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Abia Prominent All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party figures in Abia State’s Ukwa East Local Government Area defected to the Labour Party on Thursday and endorsed Governor Alex Otti for a second term in 2027. The defectors include Ukwa East lawmaker Hon. Lewis Obianyi, ex-APC Majority Leader Hon. Paul Taribo, former commissioner Hon. Ossy […]

Abuja The Federal Government says Nigeria is set for state police to fight rising insecurity, with President Bola Tinubu urging the National Assembly to pass the needed laws quickly. Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris made the pledge on Thursday during a meeting with the Centre for Crisis Communication in Abuja. He said decentralised

Abuja Nigeria’s Senate has turned down calls from opposition leaders including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rotimi Amaechi to quickly change the freshly signed Electoral Act 2026, saying they should raise issues through lawmakers instead of public pressure. The rejection came on Thursday as leaders from African Democratic Congress and New Nigeria Peoples Party demanded

Bauchi Bauchi State Police Command has sent a large number of officers and heavy weapons to Gwana, Digare, and Kafin Duguri in Alkaleri Local Government Area to tackle rising banditry and keep the peace. The deployment follows a spike in security threats in these border communities, Police Public Relations Officer Nafiu Habib said during a

Ekiti The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has apprehended five suspected gunmen who had just entered Ekiti State, recovering weapons and other items from the group, in a move that highlights ongoing security vigilance in the state. State Communications Officer Adeleye Adewale said the suspects were intercepted on February 25 at Ekiti West Local Government Area

Lagos Members of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Aviation on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) following Monday’s fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The lawmakers arrived at the airport at