Reps amend Electoral Act to criminalise dual party membership with N10m fine, jail term
The House of Representatives has amended the Electoral Act 2026 to criminalise dual membership of political parties in the country. The amendment was approved during plenary on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Under the revised provision, anyone found to be a member of more than one political party at the same time will face a fine of N10 million, a prison sentence...
Insecurity: Ondo govt imposes night ban on commercial motorcycle operations
The Ondo State Government has banned the operation of commercial motorcyclists from 7 p.m. till 6 a.m. over the rising insecurity in the state. The Commander of Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, announced this while parading 70 suspects for various offences in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Adeleye explained that the restriction was...
Again, 3 senators dump PDP for APC
Senators Amos Yohanna (Adamawa North), Abbas Iya (Adamawa Central), and Ikra Bilbis (Zamfara North) have defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). The senators announced their defection via separate letters read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at plenary in Abuja on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The lawmakers attributed their defection to the internal crisis bewildering the PDP. In...
BUK investigates students over online impersonation, financial scam
Bayero University Kano has launched an investigation into allegations that one of its students is involved in online impersonation and financial scams. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Public Affairs of the university, Lamara Garba, on behalf of the Registrar. According to the statement, the university management became aware of allegations circulating in...
Lagos assembly proposes relocation of displaced Makoko residents to Epe
The Lagos State House of Assembly has recommended relocating residents displaced by the demolition of waterfront communities in Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Sogunro to the Agbowa area of Epe in Lagos. The recommendation followed the adoption of a report by the House Committee on Rules and Business during plenary on Tuesday. In a statement issued by the Assembly’s Public Affairs Directorate, the...
Insecurity: Musa orders service chiefs to rejig military operations in North-East, North-West
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has directed the service chiefs to visit the North-East and North-West regions to review and strengthen ongoing military operations against insurgents and bandits. Musa gave the directive during a meeting with the service chiefs in Abuja on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The minister’s media adviser, Timothy Antigha, disclosed that the service chiefs are expected to...
Appeal Court adjourns PDP convention’s suit indefinitely
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has adjourned indefinitely an appeal filed by two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the November 15 and 16 National Convention held in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The PDP convention in Ibadan produced Tanimu Turaki as national chairman, while AbdulRahman Mohammed heads the other faction of the PDP. The Mohammed-led...
India, others decline Tinubu’s envoys over short tenure concerns
India and several other countries have reportedly declined to accept some of President Bola Tinubu’s newly appointed ambassadors-designate due to diplomatic policies that discourage receiving envoys from governments with less than two years remaining in office. Senior officials in the Presidency and the foreign service disclosed on Tuesday that India maintains a standing policy against accepting ambassadors from administrations nearing...
Four PDP, LP Rep members defect to APC
Four members of the House of Representatives have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, read the defection notices during plenary in Abuja on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Inuwa Garuba (Yamaltu/Deba Federal Constituency of Gombe), Abdullahi El-Rasheed (Dakku/Nafada Federal Constituency of Gombe), and Mohammed Audu (Karim Lamido...
Nigeria to host 2027 intra-african trade fair in Lagos
The Federal Government has signed the hosting agreement for the fifth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2027), with Lagos selected as the official host city for the continental trade and investment event. The agreement was signed on Tuesday in Lagos in partnership with African Export-Import Bank, African Union Commission and the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. The signing ceremony...
