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*Raging Matter Latest Episode Ahead 2027 "…the allegation has been formally referred to the Department of State Services for a comprehensive investigation. Your Excellency and other parties involved, who may possess relevant information relating to this claim will be duly invited by the Service to provide any evidence that may assist in an in-depth investigation…" With this, National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu served notice to former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, of an imminent invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the opposition politician's claim that the NSA imported a killer, toxic poison from Poland.…

Senator representing Ekiti Central District, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed the real reason behind the removal of “real time” from the 2026 Electoral Bill. He clarified this in a statement issued through his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Sunday. Bamidele explained that the Senate had previously rejected Clause 60(3) of the bill which mandated that the presiding officer “shall electronically transmit the results from each polling unit to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) in real time…”. The clause was subsequently redrafted to retain electronic transmission of results while omitting the “real time” requirement, a move that sparked…

*Boko Haram Video Sparks Controversy With State Govt *Besieged Emir Reportedly Loses Two Wives The seeming unrelenting bloodletting by terrorists continued early today as armed assailants, believed to be Boko Haram fighters, on motorcycles reportedly killed at least 30 people and burned houses and shops during raids on three villages in Niger State, residents who escaped the violence told Reuters. The attacks on villages in the Borgu Local Government Area (LGA), near the border with Benin Republic, and parts of Agwara LGA, are part of a surge in attacks blamed on “bandits” who have carried out deadly assaults, abductions for…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu To properly arm journalists to report accurately and authoritatively, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has organized a two-day Freedom of Information (FOI) training workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organizations' (CSOs) representatives drawn from states in the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones. The workshop, which took place at Bridge Waters Hotel, Enugu, on 11-12 February, 2026 was supported by funding from a group, Luminate. It aimed at strengthening the capacity of participants to effectively utilize the FOI Act as a tool for promoting transparency, demanding accountability, as well as enhancing investigative journalism and evidence-based advocacy in the…

*Say Money Can Transform Lives Of 60 Ordinary Persons, Families The Oluyole Progressive Force (OPF), a political movement crusading for the rights of youths and the masses in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, has faulted the recent donation of a Lexus RX 300 luxury SUV car by the lawmaker representing Oluyole constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, to one of the leaders in the constituency, Alhaji Razak Akilapa. The OPF in a statement issued in Ibadan today described the gift of the car estimated at a princely N15 million, to what it described as…