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2027: INEC Begins Voter Register Display, PVC Distribution

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the display of the preliminary voter register and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The seven-day exercise, running from October 9 to 15, will enable registered voters to verify their details, submit claims and objections, and collect PVCs from the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration conducted between August and December 2025. In Plateau State, the exercise is taking place across all 207 Registration Areas […]

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FG’s 30-Day Petrol Discount Draws Opposition Backlash

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Obidient Movement, the Nigeria Democratic Congress and Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign organisation have criticised the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day petrol discount, describing it as inadequate and politically motivated. The Federal Government announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) would temporarily forgo its retail profit margin and sell petrol at cost, with priority given to public transport operators, to cushion Nigerians against rising global oil prices. Atiku described the initiative as a […]

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FG, States Expand Nutrition Campaign to 774 LGAs, Target Households

The Federal Government and state governments have renewed efforts to tackle malnutrition and child stunting by expanding nutrition interventions to households across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas under the Nutrition 774 Initiative. The renewed commitment emerged during the Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange in Addis Ababa, where a Nigerian delegation led by Vice President Kashim Shettima examined Ethiopia’s approach to addressing malnutrition through coordinated interventions at national and grassroots levels. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali […]

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INEC: Some Parties May Be Barred From Fielding Candidates in 2027 Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that some political parties may be barred from fielding candidates in the 2027 general elections for failing to comply with legal requirements on membership registers. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, said candidates whose names are absent from the membership registers submitted by their parties at least 21 days before their primaries could be disqualified. Haruna disclosed this during a television interview, explaining that […]

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20 Rescued Prospective Corps Members Reunite With Families in Ibadan

Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps have reunited with their families in Ibadan, Oyo State, following their release after seven days in captivity. The victims reunited with their relatives on Thursday after engagements with officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). They were among 30 prospective corps members travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State when they were kidnapped along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State. […]

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World Bank Raises Concern Over Declining Education Spending Despite States’ Revenue Growth

The World Bank has raised concerns over declining education spending in Nigeria, despite a 93 per cent increase in state governments’ revenues between 2023 and 2025. According to the bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update, states’ aggregate revenues rose by approximately 93 per cent in real terms, while expenditure increased by 92 per cent during the period. The growth was attributed partly to exchange-rate reforms, the removal of petrol subsidies, improved revenue administration and increased allocations from the federation account. However, […]

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Ondo Air Crash: Air Chief Urges Patience as Investigation Begins

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has appealed to Nigerians to avoid speculation and allow investigators to determine the cause of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, which killed all 25 people on board. Aneke made the appeal on Thursday during a visit to the crash site, where he joined senior military officials and recovery teams working to retrieve the wreckage and victims from the swampy […]

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Amnesty Demands Reversal of Madonna University Students’ Sanctions

Amnesty International has urged the management of Madonna University, Elele Campus, Rivers State, to reverse the expulsion of a final-year nursing student and the suspension of 14 other 500-level students over a viral TikTok video. The rights organisation, in a post on its X account on Thursday, described the sanctions as disproportionate and called on the university to resolve the matter through dialogue and mediation. The students were sanctioned after a video showing nursing students dancing in a hospital waiting […]

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Messi Pays Tribute to Maradona, Father After Final Argentina Game

Lionel Messi has paid tribute to Argentina legend Diego Maradona and his late father, Jorge Messi, following what is being described as his final appearance for the national team. Messi, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, said he already missed wearing the Argentina shirt but remained confident that he had made the right decision. He described his international career as an incredible journey filled with memorable and difficult moments. The 39-year-old also remembered Maradona, saying the late football icon helped […]

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