2027: Police, INEC move against early campaigns
BY GODWIN OBI As the race towards the 2027 general election gathers momentum, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria Police Force have warned political parties against embarking on early campaigns in violation of the electoral law. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, lamented that parties had already kicked off subtleContinue Reading
FG has implemented 80 percent of 2024 capital budget, says Edun
By Godwin Obi Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said on Wednesday that the government has successfully implemented about 80 percent of the capital component of the 2024 budget, whose tenure has been extended to December 2025 by the National Assembly. The minister spoke atContinue Reading
JAMB panel uncovers over 6,000 AI, biometric malpractices
BY GODWIN OBI The Special Committee on Examination Infractions set up by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has uncovered more than 6,000 cases of technology-enabled malpractices in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The committee’s chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle, disclosed the findings while presenting its report in Abuja onContinue Reading
23 terrorists killed, 26 kidnap victims rescued in Katsina
BY GODWIN OBI Not fewer than 23 terrorists were killed and 26 kidnap victims rescued in coordinated operations by Nigerian Army troops, Defence Special Operations Force and Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in Kankara and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State. A source at the Army headquarters toldContinue Reading
Fed Govt begins mapping to identify out-of-school, non-literate citizens
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government is conducting a comprehensive mapping to identify those who are out of school or non-literate citizens across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Ahmad, announced this yesterday in Abuja. She noted that with accurate data obtained from the exercise, theContinue Reading
DSS summons Sowore over post on Tinubu
BY GODWIN OBI The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, over what it described as a “false and malicious” social media post against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a letter dated September 7, 2025 by Uwem Davies on behalf of theContinue Reading
Dangote vs NUPENG: Union insists on strike, meets FG, others today
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Sunday declared that it would still embark on strike beginning from today (Monday), despite the intervention of the Federal Government to address the grievances of the union. NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, confirmed that the Federal Government had reached out toContinue Reading
Police link five bodies found on Lagos riverbank to cult violence
BY GODWIN OBI The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the five bodies recovered along the Oreta riverbank in the Igbogbo community, Ikorodu Local Government Area, on Wednesday were victims of a cult-related attack. Panic spread through the community after residents discovered the lifeless bodies of young men byContinue Reading
We faced ethnic cleansing in Delta, forced to deny being Igbos – Senator Nwoko
BY GODWIN OBI Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reparation and Repatriation, Senator Ned Nwoko (APC, Delta North), has urged the Anioma people of Delta State to fully embrace their Igbo identity and unite with their eastern brothers in building a stronger and more united Nigeria. Nwoko made the callContinue Reading
Atiku mourns victims of Borno Boko Haram attack, calls for unity against terror
Atiku Abubakar BY GODWIN OBI Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of scores of people, including soldiers, in the recent Boko Haram attack on Darajamal, Borno State. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Atiku described the incident as “senseless violence” andContinue Reading