August 2025
2027: ‘Obasanjo, Buhari achieved nothing’ – Farotimi questions Obi on one-term proposal
A lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has shared his thoughts on the proposed one-term presidency by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi. Farotimi said that it was not the first time the former Governor of Anambra State was making the proposal, noting that Obi also said it during […]
COAS reshuffles Nigerian Army high command, appoints new GOCs, PSOs
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment and appointment of senior officers across key command, instructional, and staff positions in the Nigerian Army. A statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, said the reshuffle was part of the COAS’s strategic move to […]
‘How market’ – Onanuga taunts Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai after ADC’s defeat in bye-elections
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga has mocked opposition figures following the poor performance of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the just concluded by-elections. In a post on X on Monday morning, Onanuga shared a picture of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai with the caption: […]
NNPP rejects APC victory in Kano re-run election, heads to court
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano has rejected the outcome of the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Assembly re-run election, insisting that the poll was rigged. The party said it will go to court to challenge the declaration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate as the winner. Announcing the decision, Kano State Chairman of the […]
Human rights violations: IGP orders comprehensive review on police operations in Southeast
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive investigation on the operation of police personnel in the Southeast region as regards human rights violations as reported by Amnesty International. In a press statement issued from the desk of the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the order became necessary following […]
Police officer, three civilians arrested over alleged extortion, robbery in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested an officer identified as Inspector Ojo Oloruntobi and three civilians for alleged involvement in acts of extortion, brutality, and robbery against citizens in Benin City. Moses Yamu, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement made available to newsmen. Yamu gave the […]
Osun State Government Launches Investment Portal to Boost Direct Investment in the state
The Osun State Government has launched the Osun State Investment Portal— invest.osunstate.gov.ng as part of His Excellency Asiwaju (Dr.) Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke’s commitment to improving the ease of doing business in the State and attracting both local and foreign investment. The portal, conceptualized and delivered under the Office of the Special Adviser on Innovation, […]
Bye-election: APGA’s Mimi Azikiwe beats ADC for Onitsha North constituency
The candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Mimi Azikiwe, has reportedly been declared winner of the just concluded Onitsha North Constituency 1 by-election. According to The Whistler, Azikiwe recorded a landslide victory, garnering 7,774 votes to defeat his opponents from other parties. She defeated candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC Justina Azuka, […]
‘We want to go back home’ – Displaced people of Plateau communities cry out
A Plateau State youth group under the banner of Concerned Mushere Youth Vanguard, CMYV, has called on Governor Caleb Mutfwang to keep to his promise of returning their displaced people to their ancestral lands after they were forced to flee their homes by marauding Fulani militias. The CMYV, who made the plea at a press […]
Bye-election: PDP wins Tinubu Minister’s polling unit in Jigawa
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday lost to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP at the polling unit 001 where the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar cast his vote in the yet-to-be concluded by-election. The polling unit is in Babura Kofar Arewa Primary School where eligible voters were out to elect a representative […]