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National Assembly Receives 55 State, 278 LGA Creation Requests

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, says the National Assembly’s Joint Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution is currently...

Agbakoba Defends Tinubu’s Military Shake-Up, Says Buhari ‘Lacked Decisiveness’

ABUJA, Nigeria — Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Olisa Agbakoba has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to overhaul Nigeria’s military leadership, describing the move...

Student Arrested for Criticising Governor Bago on Facebook

MINNA, Nigeria — The Niger State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Mokwa, a postgraduate student at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), for...

Obasanjo: I Turned Down Pressure to Hand Over to El-Rufai in 2007

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he declined a proposal to endorse former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai as his...

Presidency Dismisses Coup Rumours, Defends Tinubu’s Military Shake-Up

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu’s sweeping replacement of Nigeria’s service chiefs was not linked to any alleged coup...

Tinubu Sacks Military Chiefs, Calls for ‘Professionalism and Vigilance’

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has approved major changes in Nigeria’s military command, appointing a new set of service chiefs in a move...

‘God Is Moving’: Amupitan Begins Tenure With Call for Credible Polls

ABUJA, Nigeria — Joash Amupitan, the newly sworn-in chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has described his appointment as a divine calling...

EFCC Says Ifeanyi Okowa Investigation Still Ongoing Despite APC Defection

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that it is still investigating former Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa over...

Bill to Create Ijebu State Passes 2nd Reading in House of Reps

ABUJA, Nigeria — A bill proposing the creation of Ijebu State from the present Ogun State has passed its second reading in the House...

Tinubu Swears In Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amupitan, a Senior Advocate...

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