The European Union Support yo Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) has decried the misuse of vigilante groups and continuing attacks on candidates ahead of the November 8 Anambra State governorship election. The Executive Director, International Press Centre (IPC), Lanre Arogundade made the call on Thursday in Abuja during the public presentation of the Anambra Governorship pre-election report. Highlighting the key findings of the report, Arogundade noted the security dynamics in Anambra State revealed a critically volatile pre-election convergence of traditional communal conflicts, pervasive political thuggery, and a by significant erosion of institutional trust across all three Senatorial Zones. He…
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The International Non Governmental Organisations (INGO) Forum has raised the alarm that Nigeria was facing a nationwide emergency due to escalating challenges of food insecurity and malnutrition; with more than 31 million people facing acute food insecurity in 2025. It also added that from October to December, an estimated 600,000 children under the age of five will be at risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in six northern states of Adamawa, Borno, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara. Speaking at a joint press conference on Thursday in Abuja, Save the Children Country Director (SCI), Duncan Harvey maintained that short term…
The Nigerian Association of Auctioneers (NAA) has alleged that the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has commenced secretive sale of government-owned assets across the country. Its President, Musa Kurra, in a statement issued Thursday said the Association has observed with concern that the ministry has embarked on sales of government properties across the 36 states of the federation without involving licensed auctioneers, contrary to the provisions guiding public auctions in Nigeria. He described the ongoing process as a gross violation of due process, noting that such actions fall short of the standards of transparency and accountability expected from public…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that eight out of the 14 pre-qualified associations have successfully completed the upload of all necessary information and documentation. The associations are: All Democratic Alliance (ADA); Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA); Abundance Social Party (ASP); African Alliance Party (AAP); Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA); Green Future Party (GFP), National Democratic Party (NDP) and Peoples Freedom Party (PFP). INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Thursday said the next step in the registration process is the detailed assessment and verification of the information and documents submitted…
All the lawmakers representing Enugu State in the House of Representatives Thursday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). TheHintsNews reports that the Governor of Enugu state, Peter Mbah recently defected to the ruling party. The defection of the lawmakers, though, not unexpected marked a significant political shift in Enugu State, effectively making the APC the dominant party in the state’s representation at the National Assembly. The lawmakers announced their defection during Thursday’s plenary session. Their defection was witnessed by the APC National Chairman, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, and the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah.…
The federal government, through the Ministry of Steel Development has signed a $400 million Joint Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Stellar Steel Company Limited to boost local steel production and reduce Nigeria’s reliance on imported steel products. Recall that the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, had performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Steel Plant in Ogun State sometime in April 2025. Audu signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government during a courtesy visit by the management of Stellar Steel Company Limited, led by Mr Li, President of Inner Galaxy Group, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.…
Recently, the ghost of the long rested Obono-Obla’s 86 luxury vehicles saga again assaulted our consciousness. Resurrected by some anti-corruption crusaders who took to the media to invoke the spirit, the apparition now hovers menacingly over us. The crusaders want President Bola Tinubu to revive the glaring corrupt case buried by his predecessor, late former president Muhamadu Buhari and punish the offender. There is doubt that Nigeria’s fight against corruption suffered its greatest setback during the celebrated case. To most watchers then , many Nigerians applauded the efforts of the Obla Committee’s commitment to corruption in the country’s…
In what security insiders have described as the most dangerous coup attempt in Nigeria’s recent history, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), under the leadership of the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and its internal intelligence unit led by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, successfully thwarted a violent plot aimed at toppling the federal government, PRNigeria has exclusively gathered. The foiled conspiracy, uncovered several weeks ago by defence intelligence operatives, reportedly involved plans for the coordinated assassination of senior political and military figures, including top officials in the Presidency, principal officers of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over three property, two exotic vehicles and the sum of N1.1 million recovered as proceeds of crime from one fake spiritualist and advance fee fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli, (a.k.a. Baba Abore, Baba Osun) to a fraud victim, Daniel Attiogbe. The agency in a statement issued Wednesday said the property were recovered by the Advance Fee Fraud Section of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC The three property are: a five bedroom duplex with three bedroom bungalow situated at Kasumu village in Odo-ona, Elewe, Ibadan; a bungalow of two set…
Following public outcry, President Bola Tinubu Wednesday ordered the removal of individuals convicted of serious offences from the list of those granted presidential pardon. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued Wednesday said the decision reflected the president’s sensitivity to national security concerns, victims’ rights, and the need to sustain public confidence in the justice system. TheHintsNews reports that Tinubu had signed the instruments of clemency and pardon for selected convicts, but subsequently directed a comprehensive review of the earlier approved list after consultations with the council of state and…