By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed calls for the resignation of its Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, describing such demands as an attack on the Commission’s constitutional independence. In a statement issued Thursday night in Abuja, INEC’s Chief Press Secretary, Adedayo Oketola, said recent allegations of bias against the Chairman by…
By Ayomide Otitoju Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has called for unity among political actors in the state, cautioning against divisive politics and inflammatory rhetoric as political activities begin to intensify nationwide. Speaking during a State Executive Council meeting, Diri urged stakeholders to prioritise shared values and communal harmony over partisan interests, noting that political…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Kogi West lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu of engineering the legal crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking on Thursday, Melaye described the APC as “desperate” and alleged that Tinubu seeks to bypass a democratic election to be “coronated” as…
The United States on Wednesday removed sanctions against Delcy Rodríguez, marking a significant shift in relations between Washington and Caracas. She was taken off the U.S. “Specially Designated Nationals” sanctions list, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Rodríguez, who assumed power after U.S. forces ousted predecessor Nicolás Maduro during…
By Ayomide Otitoju Iran on Thursday threatened “crushing” attacks on the United States and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv following a warning from US President Donald Trump that he could bomb the Islamic Republic “back to the Stone Ages.” The conflict, which erupted over a month ago with US and Israeli strikes on Iranian…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced it will no longer accept correspondences from either faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David Mark or Rafiu Bala, following a review of a recent Court of Appeal judgment. In a statement signed by its Chairman of Information and Voter Education,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, describing him as inconsistent in his political positions. Wike alleged that prior to the recently concluded convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed approached him with a request to produce the party’s National Secretary, which…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6, as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebrations. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo….
By Ayomide Otitoju A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has fixed April 14, 2026, to deliver its ruling on the bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. At Wednesday’s proceedings, both the defence and prosecution presented final arguments on the application. Counsel to El-Rufai, Iyamu Oyewole, argued that bail is…
