Currently, President Bola Tinubu is in the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a private meeting with Senator Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue State, and Governor Hyacinth Alia. Political tensions in the north central state are on the rise, and yet the meeting is scheduled for Monday. Since these are continuing, private negotiations, no formal … Read more
Bandits reportedly killed a resident and seized numerous animals after attacking the Kutama hamlet in Kano State’s Gwarzo Local Government Area. On Friday night, a security analyst posted about the occurrence on X. Bakatsine. According to Bakatsine, the attackers stormed the village on Friday and killed a resident named Muzakkir during the raid. According to … Read more
Concerns about potential violence leading up to the next governorship election in Osun State have been on the rise. On Friday, Inspector General of Police Tunji Disu visited the state and revealed that at least 20 people have allegedly died in the preceding few months. During a meeting at the Osun State Police Command headquarters … Read more
Maurice Vonobolki, a candidate for governor of Adamawa in the 2027 election for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that the age of political godfathers in the state is coming to an end. Talking to reporters at Yola International Airport upon his return from Abuja with his certificate of return, Vonobolki stated that the … Read more
The case contesting the Gombe South Senatorial District All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election has been postponed until July 22, 2026, by the Federal High Court in Gombe. At that point, each party will submit their last written arguments before the verdict is handed out. Following a lawsuit brought by Hon. Bilyaminu Babadidi against the … Read more
More than half of the funding for the 2027 general elections has been received, with over N500 billion, according to Mohammed Haruna, Commissioner for Information and Voter Education of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a Friday interview with Arise News, Haruna talked about election preparation and financing, and she said that it’s good … Read more
In the run-up to the 2027 general election, the Ebonyi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has issued a caution against the use of character assassination, inflammatory speech, and polarising politics, urging politicians and other political players to adopt issue-based campaigns. The union’s congress, which concluded on Friday at Abakaliki’s Dr. Sam Egwu … Read more
Thursday, June 25, was meant to be the beginning of a much-needed break for Temiloluwa Faith, an information technology officer in Edo State, who is returning home to her parents for her yearly leave. Along the Ogbere axis of the Sagamu-Benin Motorway, what started out as a complimentary ride from her company’s senior manager became … Read more
The Berom Youth-Moulders Association (BYM) has threatened legal action against Professor Ayo Omotayo, director-general of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, for what the BYM leadership claims were insulting remarks made by Omotayo during a Friday television interview. A wave of attacks on the institution in the past few weeks … Read more
Following a previous confrontation in the region, groups of people believed to be bandits were spotted making their way towards Kotonkoro in Mariga Local Government region of Niger State via the Mailaka axis. Security analyst Bakatsine stated on X that the uprising occurred after an assault on the farm of Alhaji Hashimu Kotonkoro, a vigilante … Read more