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Ondo State at 50: Dreams, stories and sunshine, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Like other States created in 1976 by the military fiat of then Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, Ondo State clocked 50 on 3rd February, 2026. Perhaps in tune with the times,... Read More


Nigerian gov't launches BOGA Fund Programme to drive economic diversification beyond oil

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The federal government has launched the Nigeria Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) Fund Programme to support long-term economic diversification beyond oil and gas, including in rur... Read More


UPDATED: INEC releases 2027 election timetable

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections for Saturday, 20 February 2027. It also fixed the governorship... Read More


ANALYSIS: The price Tinubu would've paid if Fubara had been impeached

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Everyone ought to understand this by now - that the rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and the state legislature is not so much about the violation of any law;... Read More


Electricity company reacts as blackout hits South-east

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has explained that the current blackout in Nigeria's south-east is due to a fault on the Mando-Shiroro Transmission line, which ha... Read More


Electoral Act: INEC lacks capacity to transmit results electronically - Lawmaker

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Adeniyi Adegbonmire, the chairperson of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee reviewing the amendments to the Electoral Act, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) doe... Read More


Police arrest motel owner, three others during crackdown on suspected drug dealers

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Nigeria Police Force has arrested four suspected illegal drug dealers during separate crackdown operations in Anambra and Enugu, Nigeria's South-east. Anambra State Tochukwu ... Read More


Days after Tinubu meeting, Fubara dissolves cabinet

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dissolved the State Executive Council, four days after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu and key political actors from... Read More


Appeal Court reserves judgement on PDP convention dispute

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, reserved judgement in nine appeals filed by rival factions of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) regarding the controversial national con... Read More


LPPC disclaims 'Blue Silk' rank, vows to protect sanctity of SAN designation

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Thursday warned lawyers against using the designation "Blue Silk", stressing that the title is not recognised in the Nigeria... Read More