By Gift Chapi Odekina Nigeria is once again standing at a dangerous crossroads. From the North-West’s relentless banditry to the Middle Belt’s farmer-herder clashes, from IPOB-linked attacks in the South-East to kidnapping rings spreading like wildfire across the country, insecurity has become the nation’s most stubborn and crippling burden. Yet, what is most troubling is not just the violence itself... Read more
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PDP Launches Constitutional Offensive to Unseat Defecting Rivers Lawmakers
…Says legislators ‘abandoned’ mandate, vows legal battle The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified its counter-offensive in the raging Rivers State Assembly crisis, announcing plans to invoke constitutional provisions to sack lawmakers who again declared their defection from the party. Describing the repeated defections as a calculated assault on democratic norms, the PDP said the legislators’ latest move amounted to... Read more
INEC Extends PVC Collection in Anambra to November 2
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced an extension of the ongoing Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection exercise in Anambra State until Sunday, November 2, 2025. The extension, according to INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs. Victoria Eta-Messi, followed numerous appeals from citizens and stakeholders requesting additional time for eligible voters to collect their cards ahead of... Read more
Stop Praising President Tinubu, Tell Him the Truth- Sanusi tell Ministers
The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammadu Sanusi II, has warned ministers and presidential aides against turning themselves into praise singers rather than giving the President honest advice that can save the nation’s economy. Sanusi gave the charge on Teusday in Abuja at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference and Book... Read more
Senate Confirms Abubakar Yelwa for a Second Four-Year Term as MD/ CEO N-HYPPADEC)
The Senate has confirmed Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa for a second four-year term as managing director and chief executive officer of the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC). The confirmation by the Senate followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Power presented by the Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, APGA, Abia South. Abaribe said... Read more
Bandit Attacks: Reps Move to Establish Military Base in Plateau
….as Gagdi raises alarm on killings, kidnappings, and displacement in Kanam constituency The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised serious concern over the worsening insecurity and flood disasters ravaging communities in the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State. This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (APC–Plateau), who lamented the persistent wave of banditry,... Read more
Police Nab Two ‘One Chance’ Robbers Behind Killing of 23-Year-Old Grace Godwin in Abuja
Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased, who worked as a fuel pump attendant, had closed from work on July 11 and unknowingly boarded a vehicle operated by the “one chance” robbery gang.
35 Dead, 46 Injured in Niger Tanker Explosion — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 35 people lost their lives while 46 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic tanker explosion along the Bida–Lapai road, near Badegi, Niger State, on Tuesday. According to the Corps, the victims were burnt beyond recognition after attempting to scoop fuel from a crashed tanker. In a statement released... Read more
Reps to ban hazardous Pesticides threatening Nigerians’ health, food safety
….says 70% of suicides in Nigeria are linked to ingestion of toxic pesticides …. seek N350m in 2026 budget to revive moribund industries The House of Representatives has called for immediate measures to stop the use of hazardous pesticides in agricultural production across Nigeria to safeguard public health, food safety, and the environment. The House also urged the Federal Ministry... Read more
FG Launches Post-Amnesty Programme for Foreign Nationals
The Federal Government has announced the commencement of a Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return and Documentation Programme PAVRDP for foreign nationals who failed to take advantage of the recently concluded Expired Visa Initiative (Amnesty), which ended on September 30, 2025. According to a statement by the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS issued Friday night in Abuja and signed by the Service Public Relations... Read more
