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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to address emerging internet governance challenges, including artificial intelligence (AI), online fraud, privacy concerns and the protection of vulnerable internet users. The call was made on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in Lagos, at the inaugural NCC Internet Governance Symposium, where the Commission emphasised the need to translate discussions on internet governance into practical actions that benefit Nigerians. Speaking at the event, the Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Abraham Oshadami, who delivered the opening address on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Aminu Maida, said…

By our reporter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Publisher of wave-making OHAFIATV, Comrade Amos Oge Kalu, has been appointed Assistant Director of Publicity of the OTTIMANIA Legacy Movement, the 2027 re-election campaign machinery of Abia State Governor Alex Otti. In this capacity, Kalu will work alongside the movement’s Director of Publicity and spokesperson, Mr Bright Ejike, popularly known as I Go Yan Baba. His new role should see Kalu support Ejike in communicating the movement’s activities, programmes and political positions through media engagement, news dissemination and events coverage. OTTIMANIA has been active in mobilising support for Gov. Otti and the…

*Govt Raps Ibadan Chief Over Comments On NEC Representation By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governorship candidate of opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, has admonished politicians and their supporters not to scare away the electorate through thuggery and violence ahead of the 2027 general elections. Olooye Adegoke stated this while fielding questions from journalists at Dominion Radio and Television, calling on political parties and their candidates to talk to their supporters and followers to allow peace to reign, just as he stressed that thuggery and violence would scare away voters. He warned that no member of…

By our reporter Thrilled by the success of this year's Customer Service Week in the Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS) of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Overseeing Director of the department, Dr. Azaki Sunday Kachiwoyi, has saluted clients and staff members for cementing cohesion towards better service delivery. The department joined other organizations across the world to celebrate the Customer Service Week, with a call for stronger interface between it and clients. Speaking during an interview during commemoration of the week, Dr. Kachiwoyi gushed with joy, disclosing that clients who attended the event expressed satisfaction with the department.…

*Silent On Fulani *'The Hausa People Are Our Brothers: IPOB Embraces The Hausa Nation And All Oppressed Groups In The North With Love, Mutual Respect, Solidarity' *'We Recognize That Average Hausa Youth Seeks Peace, Dignity, Equal Rights, An End To Systemic Injustice, Just As We Do' Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) today stated that it welcomes with open arms and fraternity the Hausa and other northern ethnic nationalities it described as "oppressed groups", calling them "our brothers." This came on the heels of the recent hands of solidarity extended to the pro-Biafra group by northern youths and the Northern Nigeria…

*INEC Inaugurates Electoral Logistics C'ttee Chieftain of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Sam Onuigbo, said the inclusion of top politicians from opposition parties into the party’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) bonds well with democratic practices anywhere in the world. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, Governor Chukwuma Soludo (APGA) and his Osun State compatriot Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, were recently appointed into the PCC amid wild celebrations in some quarters. Although flying the flags of opposition political parties, Onuigbo noted that the trio are very strong supporters of the APC administration…

*Claim Gov Is Silent In Face Of Their Complaints *'Across All 17 LGAs Of Enugu State, Not One Foundation Member Was Deemed Qualified For LGA Chairmanship' *We'll Not Fold Arms As Our Sweat, Blood In Building Enugu APC, Despite Humiliation, Name Calling, Persecution Is Destroyed By Political Newcomers, They Say By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has deepened, with foundation members of the party accusing Governor Peter Mbah of exclusion from party structures and elective positions. The aggrieved members who said the alleged exclusion had triggered defections to opposition parties,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Agbaja Professors Association of Nigeria (APAN) has honoured the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COMAG Steel and Construction Company Limited, Cosmas Agu, and ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Udi/Ezeagu federal constituency, Festus Uzor, with awards of 2026 4th Enugu Okaibe Laureate and 4th Enugu Okaibe Lecturer respectively. The event with the theme 'Combating Insecurity in Nigeria. Evaluating the case for State Police', took place at Amadeo Events Center, Enugu. Chairman, Agbaja Association Worldwide and also Chairman of the event's Planning Committee, Engr. Paschal Okolie, in his remarks, said that the reason for the Okaibe…

President Bola Tinubu has assured the Chairman of Progressives Governors' Forum (PGF) and Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, that he will not take the trust he has for him lightly, promising to do what is within his behest to keep earning Uzodimma's trust. President Tinubu, who spoke at the inauguration of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) at the State House, Aso Rock, Abuja on Wednesday, paid glowing tribute to Uzodimma who, incidentally, is the Secretary of PCC, for the huge contributions the Imo State Governor had made for the APC-led government. These…

By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Joash Amupitan, has again stressed the imperative of the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in electoral management, and urged election management bodies to develop security safeguards needed for its responsible use. Prof Amupitan stated this Tuesday in Abuja while playing host to a delegation of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC), pointing out that the responsible use of technology will protect public trust. The visit followed a two-day validation meeting in Abuja of ECONEC's guidelines on the use of AI in electoral processes. The guidelines were developed…