News as it breaks
Tensions are rising within the National Assembly of Nigeria as a group of staff under the banner of ‘Concerned PASAN Members’ threatens to picket the Assembly Complex beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2025, to demand improved working conditions and implementation of pending welfare benefits. Lawmakers in the Senate and House of…
Only 1 of 23 EU Recommendations Fully Implemented Since 2023, Mission Says The European Union Election Follow-Up Mission to Nigeria has issued a stark warning, stating that Nigeria risks repeating the serious flaws of the 2023 general elections unless urgent and coordinated reforms are implemented ahead of the 2027 polls.…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied reports suggesting he plans to step down ahead of the 2027 presidential election, insisting he remains fully committed to contesting for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket. In a statement issued Thursday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku dismissed the claim…
The National Assembly has introduced new security measures restricting movement around the office of the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The development was announced in an internal memo dated October 2 and signed by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the National Assembly, Etido Ekpo, a retired brigadier-general. According to the memo, the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on the National Assembly to expedite action on pending electoral reforms, warning that early passage of the legislation is vital to preparations for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal in Abuja on Thursday while receiving a…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated that football “cannot solve geopolitical problems” as the organization faces mounting pressure to suspend Israel over its military actions in Gaza. During a meeting of the FIFA Council, Infantino addressed the growing calls for action against Israel by emphasizing FIFA’s core mission of promoting…
Amid escalating tensions over a disputed dissolution of the Akwa Ibom State Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), security operatives have taken over the party’s secretariat in Uyo to prevent a potential breakdown of law and order. The move follows conflicting announcements from the PDP National Working Committee…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sacked all commissioners and political appointees whose appointments were nullified by the recent Supreme Court judgement on the state’s political crisis. The Governor made the announcement on Wednesday, during a valedictory session held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, as part of…
The Lagos State Government has defended the recent demolition of structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, insisting that the exercise was based on technical planning violations and not motivated by ethnic bias. Speaking during a television interview on Thursday, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olumide Oluyinka,…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to bring the case forward. The suit, filed by Belema Briggs and four others, sought to invalidate…
