Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot prevent Nigerians and the media from publishing election results already announced at polling units. Agbakoba argued that doing so would violate the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression. The INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan (SAN), on […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned reported attacks on its campaign team in Cross River State, alleging that armed men disrupted its consultations, vandalised vehicles and injured several supporters. The party, in a statement on Monday night by the National Publicity Secretary, Honourable Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, called on […] The post PDP condemns alleged attacks on Cross River campaign team appeared first on Tribune Online.

  The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed displeasure over the omission of some opposition politicians from the list of governorship candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). MURIC’s dxecutive director, Professor Isiaq Akintola, in a statement on Monday, said the omission reflected what it described as the commission’s incompetence. It was gathered […]

The wife of the Bauchi State Governor, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammed, has called on Tsangaya and Islamiyya teachers to ensure that parents take responsibility for the welfare and upkeep of their children enrolled in Almajiri education. She said the arrangement would ease the burden on teachers, improve the welfare of pupils and help reduce cases […]

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region has absolutely nothing to fear from a second term for the President. With urgent intensity, he implored northern leaders and citizens to unite behind the President’s […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned a 32-year-old man, Philip Ogunwobi, before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking the vault of MoMo Payment Service Bank Limited, a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and diverting about N340 million. Ogunwobi was docked before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on a five-count charge of […]

The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday presented additional 25 Toyota Hilux vehicles to the State Police Command to strengthen their mobility and sustain the success already recorded in the fight against crimes. At the brief presentation ceremony in Ilorin, the governor commended the police and other security agencies for doing yeoman’s jobs to […]

The company said the additional two-week period would support ongoing market-access initiatives across African jurisdictions The post IPO: Dangote Refinery Extends Offer Period By Two Weeks appeared first on Channels Television.

A patient’s relative was reported to have allegedly stabbed a hospital staff member at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, forcing health workers to embark on a 72-hour warning strike. The victim, a medical laboratory scientist, Mr Lawal Toheeb Olasunkanmi, was said to have been stabbed on Sunday. The strike, declared by the Joint Action Committee […] The post Assault: Patient’s relative allegedly stabs hospital staff in Ogun appeared first on Tribune Online.

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA Nigeria), Bauchi branch, has raised concerns over the challenges confronting girls in Bauchi State and across the country, including forced marriage, gender-based violence (GBV), limited access to secondary education and inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities. The organisation stressed that every girl deserves an environment where her […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared himself coordinator of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT and Rivers State, announcing plans to mobilise political stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. Wike made the declaration on Monday […]

The Ondo State Government has recruited about 6,000 personnel since 2024 and approved an additional N500 million seed fund for public servants’ housing and vehicle loan schemes as part of efforts to improve workers’ welfare and strengthen service delivery. The state Head of Service, Chief Segun Odusanya, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing […]

The court also held that Achimugu and her legal team failed to establish sufficient grounds to justify the ₦10 billion damages sought against the EFCC. The post Court Dismisses Aisha Achimugu’s ₦10bn Suit Against EFCC appeared first on Channels Television.

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. The Federal Government says NNPC is cutting fuel prices for 30 days to ease the transport burden. They call it “price modulation” and “landing-cost ceilings,” insisting it’s not a subsidy return. Strip away the semantics, and one question remains. Then what? NNPC slashes pump prices for a month. Then what? Do bus drivers magically drop […] The post Then What? appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has criticised Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, over a colloquium organised in his honour, questioning his contributions to national development. Sowore, in a post on his verified X handle, described the event as an example of what he termed the growing culture […]

Nigerians on social media have reacted with grief, outrage and calls for accountability following the death of Etimbuk Daniel, the immediate past Students’ Union Government (SUG) president of Akwa Ibom State University, at a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Enugu State, amid allegations that he was administered fake drugs. The reactions, which […]

Former Niger Delta agitators have applauded President Bola Tinubu for sustaining the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) initiative since they surrendered arms for skills and other empowerment schemes. Besides, the former agitators under the aegis of the Akwa Ibom Ex – Militants’ Forum (AIEMF), expressed confidence in the management of the PAP programmes under the Special […]

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. When the kitchen burns and the eyes smart, it is not grief that we wipe away, but the sting of the knife. Yet they would have us bow in gratitude for a season of onion tears that vanish before the pot even boils. Anyone who has ever cut an onion knows that tears do not […] The post Onion Tears And Crocodile Tears appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has sensitised 65,432 students across 182 schools on safety... The post Oriire abduction: NSCDC takes safety campaign to 182 Oyo schools, reaches 65,432 students appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has appealed to Northern leaders to galvanise support for President Bola Tinubu to enable him to secure a fresh mandate in the presidential election next January. Senator Shettima made the appeal on Monday while playing host to a forum, Arewa for Tinubu (A4A), a northern-based think tank working for […] The post Shettima to Northern leaders: You’ve nothing to fear if Tinubu wins second term appeared first on Tribune Online.