President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday swore in Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the sixth substantive chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), The brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking shortly after the swearing in, President Tinubu urged the new INEC Chairman to serve with integrity and beyond reproach. “Your nomination …

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday explained why activist politician, Omoyele Sowore was arrested. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said Sowore’s arrest was to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. Hundeyin disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja. “If we move from there to charge some people to court and leave …

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Amupitan took the oath of office at 1:50 pm at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu charged Amuputan to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s elections and electoral process as well as strengthen the institutional capacity of INEC. …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has disclosed that the witness summons requested by Nnamdi Kanu to be issued against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 22 others to give evidence in his terrorism trial have been signed and are ready for dispatch to the listed witnesses. Others whose summons have been signed …

In a dramatic turn of events on Thursday, Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in open court, took his case file from his lead counsel and former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF Godwin Kanu Agabi, SAN. With the gesture, the IPOB leader effectively sacked his lawyers defending him against the terrorism charges brought by the federal government. The acclaimed …

A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Mr. A.C. Udeh, former APC Woman Leader, Lolo Nwankwo, over 10 former local government chairmen of the APC, and several other APC members in the state have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The APC members who joined the ADC in the state barely a week after …

Nigeria Police have reportedly arrested human rights activist Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was taken into custody at the Federal High Court in Abuja. This was revealed in a post on X by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who accused the police and President Bola Tinubu’s administration of undermining Nigeria’s judicial system. He wrote: “The arrest of Omoyele Sowore at the Federal …

Nigeria Police have reportedly arrested human rights activist Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was taken into custody at the Federal High Court in Abuja. This was revealed in a post on X by human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, who accused the police and President Bola Tinubu’s administration of undermining Nigeria’s judicial system. He wrote: “The arrest of Omoyele Sowore at the Federal …

Former Nigerian Amnassador to Germany, Prof Akinjide Osuntokun, has called on the Federal Government to restructure the country by collapsing the current 36-state structure into viable zones. According to him, this move will enhance cultural cohesion, promote national unity, and enable more efficient governance. The academic said this on Tuesday in Lagos during the inaugural lecture in honour of his …

Armed men have kidnapped a United States pilot in Niamey, the capital of Niger Republic, sparking a massive manhunt by the country’s security forces. Security sources confirmed on Wednesday that the victim, a 48-year-old pilot working with a Christian humanitarian organisation, was seized from his residence in the early hours of the morning. According to reports, the abduction took place …

The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev’d Henry C. Ndukuba, will lead other Archbishops and Bishops to consecrate fifteen newly elected bishops on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at a service to be held at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Life-camp in Abuja. Recall that the House of Bishop, arising from its Episcopal Synod on …

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has alleged that the Nigerian government does not want Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to come out of detention alive.Nigerian politics book In a post shared on his Facebook page on Wednesday, Sowore claimed that Kanu remains detained because “they know the lies sustaining their power will collapse once …

The post shares a 2022 photo of retired General Olusegun Obasanjo decorating his son, Brigadier General Adeboye Obasanjo, highlighting their shared legacy as father-son generals in the Nigerian Army’s engineering corps. Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president and military head of state, rose to full general during the Biafran War; his son, an infantry-trained engineer with combat experience, represents one of few …

The post shares a 2022 photo of retired General Olusegun Obasanjo decorating his son, Brigadier General Adeboye Obasanjo, highlighting their shared legacy as father-son generals in the Nigerian Army’s engineering corps. Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president and military head of state, rose to full general during the Biafran War; his son, an infantry-trained engineer with combat experience, represents one of few …

United States Senator Ted Cruz has called for urgent international action to stop what he described as the “mass murder of Christians in Nigeria.” Reacting to Australian journalist Erin Molan’s interview with Nigerian preacher and eyewitness, Musa B. Musa, Senator Cruz took to X (formerly Twitter) to condemn the continued violence against Christians in the country. His statement followed Molan’s …