The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Nigeria’s National Register of Voters has now hit 103 million following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and final biometric cleanup. INEC chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this at a World Press Conference and National Stakeholde...
•Peter Obi Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on candidates of other political parties to refrain from making unrealistic campaign promises that they cannot fulfil if they get into office. He said that political campaigns should be demand-driven rather...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has not officially settled on a governorship candidate for Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 general election, according to the party’s state chairman, Mordecai Ibrahim. Ibrahim made this known yesterday at a press conference in Kaduna, as the dispute over the party’s governorship ticket continued between for...
•Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State (C) with the Armed Forest Guards The Kaduna State government has graduated the first batch of one thousand Armed Forest Guards as part of efforts to strengthen security and reclaim forest areas previously used as hideouts by criminal groups. Speaking at the passing-out parade in Kaduna yesterday, Governor Ub...
•Gunmen More than 30 persons have been killed in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), the victims were killed during an invasion by armed men on Narido community in Kauru LGA, reports Daily Trust. The union said about 30 persons, including women and children, were killed, [&helli...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), the Kaduna State Fire Service and other emergency responders, yesterday intensified the search for two persons who were swept away while attempting to cross a river following heavy rainfall in Kaduna. The incident occu...
•Textile materials The federal government and the Kaduna State government have unveiled a comprehensive roadmap aimed at reviving Nigeria’s textile and garment industry, with Kaduna State designated as a major hub for the initiative. The programme is expected to stimulate job creation, boost exports and reduce the country’s reliance on importe...
•The freed Oyo pupils and teacher The rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State after 56 days in captivity has sparked fresh pressure on President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to launch similar operations to free hundreds of other schoolchildren, women and other Nigerians still being held by terrorists across the country. [&h...
•Aliyu Mohammed and his murdered wife, Ummulkhair The family of Malama Ummulkhair, an Islamiyya school teacher who was lynched and burnt by a mob on a false accusation of child stealing in Maraban Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has recounted her final moments. Some residents had accused Ummukhair, a mother of four, […...
•APC members participating in the party’s presidential primary election in Kano (right) and Lagos (left) The All Progressives Congress (APC) is gearing up for the 2027 general elections as the ruling party yesterday held its presidential primary polls across the country. According to the party, the elections were conducted simultaneously acros...

