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The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, to substantiate a claim he made during a speech at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference in Port Harcourt. VeryDarkMan on Tuesday served as a panelist at the 66th Annual General Conference of the NBA, where he made allegations against officers of the NPF. He alleged that police officers manning checkpoints along major highways in the country relay information to kidnappers and bandits regarding the identities and movements of travellers. According to the activist, the actions of the officers have been facilitating abductions for…

The Presidency has been compelled to review the composition of members of the APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council due to anomalies capable of embarrassing the campaign. The list had elicited several reactions from both within and outside the party since it was made public on Saturday, with many drawing attention to what they consider unnecessary omissions and questionable inclusions in the list. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to chair the council, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, serving as Vice Chairmen I and II respectively, while former governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdulaziz Yari,…

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced an urgent intervention on the troubled Benin-Asaba Road, saying he will visit the highway on Tuesday following mounting protests, complaints and severe traffic gridlock along the route. Umahi said he would meet with independent engineers, the concessionaire handling the road project, officials of the Ministry of Works and the Edo State Government to determine how to address the worsening condition of the highway. He disclosed this at the flag-off ceremony for the dualisation of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road, according to a video shared on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze.…

Senator Abdul’Aziz Yari has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure re-election in 2027. He also said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will retain the presidency beyond 2031. This is despite the controversy that has greeted the composition of the party’s campaign council. Yari, the newly appointed Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, spoke at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after returning from an overseas trip. He was received by party supporters who gathered at the airport to welcome him and pray for the success of his assignment and Tinubu’s re-election bid. His declaration came…

The 2027 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has slammed Rotimi Amaechi, Peter Obi and other politicians who supported the removal of fuel subsidy. Speaking at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference debate on Monday, Sowore accused them of failing Nigerians while defending policies that benefit the political elite. He challenged Amaechi and Peter Obi over their records in government, asking them to apologise to Nigerians. According to the human rights activist, he had remained consistent in opposing the removal of fuel subsidy, accusing Amaechi and his political allies of only recently changing their position on the issue.…

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, says the mismanagement of fuel subsidy proceeds should not be the reason to return the subsidy. Obi said this on Monday during a panel session at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference. Well, I subscribe, and I maintain that you need to remove subsidy. Mismanagement of the proceeds should not be the reason for not removing it,” he said at the event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. “What we should have done is that when we remove subsidy, we would have given the people an alternative usage…

The last may not have been heard on the crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly, as lawmakers, this Monday, formally impeached the erstwhile Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku. Agbebaku, who represents Owan West Constituency, had, on Monday, August 17, 2026, resigned his position as the Speaker of the House. Yekini Idaiye, the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo 1, was then elected in his place as the new Speaker. Following Agbebaku’s resignation as Speaker, the House suspended him indefinitely. The House also removed two other principal officers from their positions. Jonathan Ibhamawu was sacked as the Majority Leader, while Addeh Emankhu Isibor was…

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has acknowledged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has made progress in stabilising the foreign exchange rate by adhering to market principles. Speaking in an interview on News Central Television, Ezekwesili, however, stated that the improvement has not yet translated into better living conditions for average Nigerians. She noted that Nigerians are yet to fully feel the impact of the government’s economic reforms. According to her, Nigeria is not out of the woods as poverty remains widespread and the cost of living continues to rise. The only thing that, as I said at…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, has commenced investigations into the activities of a 38-year-old man, Raheem Abiodun Wasiu, over an alleged $12,000 fraud involving Bureau De Change, BDC, operators. A statement by the EFCC said Wasiu is being investigated over allegations that he defrauded BDC operators by allegedly posing as a wealthy contractor and using fake bank alerts to convince them that payments had been made after collecting their foreign currency. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, following a complaint by Ezekulie Stanley Chukwuamuanya, a BDC…

The Osun State Government has warned individuals and groups against actions capable of disrupting public peace, calling for reconciliation and peace-building following the state’s recent governorship election. The government made the call in a statement issued on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi. According to Alimi, the government acknowledged the casualties recorded during pre-election tensions and violence. “We urge residents to support efforts aimed at healing and preventing a return to conflict,” the statement added. The statement said the immediate post-election disruptions reported in some parts of the state were concerning and called on…