INEC PROSECUTING 774 ELECTORAL OFFENDERS FROM 2023 ELECTIONS, SAYS MAHMOOD YAKUBU Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission is prosecuting 774 electoral offenders from the 2023 general election. Yakubu spoke on Friday during a meeting with journalists at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. He reassured the public that the commission is committed to …

MASS RESIGNATIONS HIT NIGERIAN COMMUNITY IN UK AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS The President of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom on Twitter (X), Mr Benjamin Kuti, aka Oluomo of Derby, has decided to step down from his role as the leader of the community. The social media group is made up of over 75,000 Nigerians many of whom are in …

NOLLYWOOD, SOCIAL MEDIA, OTHERS FUELING GET-RICH-QUICK SYNDROME — REMI TINUBU Nollywood, Social Media, Others Fueling Get-Rich-Quick Syndrome — Remi Tinubu by ogododo: 10:22pm On Feb 07The wife of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, said skewed messages projected by some movies, social media and religious organisations are fueling the get-rich-quick syndrome which is also driving Nigeria’s high rate …

HOW ARMY GENERAL WAS ABDUCTED Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd), a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was said to have been abducted alongside nine other residents. At the time of this report, the attackers had yet to contact the families of the abducted persons. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around midnight on Wednesday, when …

FORMER MINISTER IN COURT OVER FALSE MARRIAGE, ADULTERY ALLEGATIONS Former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Zone Two, Abuja, on charges related to false marriage, adultery, and criminal intimidation. Turaki, who appeared before Magistrate Abubakar Jega of Court Nine on Thursday, pleaded not guilty to the allegations when …

WHY PROSECUTION OF ELECTION OFFENCES IS SLOW – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated why the prosecution of electoral offences are slow.INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Friday at the first regular quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja. Yakubu said a major obstacle to the speedy dispensation of justice is that electoral offences …

HARDSHIP: I APOLOGIZE TO NIGERIANS OVER APC’S FAILURE – FAYEMI A former Governor of Ekiti State, John Fayemi, has apologised to the Nigerian people over the failures of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the years. Fayemi, the immediate past governor of Ekiti state said the APC has not done enough and has not been able to achieve “everything we …

NONE OF PROPOSED NEW STATES MET CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS – REPS DEPUTY SPEAKER Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has said that none of the 30 proposals for new states met the requirements of Section 8 of the Constitution. Kalu, in a statement issued Friday by his media office, clarified that the parliament has not taken a position …

I HEAR GOV MBAH HAS A SYSTEM OF WATCHING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ENUGU – KENNETH OKONKWO Kenneth Okonkwo, a lawyer, has said that the governor of Enugu State has a system that allows for the monitoring of activities across the state in real time. Okonkwo stated in a video that was shared by Channels TV that leaders in the …

LABOUR PARTY ENDORSES OBI FOR 2027 PRESIDENTIAL BID, OTTI, RHODES-VIVOUR FOR GOVERNORSHIPS The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday endorsed the 2023 Presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The party, which has equally endorsed Governor Alex Otti of Abia State’s re-election bid and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour …

GOVT OFFICIALS PAID FOR ONE HOSPITAL PROJECT FIVE TIMES WITHOUT BUILDING IT The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), Wednesday narrated how one hospital project was paid for 100 percent by government officials, five times, without building the hospital. He spoke at a media engagement with Northern media executives and Bureau …

OHANAEZE YOUTHS REJECT PROPOSED FIVE NEW STATES FOR SOUTH EAST, SCOLD REGION’S REPS The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has rejected the proposed additional five states for the South-East. It was reported that Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Thursday proposed the creation of 31 new states in the country. …

I WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR IMMIGRANTS TO GET BRITISH CITIZENSHIP – KEMI BADENOCH VOWS The United Kingdom Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has vowed that she will make it more difficult for immigrants to get British citizenship. While making one of her first policy announcements since she became leader, Badenoch said immigrants would only be able to apply for citizenship …

2027: OPPOSITION FORCES UNITE TO OUST TINUBU As the 2027 general elections draw closer, opposition parties and dissatisfied members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are intensifying their behind-the-scenes consultations, strategizing to form a formidable coalition against President Bola Tinubu’s administrati Key political stakeholders from the North and South, including opposition parties, APC defectors, and civil society groups, are …

HOW BANDITS ABDUCTED ARMY GENERAL Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd), a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), was said to have been abducted alongside nine other residents. At the time of this report, the attackers had yet to contact the families of the abducted persons. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around midnight on Wednesday, when …