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EkitiDecides2026: Yiaga Africa reports high level of voting materials, security personnel deployment

Nigeria, June 20 -- Credible election advocacy group Yiaga Africa has reported a high level of deployment of election materials and security personnel across polling units in the ongoing Ekiti State g... Read More


Journalists' Ejection from Court: NUJ demands sanctions against Akwa Ibom magistrate

Nigeria, June 20 -- The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, has demanded an investigation and disciplinary action against Magistrate Godwin Edemekong following the alleged hum... Read More


Akwa Ibom magistrate orders journalists, complainant out of court during herder trial

Nigeria, June 20 -- Questions about arbitrariness and secrecy in Akwa Ibom's justice system emerged after a complainant was thrown out of a courtroom and journalists were prevented from covering a mat... Read More


Women, youths protest prolonged detention of Gov Eno's critic

Nigeria, June 18 -- Women and youths of the Ekid ethnic nationality staged a protest on Wednesday in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State to demand the release of social media user and advoca... Read More


Gov Eno seeks power to bypass bidding for billion-naira contracts

Nigeria, June 17 -- When Governor Umo Eno reconstituted Akwa Ibom's Direct Labour Committee in March 2024 and named himself chairman, few anticipated the scale of projects that would come under its wa... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: The secrecy, unanswered questions about Akwa Ibom Assembly's N15.47bn project

Nigeria, June 17 -- On a sunny Thursday afternoon in June in Uyo, silence hung over the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex, which ought to be under rehabilitation. The legislative headquarters... Read More


Warri Delineation: Ijaw, Urhobo accept Tinubu-backed ward adjustment, warn INEC against further changes

Nigeria, June 15 -- Ijaw and Urhobo leaders in Delta State have reluctantly accepted a presidential intervention regarding the contested Warri electoral boundaries. Out of respect for President Bola ... Read More


INEC says it is ready to proceed with Warri delineation

Nigeria, June 13 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is ready to implement the controversial ward delineation in Delta State's Warri Federal Constituency once ongoing negot... Read More


INEC restores Warri constituencies but stays silent on contested ward delineation

Nigeria, June 12 -- Leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State's Warri Federal Constituency say the restoration of previously suppressed state constituencies by the Independent... Read More


Warri Crisis: Ijaw, Urhobo leaders ask protesters to leave oil facilities after Tinubu's intervention

Nigeria, June 12 -- Leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State's Warri Federal Constituency have called on protesters occupying oil and gas facilities and blocking waterways in... Read More