INEC Receives 110 Applications for Political Party Registration

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Receives 110 Applications for Political Party Registration

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 25, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has received a total of 110 applications from various associations seeking registration as political parties in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Monday by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a stakeholder engagement in Abuja. According to the Commission, the requests are being processed in accordance with the law and the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties (2022). “As...

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Businessman Writes an Open Letter to Soludo over Unpaid Supplied Gadgets

BusinessNewsNigeriaBusinessman Writes an Open Letter to Soludo over Unpaid Supplied Gadgets

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 25, 2025

A businessman and the convener of the Active Citizens’ Movement, Mr. Chidi Kanu, had written an open letter to Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, to demand payment for the supplies he made many years ago, which are still unpaid for. Mr. Chidi Kanu said he was the originator of Governor Soludo’s one-youth, two-skills programme, being coordinated by the Ministry of Youth. In the open letter entitled, “Governor Soludo, I delivered a Vision that Empowered...

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Ododo Commissions 7.7km Road, Performs Groundbreaking Of 500-unit Housing Project

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOdodo Commissions 7.7km Road, Performs Groundbreaking Of 500-unit Housing Project

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 25, 2025

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has commissioned the newly completed 7.7-kilometre Gande-Male-Gwahitto-Fako Road and also performed a groundbreaking ceremony for a 500-unit Housing estate in Sokoto State. The Kogi State Governor hailed Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State for his commitment to rural development, describing the initiative as a bold testament to people-focused leadership and responsive governance. The road project, executed at a cost of ₦2.2 billion through a partnership between the Sokoto State...

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Gov Fintiri Strips Atiku’s Traditional Title, Sets To Replace Paramount Ruler With Prince

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov Fintiri Strips Atiku’s Traditional Title, Sets To Replace Paramount Ruler With Prince

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 25, 2025

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has stripped the title of Waziri Adamawa conferred on the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. This is contained in a circular signed by Adama Felicity Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Department of Chieftaincy Affairs, Office of the Governor with reference number: MCA/GHY/S.135/VOL.1/38 dated 19th June, 2025 and copied to All Secretaries Emirates/Traditional Councils that all Kingmakers and Council members in the State must be indigene of their Chiefdoms. The circular reads...

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Clarify Mystery Surrounding Your Academic Record, Atiku Tells President

NewsNigeriaPoliticsClarify Mystery Surrounding Your Academic Record, Atiku Tells President

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 24, 2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has told President Bola Tinubu to clarify the mystery surrounding his academic record, stressing that every attempt to do that has triggered more questions. It will be recalled that during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Mechanisation Programme in Abuja on Monday, the President stated that Mr. Alex Zingman was his neighbour at Chicago State University (CSU). Atiku had in a press statement on Tuesday stated that rather than evoke...

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US Tells Citizens to Avoid Nigerian Military, Government Sites

NewsNigeriaUS Tells Citizens to Avoid Nigerian Military, Government Sites

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 24, 2025

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has asked its staff and American citizens to steer clear of military bases and government buildings in Abuja unless it is official business. In a notice posted on its website on Sunday, the U.S. Mission said the advice was prompted by heightened security concerns tied to recent global events. “Due to increased security concerns arising from current global developments, U.S. Mission Nigeria informs U.S. citizens that all U.S. embassy...

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Nigeria Ranked 7th Friendliest Country to Strangers

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNigeria Ranked 7th Friendliest Country to Strangers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 23, 2025

Nigeria has been ranked the 7th friendliest country to strangers in the world, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report released on Monday. The report, jointly published by Oxford University’s Wellbeing Research Centre, Gallup, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, assessed 147 countries based on various indicators, including self-reported well-being and prosocial behaviours such as helping others, volunteering, and charitable donations. While Nigeria scored high in friendliness, the country ranked 105th in overall...

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Gov. Mbah Grants Clemency To 11 Inmates, Inaugurates Social Homes Board

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGov. Mbah Grants Clemency To 11 Inmates, Inaugurates Social Homes Board

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 23, 2025

Backed by section 212 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has granted clemency to eleven 11 inmates in Correctional Centres in the state. The beneficiaries of the clemency, as conveyed to the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Enugu state, Dr. Kingsley Udeh, by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Barr. Victor Udeh, Ugochukwu Oma, Onah Nnamdi, Chiadikobi Onu, Emmanuel...

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Julius Maada Bio Takes Over as ECOWAS Chairman

AfricaNewsNigeriaWest AfricaJulius Maada Bio Takes Over as ECOWAS Chairman

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 22, 20252

…Tinubu Bows Out with Call for Unity and Democracy West African leaders have chosen President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, bringing Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s two-term tenure to a close. The announcement was made during the 67th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the symbolic handover of the community’s emblem marked the transition of...

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Tinubu Orders Arrest of Mob Behind Death of Wedding Guests in Plateau

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTinubu Orders Arrest of Mob Behind Death of Wedding Guests in Plateau

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 22, 2025

…Condemns Borno Bombing and Kano Explosion President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sadness and outrage over a string of violent incidents that claimed dozens of lives in Borno, Plateau, and Kano States in recent days, calling the attacks “unconscionable” and vowing that justice would be served. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the President condemned what he described as “the cowardly suicide bombing in Konduga, Borno State, the horrifying lynching of innocent travellers...

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