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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…

"What happened today has made me more determined. We must keep working and not rest until March 2027 when we remove this government from office." With these words, former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, poured out from his heart a critical personal goal to which he obviously is prepared to do all it legitimately takes to accomplish. He also called on opposition leaders to remain united and focused on removing President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. El-Rufai made the remarks when former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar visited him after security agents allegedly attempted to detain…

True to his prediction that security agents could move to arrest him over his recent comments, former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai today evaded an arrest bid on him by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. The incident occurred after his flight from Cairo, Egypt touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the nation's capital. Amon other comments, El-Rufai had recently slammed Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the latter's alleged resistance to real-time electronic transmission of the 2027 election results, saying the nation's number three citizen was in league with President…

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, has reiterated his commitment to empowering constituents through education, describing it as a critical driver of sustainable development and youth advancement. Senator Dafinone made this known during a courtesy visit by Miss Favour Oghenetejiri and her mother to his Abuja office. The visit, our correspondent gathered, was to express gratitude for the Senator’s support and encouragement toward Oghenetejiri's academic pursuits. Miss Oghenetejiri, an indigene of Delta Central, is a high-performing scholar and a Second Class Upper (2.1) graduate of Microbiology from the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA). Her academic…

*Mulls Enforcement By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Management of Benue State Environmental and Sanitation Agency (BENSESA) has decried the poor attitude of some residents to the state's sanitation laws. Consequently, it has sued for attitudinal change. In a chat with journalists in his office in Makurdi, the state capital, General Manager (GM), BENSESA, Chief Anta Igbaato disclosed that about 90 percent of residents, including shop owners and traders, especially those living in Makurdi metropolis, hardly comply with sanitation laws. The GM, who reminded them of the existence of a sanction in form of a fine for non-compliance, stated that the agency…

*Says UK Being ‘Colonised By Immigrants' *Seeks Crackdown On Lazy Persons Milking Economy The billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who moved to tax-free Monaco in 2020, has claimed that the UK is being “colonised” by immigrants. Speaking in an interview with Sky News, Britain’s seventh-richest man and the part-owner of Manchester United FC took aim at people receiving state support and immigrants. “You can’t afford … you can’t have an economy with 9 million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in,” he said. “The UK is being colonised by immigrants, really, isn’t it? “I mean, the population of…

*Rallies Senators, Nigerians Against Senate President Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has slammed Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing him as a "scumbag by every definition and nothing but an Asiwaju lapdog" over proposed amendments to Nigeria’s electoral framework. Speaking on TrustTV on Wednesday, El-Rufai accused Akpabio of frustrating moves to safeguard the electronic transmission of election results and insisted that the majority of senators would ultimately defy the Senate President, according to a report in Sahara Reporters. "And Akpabio is nothing but a Asiwaju lapdog. That’s what’s going on,” El-Rufai said during the interview. “And the Senators will have…