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President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The swearing in took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, October 23, 2025.

Police operatives have arrested former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, in Abuja, the nation’s capital.Sowore was dragged away by armed police officers from the Federal High Court premises in Abuja on Thursday, October 23, 2025, shortly after attending the court session of detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu.Sowore, who has been leading campaigns for Kanu’s release, was confronted …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has lost 500 of its members to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Fagge and Ungogo Local Government Areas of Kano State. The Managing Director of the Hadejia-Jam’are River Basin Development Authority, Rabiu Bichi, received the defectors in Kano on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Bichi said their move from the NNPP reflected the growing …

A United States pilot has been abducted by gunmen in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Information from security circles released on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, said the 48-year-old pilot was working for a k non-governmental organisation (NGO) on a humanitarian mission.The statement said gunmen abducted the victim in the middle of the night from his accommodation in a heavily secured …

The Nigerian Senate has proposed life imprisonment, without the option of a fine, for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, marking a significant step toward strengthening child protection laws. The measure is included in the Criminal Code Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to update and toughen penalties for sexual offences.The bill, which originated in the House of Representatives, was …

A Magistrate Court sitting in the Kuje area of Abuja has sent the brother of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Emmanuel Kanu, and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, alongside 10 others in Kuje Correctional Centre.The defendants were remanded on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. This followed their arrest during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja on Monday. It was gathered that the police charged …

The operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have nabbed an armed robbery suspect, who dressed in a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) uniform, along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.The command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, October 20, 2025.Ndukwe said police operatives attached to the Safer Highway Patrol intercepted and arrested the suspect on October …

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness across the country from Sunday to Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The agency made this known via its weather outlook released on Saturday, October 18. It envisaged sunny skies in a hazy atmosphere in parts of Katsina, Yobe, Kano, and Jigawa State on Sunday. ‎The agency anticipated the remaining parts of …

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has unveiled a ₦2 billion entrepreneurship loan programme targeted at National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members across the country, as part of efforts to tackle unemployment and promote youth-led businesses.Launched on Wednesday in Abuja, the “₦2bn BOI–NYSC Entrepreneurship Programme” will enable serving corps members to access up to ₦5 million each at a single-digit interest …