Former Cross River State Governor and Peoples Redemption Party presidential candidate, Donald Duke, has promised to drive down the price of petrol to about N300 per litre if elected president in 2027. Duke said his proposed reduction would be achieved by changing the way petroleum products meant for domestic consumption are priced, arguing that Nigerians […]
The General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Auwalu Mahmuda, has said the Old Oyo National Park had been taken over by the Army and converted into a training centre following the abduction and subsequent rescue of more than 40 schoolchildren and their teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Mahmuda disclosed […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says one of its helicopters made a “precautionary landing” in Benue after providing close air support to ground troops during an operation in Benue state. Eyewitnesses said the aircraft touched down on a farmland in Utur Tse-Igboji community of Makurdi. Ehimen Ejodame, NAF director of public relations and information, said […]
Persons with Disabilities have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to grant them a special one-week extension to register as voters ahead of the 2027 general elections. The call was made in a statement by the National Coordinator, PWDs, National Prayer Support Group for Good Governance, Emmanuel Aduku, on Wednesday, following the release of […]
The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and one other abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State have regained their freedom. The victims were rescued from the Amakohia-Ubi forest in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state following a coordinated operation involving security agencies. They have since been taken to the […]
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde made the call in a video shared on his social media accounts on Tuesday, where he displayed his PVC while urging citizens to collect theirs ahead of the polls. In a statement accompanying the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the 100-day countdown to the 2027 general elections, with Lagos State recording the highest number of registered voters as the North-West geopolitical zone emerged as the most represented region. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday at a world press conference in Abuja, where he […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the authorities of the International School, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, over the alleged refusal to allow female Muslim students wearing hijab into the school premises. MURIC described the development as discriminatory and an alleged violation of the students’ constitutional right to freedom of religion. The […]
Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools for result verification and to strengthen cybersecurity ahead of the 2027 elections. Amupitan spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at a press conference and national stakeholders’ meeting held ahead of the general election. Amupitan said the commission had established a dedicated […]
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has promised to restore the petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, reversing the impression created by earlier comments that his administration would only seek to reform the scheme. Obi made the promise on Tuesday during an interview with the BBC, where he argued that […]