More than 3.4 million new voters were recorded in the ongoing second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise nationwide conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country. In a released on Wednesday in Abuja, the commission disclosed that a total of 3,441,121 registrations had been completed as of April 3, covering both online pre-registrations and physical walk-ins across the country. The commission added that 2,068,384 citizens completed their registration through...

Electricity consumers across seven northern states are to experience weeks of intermittent power outages following a scheduled maintenance exercise on a major transmission line. The Nigerian Independent System Operator, on Thursday, announced this in a public notice issued that the disruption would affect parts of Plateau, Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, and Yobe States. According to the notice, power supply will be interrupted weekly from Thursday to Sunday, between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., along...

Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has called on the people of Kogi Local Government Area to unite in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections, stressing that sustained backing for the President is critical to consolidating ongoing economic reforms and national development. Ododo made the call during his visit to Kotokarfe on Sunday for a thank-you tour and an inspection of ongoing projects in the area, during...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment plan to finally settle the outstanding debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Sunday, noted that the debt repayment plan followed the final review of the legacy debts that have beset the power sector for more than a decade. “The long-standing debts accumulated between February 2015 and March 2025. “Following verification,...

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government remains committed to defeating terrorism and restoring security across the country. In his Easter message, Akpabio called for unity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, urging Christians to reflect on the values of the season. “On behalf of my family, my constituents, the Senate, and the National Assembly, I extend my warmest Easter greetings to all Christians in Nigeria and around the...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised an alarm over the actions of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, saying that his violent rhetoric is exposing President Bola Tinubu administration’s decent to authoritarianism Atiku Media Office in a statement on Saturday condemned in unequivocal terms, the disgraceful and dangerous threat issued by Wike, against frontline journalist and broadcaster, Seun Okinbaloye. The statement reads, “For a serving minister of the Federal Republic to publicly...

A fresh political storm has erupted in Nigeria after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) accused the electoral umpire of undermining democracy and acting in favour of the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Addressing a world press conference at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Thursday, the party’s National Chairman, David Mark, alleged that recent actions by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) amounted to “a direct assault on Nigeria’s democracy.” “This...

In an effort to restore peace in Plateau State, following wanton killings in parts of the state, the Federal Government will make provision of 5000 surveillance cameras to be installed across the state to improve intelligence gathering. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed on Thursday in Jos, while commiserating with the government and people of Plateau State over the killings in part of Jos North Local Government Area, which occurred last Sunday.  According to Tinubu, the...