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*Heed Public Demand On Electoral Transparency, Don't Manipulate, Undermine Electoral Act, Protesters Warn Akpabio *'Election Results Must Be Transmitted Electronically From Polling Booth Directly. Let People Watch It. This Is What Is Done In South Africa, Ghana, Other Countries. Giant of Africa Has Refused To Be Giant' A mammoth crowd of protesters today stormed the National Assembly complex to give vent to their indignation over the legislature's bid to dump electronic transmission of election results ahead next year's general polls. The crowd was led by prominent opposition leader and 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi. There…

*Warns Soludo *Sues For Unity Beginning at dawn today, Monday, 9 February, 2026, huge, happy crowds are expected to pour out onto the streets of major towns and villages in the South-East as residents comply with the "total and permanent cancellation" of the sit-at-home exercise imposed by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest the long-time detention of the group's leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal Government. Kanu is presently serving life jail in Sokoto Correctional Facility for treason-related offences and others. Indeed, it promises to be happy moments again as vehicles take up the roads, honking horns and…

*As NAWOJ Visits By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The State Project Coordinator of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) in Enugu State, Dr. Ebele Georgina Chukwu Onuora, has called for stronger partnership with the media to promote girl-child education, enhance school retention, and combat gender-based violence across the state. Dr. Onuora made the call while receiving the leadership of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Enugu State chapter, during a courtesy visit to her office in Enugu. Welcoming the delegation, Dr. Onuora expressed delight at the visit and described the media as a critical stakeholder in driving social change,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The Nigerian Army said it deployed troops in a joint operation within Amasiri and adjoining communities, Afikpo North Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi to protect innocent citizens. This was contained in a statement issued by Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, yesterday, in Enugu. Ayeni noted that the attention of 82 Division headquarters had been drawn to videos currently circulating on social media, featuring journalists condemning deployment of troops to Amasiri following the killing of innocent citizens in the community, The Army spokesman said that the intervention of soldiers and…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi From the inner closet of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has come a direct brick wall against his 2007 re-election aspiration. His kinsmen from the governor's Kunav community, Vandeikya Local Government Area (LGA), have called for his replacement as the state's Chief Executive in 2027. This is as Alia insists that he has six more years to complete his eight years as governor with his loyalists in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) repeatedly voicing it loudly that there is no vacancy in Government House, Makurdi, the state's seat of power, in 2027. The governorship…

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate recall of Mohammed Baba Jamal from his post as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria following allegations of voter inducement during the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s Ayawaso East parliamentary primary yesterday. The decision has been hailed as exemplary of a leader intent on sanitizing his country's electoral process to weed out political corruption and clear the path for free and fair polls. The controversy arose after footage circulated on social media showing delegates allegedly receiving 32-inch television sets said to have been distributed by Mr Jamal’s campaign team. The decision to…