The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ganye State Constituency by-election in Adamawa State. The Returning Officer, Professor Tukur Ahmed, announced the result early Sunday, stating that Musa Jauro secured 15,923 votes, narrowly defeating his opponent, Buba Muhammad Joda of
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to keeping Nigeria attractive to global energy investors by sustaining policies and incentives that encourage fresh capital inflows into the oil and gas sector. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave this assurance during an inspection visit to the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture Escravos Gas-to-Liquids
With about two years until the 2027 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is moving to reposition itself for the race by inaugurating both the National Working Committee Zoning Committee and the 2027 Election Zoning Committee in Abuja. The two bodies will oversee the zoning process and preparations for the party’s National Elective Convention
The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal charge against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger involved in an unruly incident aboard an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025, and has reduced the flight ban placed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, to one month. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace
President Bola Tinubu has approved a series of appointments to governing councils and key leadership positions in federal universities nationwide. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu named Hon. Chisom D. Obih to the Governing Council of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State. Obih’s
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Sokoto State Governor and current Senator Aminu Tambuwal over allegations of fraudulent cash withdrawals totaling ₦189 billion during his eight-year tenure from 2015 to 2023. Tambuwal, a key figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC)-led opposition coalition, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on
Comfort Emmanson, a female passenger on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been remanded to the Kirikiri Correctional Centre following a disruptive incident on board the aircraft. The episode, which quickly went viral on social media, has drawn national attention and stirred public debate. According to reports from airline staff and eyewitnesses,
As global crude oil prices trend downward, Nigerians are facing a starkly different reality at home: petrol prices have surged past ₦900 per litre, reaching as high as ₦960 in some parts of the country. For Amina Salisu, a commercial driver in Kano, the hike defies logic. “When oil prices go down, we expect some
India’s state-owned refineries have stepped up purchases of Nigerian crude, even as Nigeria’s $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery increasingly relies on oil imports from the United States. The development, described by industry watchers as an “oil trade irony,” underscores the complex interplay of geopolitics, pricing, and supply chain realities in the global crude market. Under
Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, presidential candidate for the Labour Party in 2023, has renewed his one-term pledge, promising to serve just four years if elected president in 2027. Obi insists that true leadership should be service-driven, not power-hungry and he believes that a committed leader can effectively transform Nigeria within a single term.
