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YPP candidates in Akwa Ibom defeat PDP in NASS and state assembly elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) the winner of the run-off election for the Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State. Ukpong-Udo, who returns to the National Assembly for a...

Blackout: Collapsed network completely restored – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has fully restored the collapsed national power grid. TCN Public Affairs Director General Ndidi Mbah revealed this in a statement on Sunday night. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby declares that the...

How the Supreme Court made suspicious payments of 12 billion naira

Nigeria's Supreme Court spent more than N12 billion in violation of financial regulations over five years, the latest audit report by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAuGF) has revealed. The funds should be recovered and remitted...

Nigerian soldiers destroy bandits hideouts, rescue kidnapping victims

Troops of the 114 Battalion (Rear Guard) of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, together with other security forces, on Saturday destroyed the hideouts of multiple bandits and rescued four kidnap victims in Yorro Local Government Area of...

APC wins Oyo election rerun

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Shittu Ibrahim, has been declared winner of the State House of Assembly rerun election for the Saki West state constituency in Oyo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result...

APGA senatorial candidate review process, INEC reacts

Ifeanyi Eleje, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Ebonyi South Senatorial District by-election, has described the elections as “hugely flawed”. Eleje, who made this claim on Saturday in Afikpo while speaking to journalists, further described the...

INEC holds legislative rerun and by-election to replace Gbajabiamila, Umahi and others

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold nine by-elections and 35 repeat elections in 26 states on Saturday. In the by-elections, a total of 74 candidates are competing for nine limited seats in the state and national assemblies. While...

After almost four months in prison, Nigerian journalist is released on bail

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release on bail of Nigerian journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha on Thursday and calls on authorities to drop all charges against him and reform the country's laws to ensure journalism is not criminalized. “Saint...

Is South Africa’s stance against Israel and others costing it support?

No one in South Africa was more delighted than International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor when the Bafana Bafana national football team beat Morocco this week to reach the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations. "Bafana...

Why the electricity supply worsened – Minister

The Nigerian government has attributed the main cause of poor electricity supply in the country to low gas supply to generating companies (GenCos). Nigeria's Minister of Energy, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed this in a statement posted on his X on Friday. “Yesterday...

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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...