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New Leadership: Amupitan Commences Tenure as INEC Chairman

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2025October 23, 20250

The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Thursday assumed office at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan arrived at about 2:40 p.m. in the company of the Acting Chairman, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioners and the secretary to the commission, shortly after he...

Court Asks Kanu To Open Defence After Sacking Own Legal Team

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2025October 23, 20250

A federal high court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned till Friday to enable the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, begin his defence. Kanu, who was scheduled to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial on Thursday, dramatically...

Defend Yourselves: Gov. Bago’s Charge to Insecure Niger Residents

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2025October 23, 20250

…Vows never to negotiate or pay ransom to bandits…Ban mining activities in 8 LGAs Minna — Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has vowed never to negotiate with bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims, saying instead residents must be prepared to defend themselves against attacks. The governor made the disclosure,...

Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road: Tinubu’s Intervention Sparks Southeast Optimism

NewsDeskNgOct 23, 2025October 23, 20250

ABUJA – The member representing the South East in the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to transfer the completion of the Umuahia–Ikwuano–Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway to the Abia State Government has revived optimism for the project’s...

BlessedChild and Evelyn Okafor Triumph at Predator Energy Freestyle Football Championship 2025

NewsDeskNgOct 22, 2025October 22, 20250

LAGOS, Nigeria – The energy was electric at the Ikeja City Mall in Lagos on Saturday, as Nigeria’s best freestyle footballers dazzled fans at the Predator Energy Freestyle Football Championship 2025, organised in partnership with the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA). After an intense evening of skill, rhythm, and creativity,...

EXCLUSIVE: Wike’s wife in trouble over undeclared U.S. citizenship as authorities close in on family’s Florida properties

NewsDeskNgOct 22, 2025October 22, 20250

Justice Eberechi Wike, wife of Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, has been accused of concealing her U.S. citizenship, which is a direct violation of Nigerian constitutional laws and judicial ethics. The revelation emerged after an exclusive report by an online newspaper showcasing the ongoing Florida homes scandal involving the...

Breaking! Hours after Flopped Protests, Nnamdi Kanu Ditches Counsel, Agitators, Enters Defence

NewsDeskNgOct 22, 2025October 22, 20250

*Lists Wike, Umahi, Generals Danjuma, Buratai, Others, As Witnesses Hours after the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore led some protesters in parts of Abuja demanding freedom for the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the separatist...

Crisis rocks ADC in Cross Rivers as party suspends South-south chairman

NewsDeskNgOct 20, 2025October 20, 20250

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended its National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dr. Usani Uguru Usani, with immediate effect, citing actions deemed detrimental to the unity and progress of the party.The decision followed a meeting of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the ADC, Cross River State Chapter, held on Wednesday,...

itel Spreads Love and Nutrition on World Food Day with “Nourish to Flourish” CSR in Rivers State

NewsDeskNgOct 20, 2025October 20, 20250

In the spirit of compassion and community development, leading mobile technology and smartlife brand itel Nigeria marked World Food Day 2025 with a heartwarming Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative themed “Nourish to Flourish.” The outreach took place on October 17, 2025, across two communities, Kpite and Bunu, in Tai Local...

Funke Akindele Opens Up About Her First N1 Million Paycheck and How She Spent It

NewsDeskNgOct 19, 2025October 19, 20250

Actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has opened up on how she earned her first N1 million in 1999 through the breakout role as Bisi in the popular TV series ‘I Need to Know’. In a video, the Nollywood star recounted her early struggles, the challenges of securing the role and how she...