCMs) until midnight on Tuesday, November 11. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations,...
Voting got off to an early start on Saturday across several parts of Anambra State as the governorship election commenced, according to reports from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). At Polling Units (PUs) 001, 002, and 003 located within Nwikpa Primary School, as well as PU 009 at...
Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, psc, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Gwarimpa Division, SP Babale Galadima, to the Command Headquarters to face administrative disciplinary proceedings over allegations of professional misconduct raised by members of the public. The...
Voting went on smoothly across most polling units in Nibo, Anambra State on Saturday, with residents commending the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for what they described as a well-organized and peaceful exercise. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the atmosphere in Nibo was calm and orderly,...
Despite the police order restricting movement across Anambra State, many residents and commercial transport operators in Awka and Onitsha went about their usual activities on Saturday. The restriction, which was meant to be in force from midnight to 6 p.m., covered all roads in the state, including inter-state routes....