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A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said the 1999 Constitution is irredeemable. He also cautioned that the 2027 election will be Nigeria’s last peaceful opportunity for change and to save the country from instability. Agbakoba warned that the current unitary-federal structure is unsustainable and that unless Nigeria […]

The Nigerian Army has said that its troops have arrested a wanted notorious insurgent leader identified as Idris Idris (a.k.a Babawo Badoo), alongside 37 other criminal suspects. The Nigerian Army, in a statement on its social media handle on Thursday, also said own troops during the coordinated operations across the country rescued 15 kidnap victims, […]

A bill seeking to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Bill 2025 has passed second reading at the Senate. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage during Wednesday’s plenary after a majority of senators supported it through a voice vote. Following its passage, the bill was referred to the Senate […]

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has suspended the Action Democratic Party (ADP) from all its activities following the party’s refusal to sign the IPAC Constitution. In a letter dated September 26, 2025, and addressed to the national chairman of ADP, IPAC’s national secretary, Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem, conveyed the resolution of the IPAC General Assembly after […]

A political pressure group, the Renewed Hope Advocates of Nigeria (RHAN), has criticised the decision of the Plateau State chapter of the party to stop the state’s governor, Caleb Mutfwang, from joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). National coordinator of the Renewed Hope Advocates of Nigeria (RHAN) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress […]

The State Security Service (SSS) has raised the alarm about a planned attack on some border communities in Ondo State by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). In a confidential memo dated October 20, 2025, addressed to the Brigade Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery, Owena […]

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has inaugurated a secondary school in Itire-Ikate local council development area (LCDA) in the Surulere area of Lagos. It is the first public secondary school in the community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that the president’s aidefacilitated the school. Inaugurating the school, Gbajabiamila Junior Secondary School, […]

The management of the Ogun Osun River Basin Development Authority (O-ORBDA) on Wednesday allayed the fear of possible flooding in the Isheri—Olofin, Akute, and other communities downstream of the Oyan Dam due to water release from any of its facilities. With particular reference to the systemic release of water from the Oyan Dam, O-ORBDA urged […]

A frontline traditional ruler in Osun State, the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, on Wednesday called for the emergence of Dr Akin Ogunbiyi as the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in the August 8th, 2025, governorship election. Oba Akanbi pushed for his candidacy when the gubernatorial aspirant visited him as part of his […]

Ahead of the 2027 general election, Northern leaders, under the aegis of the Northern Bridge Builders Forum, said on Wednesday that the presidency must remain in the South. The Northern leaders noted that the North had just completed eight years under the late President Muhammadu Buhari. They stated that people with conscience will not support […]