The Presidency has vowed to prosecute Nigerian social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as Verydarkman, VDM, for allegedly sharing a fake audio of President Bola Tinubu. An X user, @Pious_minister, earlier drew attention to the President’s AI-generated audio…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to FCT minister, Nyesom Wike has declared Sandy Onor as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. Former governor of Benue and chairman of the party’s presidential primary collation committee, Samuel Ortom…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has shifted the collation of results for its presidential primary election. Ikechi Emenike, chairman of the ADC presidential primary election committee, announced the development late Tuesday night after over than four hours of result collation…
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to peace, unity, security, and development as the state marks its 59th anniversary. In a goodwill message issued on Wednesday to commemorate the anniversary, the Rivers State governor said that…
Suspected political thugs reportedly assaulted the Wike-backed PDP secretariat in Bauchi, causing damage to automobiles and injuring a few party members. The assault occurred during in Bauchi State, during a governorship declaration hosted by the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led faction of the…
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has commended the Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship DELTA, Shehu Mohammed Tasiu, alongside his team, for significantly upgrading the naval base through a series of developmental and welfare-focused projects. The…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced Alhaji Muhammad Bello Dalhat as its governorship candidate for Kano State after he won the party’s primary election. Alhaji Muhammad Bello Dalhat defeated his closest rival, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Abacha, son of former Nigerian…
The Nigerian military has issued a warning to residents in the North-East region over possible attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. In a statement issued on Monday, the Headquarters Joint…
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Kebbi State have called on aggrieved aspirants from the party’s recently concluded primaries to maintain peace and work together ahead of the general elections. The appeal was made by Ahmed Umar Faruk, Managing…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intensified security measures across Abuja ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations to ensure residents enjoy a peaceful and secure festive period. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement by the Police command’s…
The Borno State Government has announced a temporary ban on both vehicular and human movement during this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations as part of efforts to enhance security across the state. The directive, approved by Governor Babagana Zulum, was contained in…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has formally cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest in the 2027 presidential election. In a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu on Tuesday, he upheld a N20 million fine against the lawyer, Johnmary…
The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7m in undisbursed World Bank intervention financing designed to revive Nigeria’s struggling electricity sector. The cancellation came after the Federal Government formally requested it and all parties decided to stop funding under the Power Sector…
President Bola Tinubu’s emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer for the 2027 presidential election was expected. What was not expected, however, was the sheer scale of the numbers announced after the party’s nationwide direct primary exercise. According to…
Amid ongoing collation for the ADC presidential primary, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has been declared the winner across Wards in Abia State on Monday. Atiku scored 25,153 votes to beat his closest challenger, Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi, a former Minister…
