Ekiti North Senator, Cyril Fasuyi, has said former National Electoral Commission (NEC) chairman, late Humphrey Nwosu, failed to declare the June 12, 1993 election. Naijaonpoint reported that the Senate on Thursday rejected a motion to immortalize Professor Nwosu, by renaming the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters after him. Contributing …

Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, has been appointed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to its Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth, convened by IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. Elumelu, Africa’s leading advocate of entrepreneurship and whose Foundation has funded, mentored and trained over 25,000 …

AN alleged plot aimed at compromising the 2027 general elections in Nigeria through the appointment of a “yes-man” as a successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the current Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been uncovered. Newsextra24 understands that Yakubu’s tenure is set to end in November this …

PAST fellows of the MTN Media Innovation Programme will mentor aspiring applicants in an upcoming webinar, where they will share insights on the fellowship’s impact and guide participants through the application process. MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the School of Media and Communication at Pan-Atlantic University, announced the event in …

A 34-year-old man, Iyayi Omokaro, has allegedly killed his 38-year-old elder brother, Friday Omokaro, during a violent dispute at Uzalla in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Yamu said …

A landmark judgement has been delivered by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, awarding a whopping N1.1bn against the Rivers State government. The government was found guilty of unlawfully demolishing and taking over landed property belonging to residents of waterfront communities in the Port Harcourt City Local …

NED Nwoko, the husband of Regina Daniels, the Nollywood actress, has announced that they are expecting their third child together. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the businessman penned a heartfelt poem to his wife, describing her as his “fire” and “sweetest delight”. The politician also showered encomium on the …

THE Presidency has released the programme of events for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 73rd birthday, which comes up on Saturday. According to Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu will join fellow Muslims at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday for a special prayer session for …

A Senate bill allowing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct all elections on the same day has successfully passed its second reading in the Senate. The bill, introduced by Saliu Mustapha, the senator for Kwara Central, proposes that presidential, governorship, national, and state assembly elections be held nationwide …

A prime suspect (name withheld) in the kidnapping and killing of a Catholic priest in Kaduna State, Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, has disclosed reasons for kidnapping the cleric. The suspect spoke at the Headquarters of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), where he is being held in Jos, the capital of …