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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened its online portal for the accreditation of media organisations and journalists intending to cover the upcoming by-elections scheduled for Saturday, June 20. The commission in a notice issued on Friday, said the portal for registration could be accessed via https://imap.inecnigeria.org. It added that the portal which was officially opened on Wednesday, May …

Police operatives and JAMB have uncovered an examination malpractice syndicate during the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Warri, Delta. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed the breakthrough on Friday during a news conference in Abuja. Placid said investigators acted after intelligence exposed attempts by criminal elements to compromise the examination process through advanced technological manipulation. “The …

The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully repelled an ISWAP coordinated attack on the Headquarters of 27 Brigade, Buni Gari, and a nearby checkpoint in Yobe . Military authorities said the attackers, who stormed the axis at about 2:00 a.m., attempted a multi-directional assault but were decisively engaged by troops who held their positions and responded with …

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year’s midterm elections. The court ruled 4-3 that the state’s Democratic-led legislature violated procedural requirements when it placed the constitutional amendment on the ballot to authorize the mid-decade …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday again adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by an African Democratic Congress chieftain, Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the party’s leadership under former Senate President David Mark. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter sine die after the plaintiff informed the court that he had applied to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court …

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would not bow to US pressure Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the US of opting for a “reckless military adventure” every time a “diplomatic solution is on the table”. Iranians would “never bow to pressure”, Araghchi said in a post on X, a day after both sides accused each other of launching …

  The governors, at an extraordinary meeting held Thursday night in Abuja, also resolved to replace Mr Uzodimma with Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah. Twenty state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have passed a vote of no confidence in Hope Uzodimma, the Imo State governor and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), accusing him of financial impropriety …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack. The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still …

The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has corrected the official appellation of President Bola Tinubu following recurring errors by some organisations and media outlets. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the SGF, Mr Yomi Odunuga. Odunuga said the clarification was personally signed by the Secretary …

Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has defended the FCT Administration’s policy of allocating land to diplomatic personnel. Wike spoke on Thursday in Abuja during the inspection of ongoing projects across the Federal Capital Territory. He accused critics of hypocrisy, saying many questioning the policy once benefited from similar allocations. According to him, land allocation remains a standard government procedure for …