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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to identify and penalise politicians or political parties engaging in early campaigns, or be prepared to face legal action. In a letter dated September 13, 2025, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said the electoral umpire could not […]

Nigerian singer cum songwriter, Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, better known as Seyi Shay, has opened up about how the death of her mentor, Sound Sultan, affected her music career. Naija News reports that Seyi Shay, in an interview with TVC, said she lost the zeal to continue music after Sound Sultan’s death. The ‘Your Matter’ crooner […]

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has said its 2023 presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, lacks a say in the party’s leadership composition. Naija News recalls that Kachikwu on Thursday blasted the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise David Mark as ADC national chairman. He described […]

The Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, alongside his aide, Yunusa Tanko, and the Lagos State gubernatorial candidate in the last election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, paid a courtesy visit to the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Naija News reports that Peter Obi made this known in a post via his X handle on Sunday. The […]

The outgoing Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has reflected on his six-month stewardship, saying the state was deeply divided before President Bola Tinubu stepped in to restore stability. Speaking at a Thanksgiving service held on Sunday at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt, Ibas said he deliberately sowed seeds of […]

The United Kingdom government has revised its travel advisory on Kaduna State, moving it from the ‘Red’ list to ‘Amber’, a development that allows British citizens to travel freely to the state. The announcement was made by Cynthia Rowe, the Development Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), during the signing of a […]

The first set of Nigerians marked for deportation from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration clampdown has left America. Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, disclosed this to reporters in Accra late Wednesday, confirming that the deportees arrived in Ghana before being sent back to their home countries. According to Mahama, a total of […]

Manchester City have been dealt a fresh injury scare ahead of Sunday’s high-profile Premier League derby against Manchester United, after striker Omar Marmoush picked up a knee problem while on international duty. Marmoush, 26, was forced off just nine minutes into Egypt’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso on Tuesday. The forward sustained […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Hassan Mai-Waya Kangiwa, a journalist detained in Kebbi State after publishing a viral video showing the deplorable state of facilities at the Kangiwa General Hospital. ADC spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on Wednesday via his verified 𝕏 handle, accused the APC-led […]

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of the 2025 June/July National Business Certificate and National Technical Certificate (NBC/NTC) examinations. Naija News reports that the release of the results was confirmed on Thursday by the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Aminu Mohammed. Speaking at the ceremony […]

A constitutional lawyer, Ibrahim Wali, has faulted the continued suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, insisting that the action of the Senate is unconstitutional and void from the outset. Wali, who spoke on Arise News on Thursday, argued that the Kogi Central lawmaker ought to have resumed her legislative duties immediately after the Federal High Court […]

One of the arrested commanders of the Ansaru terrorist organisation, Mahmud Usman, has been sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment. Naija News reports that Usman was sentenced to jail on Thursday by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, however, ordered the defendant to be remanded in the custody of […]