Minister of Works David Umahi has formally denied allegations that he deployed the Nigeria Police Force to intimidate businesswoman Mrs. Tracy Nicolas Ohiri over a disputed campaign debt. In a statement signed by his senior special assistant on media, Francis Nwaze, the minister described Ohiri’s claims as inconsistent and lacking coherence, insisting that police acted…
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung joined protesters at the National Assembly on Wednesday, condemning President Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio for their handling of electoral reform legislation. Addressing demonstrators demanding mandatory electronic transmission of election results, Dalung declared, “Tinubu and Akpabio are playing with fire. They’re terrible leaders.” He…
The Nigerian Senate has passed the third reading of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026, approving a modified Clause 60 that permits—but does not mandate—presiding officers to electronically transmit polling unit results to INEC’s IReV portal, while designating the manual Form EC8A as the primary and legally binding source for result…
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi joined hundreds of protesters at the National Assembly complex on Tuesday, demanding the reinstatement of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results in the recently passed Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Amaechi, accompanied by his first son—a medical doctor—addressed demonstrators gathered outside the Senate chambers, declaring…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, attended high-level diplomatic events in Washington, D.C. in early February 2026, including the 74th National Prayer Breakfast, where she addressed religious freedom and U.S.-Nigeria security cooperation. Her visit drew criticism from Judd Saul, Executive Director of Equipping the Persecuted, who alleged she was “parading around Washington” while denying genocide…
The FCT Minister Nyesom Wike threatened to “forcibly gain access” to the Yakubu Gowon Stadium if denied permission for political rallies—a move analysts warn could trigger confrontations in Nigeria’s most protracted subnational crisis. Wike made the declaration on Friday during a supporters’ gathering in Port Harcourt, accusing Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration of politically motivated denials…
Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore has reignited public discourse on counterterrorism with explosive allegations that the Federal Government “hired opposing terrorists to go and fight themselves” and that security agencies are compromised, a claim that has drawn both support from critics of government security policy and sharp rebukes from officials who call it unsubstantiated. Sowore, founder…
Social media platforms have been flooded with claims that “₦210 trillion was diverted by NNPC” and subsequently “written off” by the Tinubu administration, a narrative that conflates separate issues and misrepresents critical financial facts currently under Senate scrutiny. What the ₦210 Trillion Figure Actually Represents The ₦210 trillion figure emerged not from an external auditor’s…
