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Prof Joash Amupitan - INEC Chairman The November 8 Anambra State governorship election will serve as the first major test for Joash Amupitan, the newly appointed chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as he steps into the demanding role of restoring public trust in Nigeria’s electoral system. Appointed by President Bola Tinubu in early October and confirmed by the Senate two weeks later, Amupitan has had little time to settle into office before faci

The US Congress The United States House of Representatives has introduced a new bill seeking to hold Nigerian government officials accountable for alleged violations of religious freedom and human rights abuses in the country. Titled the “Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025,” the bill, sponsored by Republican lawmaker from Indiana’s 3rd District, Marlin Stutzman, was introduced on October 21, 2025. According to details published on the official U.S. Congress

The US President Donald Trump The United States military has reportedly drawn up contingency plans for potential airstrikes in Nigeria following an order from President Donald Trump directing the Pentagon to “prepare to intervene” to protect Christians from terrorists’ attacks, according to The New York Times. The report, published on Wednesday, stated that the U.S. Africa Command had presented multiple operational options to the Department of War, responding to a request fr

New York Mayor Elect Zohran Mandani He attacks Trump in a fiery victory speech. Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, issued a direct call to Donald Trump in his victory speech on Tuesday night, saying he would enter City Hall with a firm plan to counter the politics of division and cronyism that helped elevate him to the White House. Mamdani, speaking to supporters in Brooklyn after a decisive victory over Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, said New York

Pictures of some of the sacked DSS Officers The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the dismissal of 115 of its personnel in what it described as a major internal reform to uphold professionalism, discipline, and integrity within the agency. In a statement posted on its official X (Twitter) handle, the DSS said the dismissals were part of ongoing efforts to “sanitize its ranks” and ensure that only officers who embody the Service’s core values remain in active se

Chiemka Okoronta A Nigerian man, Chiemka Okoronta, has been jailed for raping a stranded 17-year-old girl in Bradford, United Kingdom. Okoronta and the teenage girl were on board a night bus service which unexpectedly terminated in Morley, Leeds, with both requiring transport home to Bradford on 25 March. He tricked her into sharing a taxi with him before luring her into his accommodation and attacking her in a locked toilet, Bradford Crown Court heard. Okoronta, who was conv

United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has criticised China for warning Washington against a proposed military action in Nigeria over alleged genocide against Christians, insisting that Beijing would not dictate America’s foreign policy. In a post shared on his X handle on Tuesday, Moore expressed support for US President Donald Trump’s position on defending Christians in Nigeria. He stated that the US had a moral responsibility to defend religious freedom. “President Trump is

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may announce the country’s new ambassadors as early as next week amid a deepening diplomatic row with the United States of America over alleged Christian killings in Nigeria. This is according to Arise Television on Tuesday. President Tinubu has instructed the country’s security services to conclude the vetting of possible ambassadorial nominees. “President Tinubu will announce new ambassadors, and this may be as early as next week, as security ser

President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the name of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Enugu State, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu-Udeh, to the Senate for confirmation as a minister. The President’s request was contained in a letter read during Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. According to Tinubu, the nomination was made in line with Section 147 (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which empowers the President to appoint ministers subject

The Edo State Police Command said it has arrested a woman, Chioma Ezebie Adaniken and her accomplice for faking her kidnap. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said that the lady connived with her cousin and one other suspect, demanding N5 million for her release. The statement read, “The Edo State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that its operatives attached to New Etete Division, Benin City, have

Adedayo Ben Adegbola Adedayo Ben Adegbola is in the net of the Lagos State Police Command and he may not be free anytime soon because of the serious allegations hanging on his head. He was arrested on October 31 after posts of his nefarious activities went viral. Adedayo 's modus operandi , according to some of his victims , was to drive to secluded areas after picking mainly female passengers, sexually assault them and then rob them of their possession. He operated with one

Mahammadu Buhari Buhari did enormous damage to the country by handling terrorism with kid gloves and allowing sectarian killings to fester. Under his watch, over 63,000 Nigerians were killed, most of them Christians. At the height of the killings, his spokesman, Femi Adeshina, even had the effrontery to tell Christian farmers to give up their ancestral land to Fulani herders in order to stay alive. And to think that he professes to be a Pastor. The last straw was the recruitm