By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Allied People’s Movement (APM) on Wednesday alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had questions to answer over its ‘reported connection with bandits’, saying the ruling party’s fierce opposition to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for a United Nations-backed investigation into the abduction of schoolchildren and their teachers […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Kano State has emerged the leading state in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s INEC ongoing Continuous Voter Registration CVR exercise, recording 182,749 completed registrations, the highest of any state in the country, according to the Commission’s Phase III, Week Nine data as of 10th July 2026. The figures showed that Kano’s […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has said the Commission’s immediate focus is on the forthcoming Osun State governorship election and preparations for future nationwide electoral activities. He disclosed this on Wednesday when he received a congratulatory visit from the Body of Senior Advocates of […]

By Adesina Wahab With terrorists continually targeting schools as soft targets for criminal activities, stakeholders have renewed calls for the effective implementation of the Safe Schools Initiative. Speaking on the issue, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, advocated the implementation of state police to […]

Udeme Akpan with Agency Report The Federal Government has approved an enhanced production-linked tax credit of $11.50 per barrel for Shell Plc and its partners in a move aimed at unlocking the long-delayed Bonga Southwest Aparo deepwater oil project, a development expected to attract about $20 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) into Nigeria. The […]