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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering conducting a mock presidential election and a comprehensive audit of its electoral technology as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, during a courtesy visit to the commission’s headquarters. Amupitan said the proposals were informed by concerns raised after the 2023 general elections, particularly regarding the reliability of election technology. He said the commission was considering a mock presidential election to test the readiness of its processes and…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced Ekang Bassey to life imprisonment for the death of his friend, Emeka Nnonifu, following a disagreement at a birthday celebration in the Kubwa area of the FCT. This was disclosed in a statement released yesterday by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh. Adeh said the conviction followed a thorough investigation by the command into the incident which occurred on January 6, 2024. The statement said Bassey was initially charged with culpable homicide punishable with death, contrary to Section 220(a) and (b) of the Penal Code Law and punishable…
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ruled that the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) lacks the authority to operate on state and local government roads. The court has also declared the actions in Kano metropolis unlawful and a violation of citizens’ fundamental rights. Delivering judgment on Thursday in the case filed by Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, Esq. against the FRSC, Hon. Justice M. S. Shuaibu held that the commission’s officers acted outside their jurisdiction when they stopped, questioned, and delayed motorists on township roads in July 2025. The court declared that such actions infringed on the constitutional rights…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it will introduce V-Pass, a biometric facial recognition system, across domestic airports to improve passenger processing, security and overall travel experience. Announcing the development in a post on X on Thursday, the authority said the technology will enable passengers to verify their identities through facial recognition after a one-time enro lment, reducing reliance on physical identification documents. “With a simple one-time enrolment, passengers can verify their identity through facial recognition, reducing reliance on physical ID documents, enhancing security, and shortening queues through automated e-Gates,” the post reads. “Built with data privacy at…
The police command in Ebonyi says the family of Mary Habila, the nurse who died at the residence of David Umahi, minister of works, do not want an autopsy conducted. In a statement on Thursday, Joshua Ukandu, Ebonyi police spokesperson, said the command is set to engage the services of a pathologist to conduct the post-mortem examination on the deceased’s body. Ukandu said the command believes that due to the sensitivity of the matter, the procedure is imperative to establish the true cause of Habila’s death. The Ebonyi police spokesperson said the divisional police officer (DPO) of Ohaozara division received…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has asserted that Nigeria has no business being poor. Shettima spoke while delivering a keynote address at the Agric, Development and Investment Summit in Abuja on Wednesday. He recalled how Indonesia’s revenue from oil palm outweighed Nigeria’s income from crude oil in 2025. The vice president said, “Indonesia is an oil producing but in 2025 it earned 25 billion dollars from 53 tons of crude palm oil while exporting only 32 million tons, its revenue exceeded more than Nigeria’s oil revenue with just 50 percent of what Indonesia earned from oil palm export. “The Niger Delta is…
A Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Ashiru Idris, to seven years in prison without the option of a fine for advertising and offering cannabis sativa for sale on social media. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said Idris was arrested on April 22, 2026, by operatives of its Kano Strategic Command after a video of him promoting cannabis for sale went viral online. Delivering judgement, Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kano, convicted the defendant and ordered that the prison term take effect from July 14, 2026. In a statement on Wednesday,…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested an Asaba-based content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as “Odogwu of Asaba,” over allegations that he raped a 20-year-old woman who later died. The arrest followed a petition submitted to the police alleging that the deceased had travelled from Warri to Asaba after Ogbonna reportedly invited her, promising to assist and mentor her in content creation. According to the petition, the woman later recorded a video in which she accused the content creator of raping her. She subsequently became critically ill and was reportedly taken for medical attention. Confirming the arrest in a…
Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, says President Bola Tinubu is carefully reconstructing the south-east through critical infrastructure projects. In a post on X Soludo said Tinubu had approved the design and procurement of two strategic highways linking Anambra to Kogi, Imo and Abia states. The governor described the approvals as “history in itself”, saying they would transform connectivity across the south-east, south-south and north-central. Certainly, President Tinubu has a date with history, and even more so with the Southeast,” Soludo wrote. “He continues to demonstrate his avowed commitment to orchestrating the reconstruction of the Southeast, thereby finally healing the wounds…
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun, on his 87th birthday, describing him as “a brother in purpose” whose life has been defined by service, integrity and commitment to democratic ideals. In a birthday tribute issued on Wednesday, Tinubu said he and Osoba have shared decades of friendship rooted in a common belief that Nigeria should be governed with competence, respect for institutions and accountability. “I have known Aremo Chief Olusegun Osoba for so many years that we could easily write a book about one another,” the president said. “We entered public life from different doorways,…