The Taraba State government has banned government officials from spraying money during ceremonies and vowed to punish offenders. The ban is contained in a statement signed by Secretary to the Government of the State, Chief Gebon T. Kataps, and addressed to Commissioners, Special Advisers, Chairmen of Commissions, Boards and Parastatals and all political appointees. The statement also asked those concerned to “ensure strict compliance to this directive”. “It has come to the notice of government...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, says it will deploy about 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps for the 2027 general election. Professor Amupitan made this known during a visit to the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu, at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja. The engagement was to appreciate the longstanding support and sacrifices of corps members in Nigeria’s electoral process....

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). El-Rufai, who is the son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, announced his resignation from the ruling APC on Thursday via a post on his official X account. He disclosed that his defection was formally announced on the floor of the House by the Speaker,...