The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has no personal account on X. Amupitan’s Chief Press Secretary, Adedayo Oketola, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, April 10, 2026. Oketola said the false claim...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former senatorial candidate in Borno State, Babagana Habeeb, to 10 years imprisonment for aiding terrorism. Delivering judgement on Friday, April 10, 2026, Justice Peter Lifu convicted Habeeb on a one-count charge...
Surviving soldiers have given harrowing accounts of the midnight insurgent assault that killed the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, describing a numerically superior, multi-directional attack that overwhelmed troops and temporarily broke their defensive...
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has made his most direct allegations yet against his former deputy, Aminu Abdussalam, claiming that the resignation which ended their political partnership was linked to a deliberate plot to remove him from office. Speaking...
The Federal Government has launched the nationwide Learner Identification Number (LIN), a digital system assigning every student a permanent academic identity to support learning continuity, improve planning, and enable timely interventions. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, described the initiative...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled April 14 for the hearing of a suit seeking to unseat the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President David Mark. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise, saying it will now hold after the 2027 General Election. The commission announced the decision on Friday following a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held...
Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Phyna Otabor has joined Nigeria's growing list of celebrities who have gone under the knife for a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedure, weeks after the death of socialite Elena Jessica from complications linked...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 23 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres following technical deficiencies observed during the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB also issued warnings to several centres with minor technical issues, while one...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the administration of President Bola Tinubu following a World Bank report indicating that over 60 per cent of Nigerians now live below the poverty line, describing the development as "regression on a...