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Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Bolade Eyinla, said statistics of Nigerians who turn out to vote have continued to be on the decline, saying an election in which less than 50% of registered voters comes out is tainted by a shadow of legitimacy. Speaking at the […]

Former Minister of Power and Steel, Elder Wole Oyelese, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure the full and practical execution of the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government Autonomy. He said implementation of the judgement is the only way the Renewed Hope Agenda can be genuinely felt by Nigerians at the grassroots.

A coordinated raid by 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and Department of State Service (DSS) has led to the arrest of a notorious kidnap kingpin, Emmanuel Akpan, in Akwa Ibom State. A highly placed military source told The Nation on Friday morning that Akpan, operating along the Oron/Ibaka axis, was arrested on October 7,

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dr. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has called for a collective action to protect the girl-child from harm and abuse to enable her to achieve her dreams. She noted that every girl deserves the chance to dream, grow, and lead. The minister urged young Nigerians to become advocates of mentorship and progressive leadership.

The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Yusuf Atah, has said there is no vacancy in the home of the President, Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, until 2031. Atah said the Presidential Villa will still be occupied in 2027 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The minister was reacting to what he called

The Nigerian Army has urged the media to join forces with the military to checkmate terrorists’ propaganda and prevent enemies of the state from eroding public trust and troops’ morale with falsehood. The acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Apollonia Anele, said this at the closing ceremony of the combined third and fourth quarters’

No fewer than 18,000 people across Africa and Asia have benefited from Loveworld Medicaid’s V.I.S.I.O.N. 10,000 Free Eye Surgeries Initiative, aimed at eliminating avoidable blindness and restoring sight to individuals in underserved communities. Assistant Director of Loveworld Medicaid, Dr. Olajumoke Ola-Akisanya, at a media briefing in Lagos, described the initiative as a “bold step toward

Activist-lawyer lauds Otti’s achievements in Abia Activist-lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the detention of the leader of proscribed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, should be resolved out of court. The popular lawyer described Kanu’s case as a political matter and that it should be sorted out outside the courtroom. Falana spoke

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for a fundamental restructuring of Nigeria’s legal and judicial philosophy, especially the tendency of courts prioritising technicalities over substantive justice. Osinbajo, a professor of law,  spoke yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, at the second Prof. Yusuf Ali’s Annual Lecture organised by the Kwara State University (KWASU),

The Federal Government has asked tertiary institutions to submit reconciled reports of all unutilised funds received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) within 30 days. The government said the reconciled reports would be “jointly verified” at the end of the submission. Education Minister Olatunji Alausa said this at a meeting with heads of federal