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The crisis at the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has taken a different turn as the son of former minister has resigned from the commission. Our investigation revealed that the son of a former minster from Nasarawa State and a fierce activist, suddenly left the commission over the ongoing promotion controversy...

The family of late Dr Funmilayo Sherifat Adefolalu will finally get closure two years after their mother was murdered as a Minna High Court has sentenced 16-year-old Joy Afekafe to life imprisonment for being instrumental to her death. Afekafe with two other of her friends, who are still at large,...

Nine people were injured during Russian attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, the local authorities reported on Friday. “Amongst the injured are women in a maternity ward,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram. He added that no children were injured in the attack. Zelensky accused the...

says Shettima remains in “loyal concert” with Tinubu The Presidency has firmly dismissed claims that Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent comments were directed at the political situation in Rivers State or President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s constitutional decisions on the matter. In a statement on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is facing a major crisis after a son of a former minister resigned, citing a “toxic atmosphere” that stifles creativity and productivity. The resignation comes amid a promotion controversy that has pitted staff members against the management. According to sources, the young man, whose father...

Senate President  Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Gov. Monday Okpebholo  on his confirmation as the duly elected candidate in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message personally signed by him on Friday in Abuja, described the Supreme Court verdict as the triumph of democracy and the...

The Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be unseated in the 2027 general elections if opposition forces unite under a common platform. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting with party members...

ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it as received seven additional applications for party registration, saying it would soon open a political portal registration portal. INEC national commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement Thursday in Abuja....

The Lagos State Police Command has revised the restriction period for vehicular and waterways movement ahead of the July 12, 2025, Local Government elections. Elections will be held across the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State. In a statement on Thursday, the state’s...

Bello Matawalle, former Zamfara governor and current minister of state for defence, has emerged as the clear frontrunner in an early opinion poll assessing potential candidates for the 2027 gubernatorial election in Zamfara State. The online survey, conducted by northern research group Arewa Trend, showed that 87 percent of respondents...