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Security Perimeter Not Breached" " NIPSS Repels Fresh Gunmen Attack, Kills One Assailant Two Weeks After Deadly Raid
3+ hour ago (344+ words) Security operatives at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Plateau State, have repelled another attack by suspected gunmen, killing one of the assailants during a gun battle. The attack occurred at about 11 p. m. on Wednesday when the armed…...
Guilty Of Wire Fraud" " U. S. Court Convicts Nigerian-Born Engineer For Diverting $1. 64m Building Repair Funds To Himself, Relatives
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (682+ words) A 57-year-old Nigerian-born engineer and former building inspector with the City of St. Louis, Missouri, Adebanjo "Banjo" Popoola, has pleaded guilty in the United States to wire fraud after admitting that he diverted about $1. 64 million meant for the repair and…...
Downloadable Voter Cards Coming" " INEC To Introduce Digital Option From Osun 2026, 2027 Polls As Ekiti PVC Collection Hits 97. 1%
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (659+ words) The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will introduce a downloadable voter card option in subsequent elections, beginning with the Osun State governorship election in August 2026 and the 2027 general election. The Commission disclosed this while giving an update on…...
The Olodo Uprising And The Democracy We Are Sleepwalking Into
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (640+ words) By Chukwuma Kachukwudigbo Okeke Founder, I Matter Nigeria Let us not deceive ourselves. The "Olodo Uprising" did not begin with social media. It did not begin with Peller. It is the latest, loudest symptom of something that has been rotting…...
Forged Documents" " Presidency Accuses Adeyemi Of Opening CBN Account, Operating 34 Bank Accounts
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (1044+ words) The Presidency has dismissed allegations linking the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, to an alleged appointment-for-cash scandal, describing the accuser, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, as an impostor already facing criminal prosecution for alleged forgery, impersonation and…...
Five Soldiers Arrested" " UNIOSUN VC Says Military Personnel Apprehended Over Alleged Hostel Invasion, Assault On Students
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (876+ words) The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, has disclosed that five soldiers allegedly involved in the invasion of students" hostels in Osogbo have been arrested by military authorities. Adebooye made the disclosure while addressing protesting students on…...
Denied Forms, Excluded From Primaries" " NDC Aspirants Sue To Nullify Kano Governorship, NASS, Assembly Tickets, Seek Fresh Polls
13+ hour, 16+ min ago (588+ words) A fresh legal battle has erupted within the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, after a governorship aspirant, Mukhtar Muhammad, and four other aggrieved members approached the Federal High Court seeking to nullify the party's primary elections conducted in Kano State. The…...
Ineffectiveness Is Not A Gender Issue" " Fashola SAN Says Women Leaders Must Use Authority With Competence, Courage
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (460+ words) Former Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has urged women to move "beyond representation in leadership to exercising meaningful influence in governance and decision-making." Fashola made the call on Wednesday at the 2026 Women Directors" Biennial Conference organised by the Women…...
Stop Discrediting Judiciary When Judgments Go Against You" " Gov. Sani Says Obi Also Benefited From Court Ruling, Faults Opposition's Claims Against APC
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (506+ words) Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has urged political leaders to stop discrediting the judiciary whenever court decisions do not favour them, warning that selective acceptance of judgments is dangerous to democracy and the rule of law. Sani stated this…...
UK Acquittal Now Before Court" " Court Allows Diezani To Tender London Judgment In EFCC Asset Forfeiture Suit
22+ hour, 20+ min ago (607+ words) The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application filed by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to present evidence of her acquittal by the Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, in her ongoing suit against the…...