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INEC DECLARES JAILED LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATE, BRIGHT NGENE, WINNER OF ENUGU SOUTH URBAN BYE-ELECTION The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Hon. Bright Ngene of the Labour Party winner of Enugu South Urban constituency by-election. Hon Bright Ngene is currently serving a seven-year jail term over a community-related matter, which some people considered was politically motivated. The bye-election followed …

COURT GRANTS DSS REQUEST TO SHIELD IDENTITIES OF WITNESSES IN TRIAL OF AL-SHABAB TERRORISTS The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request of the Department of State Service, DSS, to shield the identities of the witnesses that would give evidence in the trial of the five alleged Al-Shabab terrorists involved in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. …

FG BEGINS REVIEW OF REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA, MORE FUNDS TO STATES The Federal Government has officially commenced the process of reviewing the nation’s revenue allocation formula to meet current realities. Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mohammed Bello Shehu announced the commencement of the review process at a press conference at Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on …

WHY INEC CAN’T CONDUCT FREE, FAIR ELECTION UNDER TINUBU – GALADIMA A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has suggested that the independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, can’t conduct free and fair election under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Galadima accused the current administration of abandoning governance for politicking just two years after it came …

PATERNITY FRAUD: ONE IN FOUR NIGERIAN CHILDREN NOT BIOLOGICAL FATHEES One in every four paternity tests conducted in Nigeria returned negative results in the past one year, implying that 1 in every 4 presumed fathers are not the biological parents.This is according to the 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report released on Monday by Smart DNA Nigeria, the country’s leading DNA …

TRUMP INTERRUPTS MEETING WITH EU LEADERS TO CALL PUTIN U.S. President Donald Trump has interrupted his talks in Washington with European leaders to call Russian President Vladimir Putin, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Monday. The talks are due to resume after the call, which Trump had initially said would take place after he consulted with European leaders, added the …

FG PLANS SALARY INCREASE FOR TINUBU, SENATORS, OTHER POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS The Federal Government is considering a salary increase for President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, senators, ministers, and other political office holders, following a proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, announced the plan at a press briefing in Abuja on …

US STRINGENT VISA RULE FOR NIGERIANS: WE WILL RETALIATE – FG The U.S government has mandated Nigerian visa applicants to disclose their social mediaprofiles and activities in the last five years, warning that failure to comply with the requirement could potentially result in visa denial. But the Federal Government in a swift reaction, said it will reciprocate the new US …

BOKO HARAM FOUNDER’S SON, FIVE OTHER SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN CHAD Six suspected Boko Haram members, including Muslim Mohammed Yusuf, son of the late founder of the Boko Haram terrorist sect, Mohammed Yusuf, were said to have been arrested in Chad. One of the Nigerian intelligence sources in the Lake Chad region told AFP at the weekend that they received …

TINUBU SLASHES DIALYSIS COST IN FEDERAL HOSPITALS TO ₦12,000 President Bola Tinubu has approved a major reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis sessions in federal hospitals, cutting the fee from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000, News360 Nigeria reports. Daniel Bwala, the president’s spokesperson, disclosed the development on Monday in a post via his X handle. He explained that the initiative will …