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Staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have held a symbolic send-off for the outgoing chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, marking the end of his controversial tenure with a solemn rendition of the funeral hymn, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” In a short video making the rounds on social media, several INEC staff …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed deep concern over the persistent violence and insecurity affecting Christians in several parts of the country, especially in the North, saying many communities have suffered “severe attacks, loss of life, and destruction of places of worship.” In a press release issued on Wednesday and made available to SaharaReporters, CAN said the scale …

Despite his exit as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has again ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for an offence relating to contempt of court. The Court order came a few hours after …

Despite his exit as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has again ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for an offence relating to contempt of court. The Court order came a few hours after …

Despite his exit as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has again ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for an offence relating to contempt of court. The Court order came a few hours after …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday shifted the terrorism trial of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to October 16th, 2025. The postponement followed the inability of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, to present its report on Kanu’s health status before the court. Justice Omotosho had during the last adjourned …

Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday resumed plenary and took the same seat she had earlier protested against. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan entered the Senate chamber around 12 noon, shortly after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio took over proceedings from Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who had begun the session around 11:15 a.m. Upon arrival, she proceeded straight to her designated …

When a minister tells a journalist “you are too small” to warrant reporting to the president, we are no longer in the realm of public service; we are witnessing imperial posturing. Such was the spectacle on The Morning Show on Tuesday, when Minister of Works, David Umahi, and co-host Rufai Oseni clashed over questions about the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. …

A former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sam Ohuabunwa, says Prof Mahmood Yakubu stepping down as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disappointed many politicians. Ohuabunwa made this statement on Tuesday, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. His remarks came after Yakubu …

A U.S. lawmaker, Riley M. Moore, has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take decisive diplomatic action against the Nigerian government over what he described as the “systematic persecution and slaughter of Christians” in the country. In a letter dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Rubio, who currently serves as U.S. Secretary of State, Moore said …