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Omoyele Sowore. Credit: X/Sowore A Magistrate’s Court in Kuje, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore; Aloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal team representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; the IPOB leader’s brother, Emmanuel Kanu; and 10 others, in the sum of ₦500,000 each, […]

President Bola Tinubu on Frday sacked the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen Christopher Musa as part of the efforts to strengthen the nation’s security architecture. Besides, he replaced some members of the top hierarchy of the Service Chiefs, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan, to defend the integrity of Nigeria’s elections, describing credible polls as the bedrock of any democracy. Speaking at the State House in Abuja shortly after administering the oath of office to the new INEC boss, Tinubu […]

IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu in court on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Photo: Channels Television Kanu Agabi, former Attorney-General of the Federation and lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, applied to withdraw his representation in the ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. […]

The new INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), arrives at the Council Chambers ahead of his swearing in by President Bola Tinubu. Photo: Stephen Angbulu/Punch The newly confirmed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan, has arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for his formal swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu. Amupitan, dressed […]

Activist and publisher, Mr Omoyele Sowore, was on Thursday arrested within the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja by armed policemen, shortly after he appeared in solidarity with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore, who has been at the forefront of calls for Kanu’s release from detention, […]

With about three weeks to the elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming up in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Busola Oworu writes on preparations for the historic event, pulse of party faithful and some emerging issues. Ibadan is set to host thousands of leaders, elders and other loyalists of the Peoples Democratic […]

Niger State Government during the distribution of medical supplies for the victims…Photo Credit: Government House Niger State Government has conducted a mass burial for victims of the petrol tanker explosion that occurred in Essa village, Katcha Local Government Area, and has approved comprehensive free medical treatment for survivors of the tragedy. This was disclosed in […]

Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed | Photo credit: NMDPRA Despite increased refining capacity, Nigeria imported 69 per cent of the 21 billion litres of petrol it consumed between August 2024 and the first 10 days of October 2025, according to data from the NMDPRA, DARE OLAWIN reports […]

Following the Department of State Services alert on Tuesday that there was a plot by the Islamic State West Africa Province to attack Ondo and Kogi states, states have activated surveillance and counter-terror measures against the ISWAP plot. Kogi shares a boundary with 10 states. They include Benue in the East, Anambra in the South, […]