The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Olamilekan Adeola, has called upon the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explore alternative identification methods to mitigate voter disenfranchisement. Adeola observed that accepting various forms of voting identification would enhance the electoral process’s inclusivity and transparency. The lawmaker representing the Ogun West Senatorial District commended using…

The Presidency has dismissed reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu is an operative of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). A U.S. District Court recently ruled that Nigerians cannot gain unrestricted access to information on President Bola Tinubu’s past, particularly concerning alleged drug investigations. This case, led by Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, seeks full disclosure…

‘ Isaac Fayose, a social media commentator and younger brother of former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has publicly challenged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) if he believes he possesses significant political power. Fayose’s remarks, made in a video circulating widely on social media and…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has gone for a second recess after adding two Local Government Areas to the 13 results earlier announced. With the total of 15 LGAs announced so far, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is maintaining a strong lead in all, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming second. The collation…

A Nigerian nurse who was kidnapped by Islamic State-affiliated jihadists has escaped after six years. While in captivity she has been married twiceto members of the group The military presented Alice Loksha, who had been a health worker for the UN children’s agency UNICEF in the northeast, to reporters at a military base in Maiduguri,…