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Mercy Iheoma Ihedigbo Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the submission of lists of candidates by political parties for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections, giving parties an additional three days to complete the nomination process. In a press release issued on Sunday, the Commission…

Stanley Ihedigbo Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling illicit drug use and trafficking across the country, pledging to dismantle drug cartels, strengthen rehabilitation services and protect the well-being of Nigerians through coordinated national action. According to the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Femi Babafemi, the commitment was…

Mercy Iheoma Ihedigbo Ogun State Judiciary has defended the introduction of its digital justice reforms, insisting that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) was extensively consulted before the implementation of the policies that recently sparked a three-day boycott by lawyers in Abeokuta, Sagamu and Ota. Speaking during an exclusive interview on…

Michael Olumide Lawyers across the Abeokuta, Sagamu and Ota branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have returned to the courts after concluding their three-day warning boycott, while maintaining pressure on the Ogun State Judiciary to review policies they describe as costly and restrictive to legal practice and access to…

Michael Olumide Federal Government has assured Nigerians stranded in South Africa that no citizen willing to return home will be abandoned, even as it warned that it could take stronger diplomatic and other measures against South Africa if the ongoing xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals continue. The assurance was given…

Mercy Iheoma Ihedigbo Federal Government has clarified that no Nigerian has been killed directly by participants in the ongoing Afrophobia or xenophobic protests in South Africa, despite the deaths of four Nigerians in the country in recent months. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that investigations conducted by the Nigerian…

Michael Olumide A legal practitioner, human rights advocate and public policy analyst, Liborous Oshoma, has insisted that the Federal Government cannot lawfully implement the proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) without first amending the law establishing the scheme and obtaining the approval of the National Assembly. Speaking…

Michael Olumide Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to provide a comprehensive and transparent account of the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that the Presidency’s explanation has failed to answer critical questions raised…

Mercy Iheoma Ihedigbo President, Organization of African Unity (OAU), South Carolina, Grand Knight Emeritus, Sir Tonna Okei (Ikuku Oma), has expressed deep grief over the passing of the late Catholic Archbishop of Benin City, Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, and renowned community leader, Dim Godwin Chukwuemeka Ndukah, describing their deaths as…

Michael Olumide Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to publicly apologise to airport personnel and pay a ₦25,000 fine over the clamping of his vehicle at the domestic wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, following an internal…