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The Indigenous People of Biafra has made an abrupt departure from a protest strategy that paralysed economic activity across the South-East for nearly five years, ordering the immediate and permanent termination of its Monday sit-at-home directive with effect from February 9, 2026. The announcement, delivered through IPOB’s spokesperson Emma Powerful in a statement issued…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has drawn a clear line in the sand over what it views as the Senate’s deliberate obfuscation on a fundamental pillar of electoral credibility: whether the nation’s votes will be electronically transmitted from polling units to the Independent National Electoral Commission in real time. In a statement issued on Sunday,…
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has issued a stern warning to Nigerian senators, accusing them of “playing with fire” by retaining ambiguities in the amended Electoral Act that could undermine transparency and public confidence in the country’s democracy. Ezekwesili, speaking on ARISE News on Friday, insisted that Nigerians are demanding the real-time electronic…
The Abdulrahman Mohammed-led Peoples Democratic Party National Caretaker Committee has announced plans to reopen the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, on Monday, declaring an end to the leadership crisis that has paralysed Nigeria’s main opposition party for months. The announcement came on Thursday following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s quarterly meeting with leaders of…
The United Nations Population Fund has warned that no fewer than 4.5 million girls are at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation in 2026, despite decades of advocacy and legislative efforts to eliminate the practice worldwide. According to UNFPA, an estimated 230 million girls and women globally have already been subjected to…
Leicester City, the club that defied sporting logic to win the Premier League title a decade ago, now face the grim prospect of falling into English football’s third tier after being docked six points for breaching financial regulations. The sanction, announced on Thursday by an independent commission, has plunged the Foxes deeper into Championship…
The Saudi Pro League has publicly emphasised that no individual player, regardless of global stature, can influence recruitment decisions beyond their own club, following reports that Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Al-Nassr has been cast into uncertainty. The 39-year-old Portugal forward was notably absent from Al-Nassr’s squad for Monday’s league fixture against Al-Riyadh, sparking widespread…
The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill establishing the Anambra State Public Complaints, Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption Commission, a new agency mandated to investigate corruption and financial crimes involving state government finances and assets. The bill was passed on Thursday following a resolution adopted during plenary, after lawmakers considered…
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission held a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Thursday, focusing on preparations for upcoming elections and measures to strengthen internal party democracy, even as a deepening leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party continues to cast a shadow over the opposition’s structure. The…
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, extended its recent price decline on Thursday, falling below $70,000 for the first time since Donald Trump won the United States presidential election in November 2024. The digital currency dropped to an intraday low of $69,821.18 during trading hours before recovering marginally to trade above the…
