“Resign Now”: ADC Chieftain Slams INEC Chairman 

  A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Joemartins Uzodike, has called for the immediate resignation of the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, accusing him of bias and incompetence in handling the Commission’s withdrawal of recognition from the Senator David Mark-led leadership of the party. Uzodike, a legal practitioner, described the…

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Security Forces Neutralise Bandits as Kingpin’s Son Falls in Zamfara

Security Forces Neutralise Bandits as Kingpin’s Son Falls in Zamfara

A fierce counter-offensive in Zamfara State has left scores of bandits dead, including a prominent figure in the region’s criminal hierarchy. Security forces engaged the armed groups in Tsafe Local Government Area late Saturday after an initial assault on the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Kunchin Kalgo. The military response was swift and heavy….

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Backlash Forces INEC to Scrap Voter Revalidation Plan

Nigeria’s electoral commission drew widespread condemnation from opposition parties, civil society organisations, and the Obidient movement before abruptly suspending publicity preparations for a nationwide voter revalidation exercise it had announced just days earlier, exposing deepening anxieties over the integrity of the country’s electoral system less than a year to the 2027 general elections. The Independent…

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Nigeria Halts Onion Exports to Ghana 

Cross-border onion trade between Nigeria and Ghana has ground to a halt following a suspension announced by the National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, citing persistent harassment of its members and the alleged seizure of onion-laden trucks at the Kotoku Market in Accra. The National President of NOPPMAN, Isa Aliyu, announced the…

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Critics Slam Nigeria’s N11T Budget Hike

Nigeria’s Federal Government has significantly expanded its borrowing plan for 2026, pushing total debt financing to N29.20 trillion, a sharp jump of N11.31 trillion from the N17.89 trillion projection that appeared in the Abridged Budget Call Circular issued by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in December 2025. The revised figure is contained…

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