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55 new states, 278 LGAs proposed in ongoing constitution amendment – Barau
Jibrin Barau, deputy senate president, says the national assembly’s joint committee on the review of the 1999 constitution is considering ...I rejected el-Rufai as my successor in 2007 because he needed time to mature, says ...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he declined a proposal to endorse Nasir el-Rufai, ex-governor of Kaduna, as his ...Sowore’s re-arrest is to enforce court order, say police
The Nigeria Police Force has defended its controversial re-arrest of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, on the premises of the ...Bola Tinubu sacks Military chiefs, names replacement
Ebun Emmanuel — October 24, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has announced the immediate removal of the Chief of Defence Staff, ...Police re-arrest Sowore after bail release by Abuja court
Ebun Emmanuel – October 24, 2025 The Federal Capital Territory Police Command re-arrested human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, ...NUC approves 13 new degree programmes for varsities in Nigeria
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 13 new degree programmes for Nigerian universities. The approval, which was conveyed in ...Sowore was arrested for leading protesters to restricted areas – Police
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and publisher, was arrested for leading the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest ...‘Okowa’s defection to APC won’t stop corruption probe’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is still investigating corruption allegations against Ifeanyi Okowa, former governor of ...‘My appointment is divine’ — Joash Amupitan assumes duty as INEC chairman
Joash Amupitan, newly sworn-in chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says his appointment was divinely orchestrated. Amupitan spoke ...’50 terrorists’ killed as troops foil midnight attacks by Boko Haram, ISWAP
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have repelled coordinated attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters on multiple locations across ...














