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As part of efforts to leverage modern technology ahead of the 2027 general elections, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has created a dedicated Artificial intelligence ( AI ) Unit in the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, made the disclosure when he played host to the Chargé d'Affaires of Canada to Nigeria, David Sproule, and his team at the INEC headquarters today (Friday). He said the proactive step is in recognition of the role AI technology is playing in reshaping the global electoral landscape, improve data management, voter registration, and results transmission, while remaining vigilant against the misuse…

A United States (US) Federal Court today granted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s request seeking the release, in camera, of alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Tinubu. In an update posted on X, a Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. said it had been informed that Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FBI permission to submit the documents to the court privately, for in-camera review. “We have now been informed that US Court’s Judge Howell this morning granted the FBI permission to provide the court with the documents in…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Ahead of 2027, political horse trading, alliances and amalgamations are gathering momentum as politicians jostle for necessary configurations that would hand them the leverage needed to influence the electorates that they are the best candidates to deliver democracy dividends. In Oyo State, the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, reportedly, on Thursday, had a closed-door meeting with a chieftain of the ruling Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and grassroots politician, Alhaji Abdul-Rasheed Adebisi Olopoeyan, at the latter's Basorun, Ibadan residence. The disclosure emerged today. People&Politics learnt that Olooye Adegoke was accompanied to…

The last has not been heard of the alleged drug trafficking matter involving Nigerian citizen Bola Tinubu in the United States (US) in the early 1990s as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has filed a motion seeking declarations on why it withheld information about its investigative records relating to allegations of drug trafficking against Tinubu, who is now President. FBI seeks to submit the declaration ex parte in camera, amid keen interest in Nigeria over how the case plays out. An ex parte in camera declaration is a written statement submitted not in public, but solely to a judge…

*Gesture Strengthens Nigeria's Domestic Aviation Growth By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has admitted Enugu Air as a new entrant, extending the continental body's membership base in Nigeria's fast-growing domestic aviation market. The gesture also reaffirmed AFRAA's commitment to supporting the continued development of African carriers across the continent. These were disclosed by AFRAA in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday. The admission makes Enugu Air the 50th member of the association's airline fraternity, which collectively represents over 85 per cent of total international traffic carried by African airlines. Founded on 7 July, 2025, Enugu Air commenced commercial operations with…

A claim has emerged from leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, who said that President Bola Tinubu will relocate the nation's capital from Abuja back to Lagos, if he is declared winner of the 2027 general elections. Primate Ayodele made this statement in a video posted on X, according to a report in Daily Post. President Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking a second term in the elections. Primate Ayodele said: “Lagos architecture will change. You may not see this one very seriously, but if Tinubu wins the second time, the…

*Nigerians Have Suffered Greatly, Need Leadership Defined By Competence, Compassion, Capacity, Character, Commitment — Not Ethnicity Or Political Entitlement, Media Office Stresses *We Urge You To Listen To Him, It Says By Idris Zekeri Jnr Nigerians, Section 98(1) of the 2026 Electoral Act states that the presidential campaign for the January 16, 2027, presidential election will commence today, August 19, 2026, and conclude 150 days later, on January 15, 2027. Therefore, in the upcoming 150 days from today, presidential candidates vying for the January 16, 2027, election will engage in an intensive political campaign. Among them is the presidential flagbearer…

*'We Cannot Make Same Mistake Biden Administration Made. Biden Removed Nigeria's CPC Designation After Trump’s First Term And All Hell Broke Loose On Christians. We Must Stop The Genocide' On the heels of last week's high-level diplomatic and security Joint Working Group talks between the Federal Government (FG) and the United States (US), US Congressman, Rep. Riley Moore has condemned the latest massacre in Plateau State in which over 23 were killed, declaring that the ongoing violence against Christians in the Middle Belt proves Nigeria must not be removed from the US State Department’s list of Countries of Particular Concern…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Fresh faces may be coming into the Benue State Executive Council (Exco) as Governor Hyacinth Alia submitted names of six nominees to the State House of Assembly for consideration and possible confirmation as members of the state's highest decision-making organ. One woman made the list. The names of the nominees were contained in a letter dated 18 August, 2026, transmitted by the governor to Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt. Hon. Alfred Aondoaver Emberga. The nominees comprised those being proposed to replace outgoing members of the Council as well as new ones to fill existing vacancies.…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The continuous survey revalidation and digitization aspect of the Enugu State government's ongoing survey records digitization programme, which was suspended, has resumed, the government declared today. The exercise, which will run until the end of August 2026, is a key component of the state’s ongoing digital transformation of its land and survey records system. The development came to light through a public announcement made by Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Enugu State Geographic Information System Services (ENGIS), Chiwetalu Nwatu. According to the state government, the objective is to establish a fully digital, transparent and reliable land…