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Judge Rebukes INEC For Defying Court Orders, Returns Case File To Chief Judge To Reassign

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

Federal High Court judge censures INEC over disobedience, referring case for reassignment to another judge for trial. Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its habitual disobedience of the orders of court. Justice Egwuatu, who decried the disposition...

Tinubu Hails Obaigbena’s Lekeelekee Social Media Platform, Backs Push To Challenge Big Tech

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

President Tinubu praises Nduka Obaigbena’s Lekeelekee social media platform, urging support for African digital innovation and stronger protection for Nigeria’s media. President Bola Tinubu has commended the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News Channel, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, for launching Lekeelekee, a new social media platform aimed...

Assessing Egbetokun’s tenure as Inspector-General of Police

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

Mr Kayode Egbetokun, the 22nd Inspector-General of Police (I-G) who served from June 19, 2023, to Feb. 24, 2026, undoubtedly left a significant legacy during his tenure. Going by analysts’ accounts, leadership within Nigeria’s policing system has rarely been easy–every attempt at reform inevitably collides with entrenched interests that benefit...

Abia Renewed Hope Ambassador Chief Henry Ikoh Urged to Contest 2027 Governorship Under APC

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

The Nigerian Inter-tribal and Inter-religion Alliance for Peace, Unity and Development has called on Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh, the Abia State Renewed Hope Ambassador Coordinator, to contest the 2027 Abia State Governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement made available to the press by the group’s...

Maxwell Opara: Electoral Act Amendment Strengthens Enforcement, But Judiciary Must Uphold The Law

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

Lawyer and current affairs analyst, Maxwell Okpara, warns political defections and weak judicial enforcement threaten the Electoral Act. Lawyer and public affairs analyst, Maxwell Okpara, said the recent amendment to the Electoral Act was meant to strengthen existing provisions against dual political party membership. Speaking in an interview with on...

Kano Protesters Condemn Israeli Actions In Palestine, Show Solidarity With Iran

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

Thousands of protesters in Kano condemn Israeli actions in Palestine and attacks on Iran during Quds Day rally. Thousands of Muslims in Kano State, largely members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and other Islamic organisations, staged a protest demanding an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine and condemning...

Chizy Enyi: Attack on Amaechi Will Not Stop ADC Activities in Rivers

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

ADC says attack on Rotimi Amaechi and party office in Rivers will not deter members from mobilising ahead of elections. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State has condemned the attack on former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and the vandalism of its party office, insisting that the incidents...

Kayode Omosebi: Nigeria’s Economy Has Shifted From Fragility to Managed Stability

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

Nigeria’s macroeconomic environment has moved from systemic fragility to managed stability, supported by stronger fundamentals, improved foreign exchange supply and policy reforms. An economist and energy analyst, Kayode Omosebi, says Nigeria’s macroeconomic environment has transitioned from the crisis-driven fragility of previous years to a more stable and resilient economic structure,...

Ten Years After Grand-Bassam Attack, Ivory Coast Remembers Victims Of Deadly Beach Assault

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

Ten years after the Grand-Bassam Beach terrorist attack, Ivory Coast remembers victims of the deadly jihadist assault on a seaside resort. It has been ten years since one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Ivory Coast, when gunmen stormed a popular seaside resort area and killed dozens of people. On...

CBN Ready To Intervene As Middle East Crisis Puts Pressure On Emerging Market Currencies

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

Nigeria’s central bank says it is ready to intervene to stabilise the naira amid investor flight from emerging markets. Nigeria’s central bank says it has put contingency measures in place to stabilise the naira if the currency comes under pressure amid global investor flight from riskier emerging-market assets triggered by...