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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has enrolled more than 206,000 refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), as well as 32,000 inmates, into Nigeria’s national identity database as part of efforts to expand inclusive digital identity coverage. The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this during a presentation at … Read more

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu over plans to secure a fresh $1.25 billion World Bank loan, describing Nigeria’s economic management as a “Ponzi economy.” In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party argued that the move comes at a time Nigeria’s public … Read more

The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disclosed that he nearly lost his position in the Presidency due to allegations linking actor-turned-politician Desmond Elliot to the political crisis surrounding the attempted impeachment of Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Gbajabiamila made the revelation during an engagement with constituents and party … Read more

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of James Omotosho, a judge of the Federal High Court, along with 11 others, as new Justices of the Nigerian Court of Appeal. The recommendations were made during the Council’s 111th meeting held on May 13, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, … Read more

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has rejected appeals filed by eight judges of the Imo State Judiciary seeking to overturn their compulsory retirement over allegations of age falsification, while also suspending two judges for one year without salary over separate cases of judicial misconduct. The decisions were reached during the 111th meeting of the Council … Read more

By Dr. Oto’ Drama, Ph.D, There is a particular stench that accompanies the decay of an intellectual legacy. It is the smell of desperation, of a man who has traded the toga of a scholar for the brass knuckles of a political gangster. Julius Ihonvbere, the outgoing representative of Owan Federal Constituency, has entered his … Read more

My first part of this article, as entitled above, was inundated with torrents of telephone calls and written messages as reactions – from within and outside Nigeria. In the titanic class struggles that define and decline the Nigerian society, the ‘leftists’ and ‘bourgeois’ had interrogated the piece – just to guess from their comments. I … Read more

The Social Democratic Party has formally submitted the name of Prince Adewole Adebayo to the Independent National Electoral Commission as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. In a letter to INEC dated May 14, SDP National Secretary Dr. Olu Agunloye said the decision followed the party’s national convention and presidential primary held on … Read more

By Dr. Oto’ Drama, Ph.D, There is a particular stench that accompanies the decay of an intellectual legacy. It is the smell of desperation, of a man who has traded the toga of a scholar for the brass knuckles of a political gangster. Julius Ihonvbere, the outgoing representative of Owan Federal Constituency, has entered his … Read more

Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has removed Adebowale Lawal as the Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, bringing an end to a tenure heavily overshadowed by allegations of extortion, abuse of power, and internal unrest within the state police command. Lawal, who became the 46th Commissioner of Police in Ondo State in June 2025, … Read more