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resident Bola Tinubu on Thursday explained why he picked Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He said his choice was based on his apolitical stance, integrity and impeccable record of service. “President Tinubu told the council that Amupitan is the first person from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated […]

New INEC Chairman, Prof Ojo Amupitan The National Council of State has unanimously approved the appointment of Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He will succeed Prof Mahmood Yakubu who retired lat week after a ten-year tenure. This was contained in a statement posted on X […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The League of Veteran Journalists, Osun State Chapter, has called on the Federal and State Governments to urgently collaborate and strengthen efforts to combat insurgency and the growing insecurity that continues to threaten Nigeria’s unity and stability. In a communiqué issued at the end of its October meeting in Osogbo, the […]

Prof Mahmood Yakubu handing over to Mrs Agbamuche as INEC Acting Chairman After a ten year tenure, Prof Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday bowed out as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He handed over to Mrs. May Agbamuche, the oldest serving National Commissioner of the commission, in acting capacity. Yakubu announced his exit […]

Nigeria is seeking about $2.3 billion new foreign loan to address the 2025 budget deficit and refinance maturing Eurobonds. Already, President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the request for approval of this loan to the House of Representatives. The request was expressed in a letter sent to the green chamber and read during a plenary session […]

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, attended Senate plenary on Tuesday upon her return from a six-month suspension. Her resumption of her legislative duties coincided with that of the upper chamber’s resumption of plenary after  a 10-week recess. The senator was seen smiling as she joined the plenary session presided over by the  Senate President, […]

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party National Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State, the party’s governors have restated their dedication to transparency and internal democracy, pledging to sustain the PDP’s unity, strength, and relevance as Nigeria’s foremost political party. Speaking during the meeting of the PDP National Convention Organising Committee […]

A lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, on Monday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to issue a perpetual injunction restraining former President Goodluck Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in Nigeria for the purpose of contesting the 2027 presidential election. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, Jideobi listed Jonathan as the first defendant, while the […]

A protester holding pro-Dangote refinery placard. Credit: Ademola Adegbite Some members of the National Association of Oduduwa Students, the Coalition of Yoruba Students, and the Yoruba Movement are currently staging a peaceful protest in solidarity with the Dangote Refinery, amid its ongoing faceoff with oil unions, PENGASSAN, NUPENG, and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has tackled the Presidency over comments by Vice President Kashim Shettima condemning its industrial action over a rift with the Dangote refinery. it said on Monday that it would take same action if its members were sacked again. This comes as some individuals staged a […]