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...
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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....
Halima Ferobe wins Amnesty International secondary school debate in Maiduguri, earns ₦1m scholarship
Halima Ferobe wins Amnesty International secondary school debate in Maiduguri, earns ₦1m scholarship
Amnesty International Nigeria has crowned Halima Isa Ferobe of Abande Memorial School, as the winner of its 2025 Secondary School Debate Competition held on Thursday at the Indimi International Conference Center, University of Maiduguri, Borno State. The annual debate, now in its second edition, is part of Amnesty International’s...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has cautioned politicians against politicising security matters or engaging in actions that could undermine Nigeria’s unity and stability, urging them to separate genuine criticism from acts capable of endangering the nation’s corporate existence. Speaking when top Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS)...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday evening received President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although details of the meeting were not disclosed, it was believed to have focused on regional peace, security, and economic integration within West Africa. President Bio, who currently chairs the...
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Federal Capital Territory chapter, has called on security agencies to intensify efforts toward securing the freedom of Dr. Chinonye Nwachukwu, a young medical doctor who was kidnapped over two weeks ago. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Friday, NMA-FCT Chairman, Dr. Emeka Ayogu, pleaded for urgent...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has performed the groundbreaking for the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Renewed Hope Estate at Ekpene Ukim in Uruan Local Government Area. The groundbreaking performed on Thursday, 6 November, 2025, marked the formal commencement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Housing Project in...
Four candidates have emerged as front runners in the race for the position of the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo (UniUyo), which becomes vacant on December 1. Among the top contenders are Prof Christopher Ekong, a Professor of Economics and dean, Faculty of Social Sciences; Patrick...
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, has restated that political activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, is still a wanted person. He ordered that Sowore be arrested wherever he is found within or outside the state. Speaking with journalists during the Show of Force exercise on...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has shed light on the circumstances surrounding the arrest and arraignment of Samuel Ojeogwu, better known as Sammy West, the brother of popular Nollywood actress Regina Daniels. According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the arrest followed a petition received on October...
Management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced the dismissal of 800 employees as part of an ongoing restructuring exercise aimed at enhancing service delivery and operational performance. In a statement released on its official website in Abuja on Friday, the company explained that the move aligns...
Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) has expressed serious concern over weak political competition, voter apathy, and the fragility of Nigeria’s electoral institutions ahead of the Anambra State Governorship Election. Speaking during a pre-press briefing in Awka on Friday, CDD-West Africa officially launched its Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC)...
Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure transparency, professionalism, and timely deployment of materials and personnel in Saturday’s Anambra State governorship election. In a pre- press briefing on Friday in Awka, the State Capital City,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to national security, unity, and global diplomacy, declaring that Nigeria will “decisively defeat terrorism and claim victory in this battle.” Speaking with characteristic resolve, the President acknowledged the challenges confronting the nation but expressed confidence in Nigeria’s collective strength...
The leadership of the Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association of Nigeria (BAVCCA), paid a courtesy visit to the Office of the Surveyor‑General of the Federation (OSGoF) at its headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, where discussions were held to strengthen collaboration for national development, public enlightenment, and enhanced digital...
A think tank group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has said the US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on the basis of jaundiced, obtrusive data provided by local and international groups with ulterior motives.In a policy statement signed by...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated renowned journalist and former presidential adviser, Dr. Reuben Abati on his 60th birthday, November 7, 2025. The president in his congratulatory message on Friday said Abati as a public intellectual, author, columnist, law graduate and broadcaster, has distinguished himself wherever he has traversed: in...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has reaffirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda places agriculture at the centre of Nigeria’s economic transformation, driving inclusive growth and national prosperity. Speaking while declaring open the 47th National Council on Agriculture and Food Security meeting at the Umaru Musa Yarádua...
Nigeria has implored the international community to significantly increase global financing to protect and restore nature’s economic value through predictable, equitable, and accessible funding mechanisms. According to Nigerian Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, since forests, landscapes, and oceans are shared resources that are outside the jurisdiction of any single...