Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured voters that the forthcoming Anambra governorship election will go off without a hitch, despite minor network faults discovered during a recent mock accreditation exercise. The commission recently conducted a fake accreditation exercise in the state as part of its efforts to test its Bimodal Voter Authentication System, or BVAS. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, made the guarantee yesterday in Abuja while addressing the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security, or ICCES, at the commission’s headquarters. The discussion, co-chaired by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and his representative, Mr. Hassan…

No fewer than 90 Palestinians were killed in a wave of Israel strikes in Gaza on Tuesday night, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency and hospitals say. The Israeli military said it hit “dozens of terror targets and terrorists” in response to Hamas’ violations of the US-brokered cease-fire agreement. Israel’s defense minister accused Hamas of killing an Israeli soldier in Gaza and violating the criteria for returning the remains of hostages who died. Hamas claimed it had “no connection” to the incident and remained committed to the agreement. US President Donald Trump insisted that “nothing” would jeopardize the ceasefire but added…

A boat accident in the Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State resulted in the death of thirty-five-year-old Habiba Abubakar and her nine-year-old daughter, Adama. According to the state police command spokesperson, Nahum Daso, the incident occurred on Saturday, October 26, 2025, at about 1:15 p.m. while they were returning home from the farm. He said, “They were returning from the farm and attempted to cross a river near Ghung village. But due to the strong currents, their boat capsized in the deeper part of the river.“ He also revealed that police operatives and local divers later recovered their bodies…

The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed on Tuesday the no-case motion filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari and his two brothers in a criminal case brought against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The NDLEA is prosecuting Kyari and his brothers, Mohammed and Ali, on 23 counts related to the full declaration of their assets. The agency also accused them of concealing property ownership and converting criminal proceeds, which are punishable under Section 35(3)(a) of the NDLEA Act and Section 15(3)(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act of 2011. To substantiate the charges, the…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), has warned against vote-buying ahead of the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, assuring that the commission is fully prepared to deliver a free, fair, and credible poll. Amupitan provided the guarantee on Tuesday at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security meeting in Abuja. Amupitan warned against voter inducement and promised that INEC would collaborate closely with security and anti-graft authorities to combat the issue of vote-buying. “We would like to warn that any attempt to induce voters before or during the Anambra election will…

President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that he is “not allowed” to run for a third term, recognizing the constitutional limitations on US presidential tenure. Trump and his followers have regularly floated the possibility of the 79-year-old running for president in 2028, prompting worry from critics and cheers from supporters. “I have my highest poll numbers that I’ve ever had, and you know, based on what I read, I guess I’m not allowed to run, so we’ll see what happens… It’s too bad,” Trump said aboard Air Force One. The United States Constitution limits presidents to two terms. Trump started…

The Senate will today, October 29, 2025, screen the newly appointed service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu. In a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary, Tinubu urged lawmakers to give “expeditious consideration” to the appointments. Tinubu named General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff; Major General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Idi Abbas as Chief of Naval Staff; Air Vice Marshal Kennedy Aneke as Chief of Air Staff; and Major General Emmanuel Undiendeye as Chief of Defence Intelligence. Akpabio referred the request to the Committee of the Whole for screening…

Former Bayelsa governor Timipre Sylva’s Abuja house was reportedly raided by investigators on Saturday, with military operatives arresting his younger brother, Paga, who is his Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, and going away with his driver. The raid comes amid military investigators probing an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. They grilled a managing director of a federal government agency in the South-South region. The former minister and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain was outside the country during the operation. Two intelligence officers stated that the MD was arrested for allegedly transferring a large sum of money to Timipre…

A plane travelling from Kenya’s coast crashed on Tuesday, according to the country’s aviation authority, with the 12 people on board feared dead. The small plane was on its way to Kichwa Tembo, a private airfield in the Maasai Mara National Park, from the tourist destination of Diani when it crashed around 5:30 a.m. (0230 GMT). “The aircraft had 12 persons on board,” a statement from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said. It provided no other information but stated that government officials were already on-site to determine the cause of the tragedy. In August, a light aircraft operated by the medical NGO Amref crashed on the outskirts of Nairobi, killing six people and wounding two more.

The Premier League is expected to host just one fixture on Boxing Day this year, in a major break from long-standing tradition. The shift in traditional Boxing Day matchups is due to fixture congestion created by more matches in UEFA tournaments and the FA Cup’s move to weekend slots, which have compressed the domestic calendar. Despite the fact that the festive season normally includes a complete round of matches on December 26, the Premier League is required to supply 33 weekends of fixtures to its television partners, necessitating a reworking of the schedule. According to Daily Mail Sports, only one…