Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent Judicial Accountability Panel (IJAP) and the ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) have urged the nation’s judiciary to consider the merits of electoral petitions and not technicalities to deepen democracy and rule of law in the country. The panel also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and its regulations on the nomination of candidates in order to safeguard public trust and prevent needless electoral litigations. The IJAP, led by retired Court of Appeal, Justice Adekunle Owoade, also charged political parties to…
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A former Minister of Education and Founder of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Dr. Oby Ezekwesili has called on emerging African leaders to embrace a new leadership order anchored on integrity, courage, and the welfare of citizens. She also called for rejection of culture of political compromise that has long hindered governance on the continent. Speaking at the SPPG Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony in Abuja, themed: “Embracing and Preparing Leaders of a New Global Order Where Africa Builds on Its Own Terms,” Ezekwesili challenged graduates to redefine power as service, not privilege. Ezekwesili, who was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two major drug cartels behind six different consignments of cocaine concealed in walls of stainless cups, body cream and hair gel containers. The operatives of the agency also arrested five suspects and ultimately the arrowhead of the syndicate, Alhaji Hammed Taofeek Ode who parades as a businessman and real estate developer. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said the beginning of the end of the criminal syndicate’s operations began on 16th September 2025 when NDLEA operatives at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed…
I listened attentively to the words of Bill Maher & CNN’s Van Jones who have both accused Nigeria of indulging in “Christian genocide” and pondered on them deeply. If, as a Nigerian, their words and narrative do not concern you or scare you then, as Donald Trump would say, you cannot be a very bright bulb. When one adds their words to the recent contribution of Senator Ted Cruz, the greatest defender of Israel and advocate of ‘Christian Zionism’ in the American Senate, where he accused Nigeria of the same and where he said that he was introducing a…
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke in a joint operation with personnel of the Nigeria Police have successfully rescued six kidnapped victims, including a child, in the early hours of 2 October 2025 in Taraba. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, Lt. Umar Muhammad in a statement issued Saturday said suspected kidnappers intercepted a Toyota Carina II vehicle coming from Katsina-Ala in Benue State and abducted the passengers after forcing the vehicle to a halt around an abandoned checkpoint. He explained that the victims were whisked into the bush by the armed…
Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), launched his memoir in Abuja this week. Former President Goodluck Jonathan was there, and in his remarks, he reminded Nigerians of a fact that is both inconvenient and undeniable: Boko Haram once publicly named the late President Muhammadu Buhari as one of the men it trusted to mediate with the Federal Government. Simple. Straightforward. Historical. Jideofor Adibe, in his Brookings essay, Re-evaluating the Boko Haram Conflict, (https://www.brookings.edu/articles/re-evaluating-the-boko-haram-conflict/), captured this same expectation: many analysts assumed Buhari’s 2015 victory would undercut Boko Haram’s local support base. But Buhari’s rise to power…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lamented that despite parts of the country still under siege from terrorists, it is unfortunate that President Bola Tinubu has not, for once, found it worthy to visit any of the affected states to commiserate with the grieving citizens. Atiku in a statement issued Saturday said however, the President suddenly remembered Plateau State — one of the most terrorised parts of the North Central — not to share in the people’s pain, but to attend a social event under the auspices of his party’s national chairman. He said: “It is a sad reflection…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has called on President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Governor Lagos State, Babajid Sanwo-Olu to stop the demolition of property belonging to Igbo residents in Lagos. Kalu made the call while speaking during the commissioning of projects in Aba, Abia State on Friday. TheHintsNews reports that the Lagos State government claimed that the owners of the property have no valid documents. ‘They got ample time to regularise their papers when the state government declared last year a general amnesty, which was extended several times. “The owners shunned…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Border Patrol Unit have successfully intercepted and recovered over 100 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, which were about to be illegally transported across the nation’s border. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement issued Saturday said while on stop-and-search duty along Illela–Sokoto Highway, operatives of the unit intercepted a vehicle loaded with 80 jerrycans of petrol and arrested the driver Yasir Adamu. He added: “After preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the suspect was attempting to smuggle the petroleum product across the border into the…
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke have successfully foiled a terrorist attack and neutralised two terrorists in Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lt.Umar Muhammad in a statement issued Thursday said acting on credible intelligence, troops on Wednesday advanced to Tor Ikyeghgba village where bandits were reported to be converging. He said: “On arrival at the general area, the troops made contact with the terrorists along the Powerline axis and immediately engaged them with superior firepower, resulting in the neutralisation of two terrorists.” Muhammed added that during the…