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INEC violates Electoral Act, fails to publish voter register 90 days before election

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to publish the preliminary voters' register on its website by the 90-day deadline before the 2027 general election, desp... Read More


Vehicle accidents, congestion worsen on Abuja roads as traffic lights malfunction

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Across key commercial and strategic locations in Abuja, failing and broken traffic lights are triggering a rise in road crashes and traffic congestion. Drivers and residents infor... Read More


Sowore's AAC asks Tinubu for Villa venue, logistics for 5,000 campaign council members

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The African Action Congress (AAC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to provide the Presidential Villa in Abuja as a venue for the inauguration of its presidential campaign council, a... Read More


Dele Cole & Emmanuel Uduaghan: Memories of two departed great men, By Mathew Hassan Kukah

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- I do not recall when I first met the great man, Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole. I had read his very illuminating opinion articles in the Guardian. He was at that starting block of th... Read More


Otti flags off reconstruction of two key Aba roads after years of neglect

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Abia State Governor Alex Otti is set to flag off the reconstruction of Uratta Road and Old Express Road in Aba, two major routes whose poor condition has disrupted transportation, ... Read More


Wike's 'Rainbow Coalition', threat to democracy - PDP faction

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, has urged party members to disregard the Ra... Read More


Ebola: Lawmakers reject border tours, but urge release of health emergency funds

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal for its members to visit the entry points through which a woman infected with Ebola entered the country before she was isolated at a pri... Read More


Ebola: Nigerian lawmakers reject visit to country's entry points, urge FG to release emergency funds

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal for its members to visit the entry points through which a woman infected with Ebola entered the country before she was isolated at a pri... Read More


Kwara, 12 other North-central states back state policing bill

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The approval brings the number of state assemblies backing the proposed amendment to 13, according to reports. Other North-central states that have supported it include Nasarawa a... Read More


Tinubu mourns Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing of elder statesman and foremost leader of Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, who died on Tuesday at 100. In a tribute he personally signed ... Read More