Prince Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) 2023 presidential candidate, has issued a forceful warning to President Bola Tinubu and National Assembly leadership over the exclusion of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results from the amended Electoral Act, declaring that failure to enact the provision would trigger mass resistance and potentially jeopardize the…
Former Senate President and Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has publicly challenged Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the ongoing amendment of Nigeria’s Electoral Act, urging lawmakers to approve provisions for electronic transmission of election results and allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine implementation feasibility. The…
Social media posts circulating on February 8, 2026, claim the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has cancelled sit-at-home orders following a directive from detained leader Nnamdi Kanu. However, verification remains challenging given Kanu’s continued incarceration at Nigeria’s Department of State Services facility following his November 2025 terrorism conviction and life sentence. IPOB spokesman Emma Powerful…
Residents of Woro village in Nigeria’s north-central Kwara State buried dozens of victims following a devastating armed assault on February 3, 2026, with one survivor, Muhammed Abdulkarim, recounting in a News Central TV interview that community members interred 178 bodies over two days—including 12 of his own family members. According to multiple international and Nigerian…
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…
A viral video featuring American humanitarian worker Alex Barbir has ignited public debate after he alleged that Benue State officials obstructed his efforts to rebuild a market for survivors of the devastating Yelwata massacre—and subsequently presented an inflated ₦300 million construction bill for work he estimates should cost ₦50–60 million. Barbir, founder of the U.S.-based…
At 48, a software engineer began forgetting names mid-sentence. His focus frayed by the afternoon. His mood swung unpredictably. Desperate for clarity, he ordered NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide) powder, creatine, and an array of “brain-boosting” supplements—spending hundreds of dollars in one week. Three months later? Minimal change. “I felt scammed,” he admitted. “Then my doctor explained…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Saturday evening at approximately 8:55 p.m., concluding a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The President’s return followed several days of diplomatic engagements in Ankara and Istanbul, where he held talks…
