The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a resounding victory in the Zaria-Kewaye State Constituency by-election held on Saturday, further cementing its political dominance in Kaduna State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Isa Haruna Mohammed (popularly known as Ihamo) as the duly elected candidate after he polled an overwhelming 26,613 votes, leaving his […]
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), working in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has deported 42 foreign nationals convicted of cyber terrorism and Ponzi scheme offences. The deportees, who are Chinese and Philippine citizens, were escorted out of Nigeria on Sunday, marking the beginning of a wider operation to repatriate nearly 200 […]
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has cautioned Nigerians against viewing the possible return of former President Goodluck Jonathan as a solution to the country’s deep-seated problems ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking in a recent interview, Farotimi argued that Nigeria’s challenges are structural and systemic, stressing that replacing one leader with another without […]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the result of the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Constituency by-election conducted on Saturday in Kano State, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias and irregularities. The Returning Officer, Professor Muhammad Waziri of Bayero University, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Garba Ya’u Gwarmai, winner with 31,472 […]
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, Shehu Tahir, has announced that the party will challenge the outcome of last Saturday’s Ganye state constituency by-election in court, accusing security agencies of aiding the All Progressives Congress (APC) in manipulating the exercise. Speaking in Yola on Sunday, Tahir alleged that the Assistant […]
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has reiterated its readiness to conduct free, fair, and credible local government elections in the state scheduled for August 9, 2025. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement in Port Harcourt, the commission’s Director of Administration and Legal Services, Professor Chidi Halliday, assured that RSIEC has met all constitutional and […]
A late-night outing turned into tragedy in Brooklyn on Sunday when gunmen stormed a Caribbean-American restaurant and hookah lounge, killing three people and injuring eight others in what police described as one of the worst mass shootings in New York City this year. The attack took place just before 3:30 a.m. at Taste of […]
A chieftaincy dispute is brewing in Aramoko Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area, as the Aba Atiba Chieftaincy family has rejected moves to install a female regent following the passing of the community’s monarch. The family, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Busuyi Ogunlana, insisted that tradition in Aramoko forbids the installation of […]
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has clarified that his administration has so far spent ₦14.43 billion on the retrofitting of 61 public schools across the state, not ₦54 billion as alleged by critics. The governor made the disclosure during his monthly media parley, “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians,” where he addressed concerns […]
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates all the winners of Saturday, August 16, by-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states. The President commends the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the hitch-free elections, mostly devoid of violence. Following the results declared by INEC, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 12 constituencies, the […]
