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The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has set August.16 For the implementation of the elections circulating in 16 constituents in 12 states in the country, Chairperson Inec, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this during the commission quarterly meeting with political parties on Thursday in Abuja. Jacobu noted that the commission would mobilize 30,451 officials for the selection of interruptions involving a …

The World Bank in the latest report has placed the number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria with 86.8 million defeats, the highest worldwide. World Bank Report 2025., released on Wednesday, covering 2023 and entitled: “Tracking Sustainable Development Targets, SDG7: Energy Progress Report 2025”. The report that puts Nigeria in the global lowest position is the third year …

A youth group known as Omenuko Ndigbo United has raised concerns on how Peter Obi, candidate for the presidency of the Labor Party in 2023, is behaving in the current plans to unite the opposition parties for the 2027 elections. In a statement released on Thursday in Owerri, signed by the president of the group, his partner Benjamin Madu, said …

The Ball President Ahmed Tinubu has rejected approval to the National Drug Enforcement Agency Amendment Bill (Ndlea), 2025, citing constitutional violations and implications for governance accountability. The decision, based on section 58 (4), the 1999 constitution (as amended), was delivered in a letter read on the floor of the House of Representatives during the plenary session on Thursday. The provisions …

The Lagos state government officially denied the claims made by the former Governor of the State Anambra, Peter Obi, accused that a property that was said to have been illegally destroyed by the state authority. In a statement issued Thursday by the Commissioner for information and strategies, Mr. GBENGA OMOTOSO, the government distanced itself from the incident and emphasized that …

Court A 57 -year -old man, Ramon Animashaun, was accused on Thursday in a court of the magistrates of Iyaglowu, Ibadan, beyond an alleged fraud of N5.3 million. Animashaun, whose address has not been provided, is facing a charge of two counts to obtain money with false claims and stealing, to which he declared himself not guilty. The prosecutor, Asp …

The singer of the Gospel of Oluwatimileyin Ajayi has been sentenced to death by being hanged by a high court in Lafia, Nasarawa state, after he was found guilty for killing a member of the National Youth Service Corps, who was identified as Salome Adaidu. When the court process begins, Timileyin Ajayi, who was found guilty of killing and cutting …

The open streets of California, the hot climate and the panoramic routes make it a paradise for motorcyclists. From the coastal rides along highway 1 to the curved mountain roads in the Sierra Nevada, it is not surprising that the state has one of the highest number of motorcycles recorded in the United States, but this popularity also brings to …

Vice President of the Barau Jibrin Senate has openly expressed his interest in taking over the vice president’s seat from Ibrahim Shettima in 2027. Barau made a statement on Wednesday during the press briefing in Abuja, where he discussed increasing speculation from political interest groups that urged the President of the Tinubu Bola to elect him as a vice presidential …

The federal government through the Federal Ministry of water resources and toilet -Sanitari services in collaboration with the World Bank and other critical interested parties have convened a seminar of spreading gender -based violence and gender violence (GBV) under the transformation of the management of irrigation into Nigeria (finishing) with the theme “from tradition to transformation”. The Minister of Water …