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By Abubakar Yunusa The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria(SCSN )has called for the immediate removal and prosecution of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, over what it described as compromised electoral integrity. The council said no election conducted under such circumstances could be considered credible. The President of the council, Sheikh Dr Bashir Aliyu Umar, OON, made the demand on Wednesday in Abuja. He spoke at the council’s ongoing annual pre-Ramadan lecture and general assembly, attended by Islamic scholars and delegates from across the country. “We demand the immediate removal and prosecution of the…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunusa Nigeria and Turkey on Wednesday signed nine agreements aimed at deepening bilateral relations in key sectors, as President Bola Tinubu continued his state visit to Ankara. The agreements were signed by Tinubu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after a closed-door bilateral meeting, attended by senior ministers and top government officials from both countries. Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, confirmed that nine Memoranda of Understanding were exchanged during the visit. Among the agreements is cooperation in the field of diaspora policy, defence cooperation, and a joint declaration establishing the Nigeria–Turkey Economy and Trade…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunus Sunday Ndidi, the father of Wilfred Ndidi, the Super Eagles captain, is dead. According to Besiktas, the son’s club, Ndidi Snr died following a fatal traffic accident on Tuesday. The footballer’s father was reportedly involved in a road accident at the Umunede area of Delta. He was then rushed to a hospital in Agbor, where he eventually gave up the ghost. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of our footballer Wilfred Ndidi’s esteemed father, Sunday Ndidi, in a fatal traffic accident,” Besiktas statement reads. “May Allah grant mercy to the deceased; we…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunusa The National Working Committee and Board of Trustees of the African Democratic Congress faction have raised the alarm over alleged moves by some coalition members to tamper with the party’s constitution ahead of formally joining the party. The party leadership described the действия as unacceptable, warning that such moves could create confusion, tension and disaffection within the party’s structure. This was contained in a joint communiqué issued after a meeting of the NWC and BoT, signed by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Mr Rufus Akanmi. The leadership cited provisions of the ADC constitution, particularly…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunus The national grid collapsed on Tuesday morning, causing the power outages across Nigeria. As of the time of filing this report, data showed zero megawatts of power supply to the 11 electricity distribution companies. The Grid had recorded its first collapse in the year last Friday, barely weeks after a similar incident on December 29, 2025, which had caused widespread power outages across the country. Grid collapses have been attributed to a combination of technical faults, inadequate maintenance of transmission lines, and fluctuations in generation capacity. Electricity generation dropped sharply from over 4,500 megawatts to as…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunusa The All Progressives Congress has said it is open to receiving any Nigerian willing to join the party but will not speculate on who may defect next. The party spoke on Monday following the reported defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to the APC earlier in the day. NEXTER learnt that Yusuf resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, the platform on which he won the governorship election, last Friday. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the party remained welcoming but avoided conjecture. “We are open to…

By NEXTER Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Iman Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has called on women to take advantage of the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) e-registration exercise to enhance their participation in politics. Speaking with journalists after monitoring the e-registration exercise in Lafia and Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State, the minister noted that the initiative will avail women the opportunity to relaunch themselves into the mainstream politics in the state and country. The minister who commended the women and youths for turning out enmas for the exercise, assured that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration is determined…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunus The Police Service Commission has extended the deadline for the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 police constables by two weeks. The new closing date for applications is now February 8, 2026, instead of the earlier January 25 deadline. The extension was announced on Monday by the Head of Protocol and Public Affairs at the PSC, Mr Torty Njoku Kalu, in a statement issued in Abuja. Kalu said the decision was taken jointly by the PSC and the Nigeria Police Force following a review of the application process. He disclosed that more than 400,000 applications have so far…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunus Prominent political activist and youth leader, Comrade Usman Okai Austin, has described former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as a central figure in efforts to reclaim Nigeria’s democratic future ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okai stated this after his meeting with former vice president in Abuja on Monday. He said the initiative to form a broad-based coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was timely, especially in view of the unresolved internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party. According to him, Atiku’s intervention had prevented many stakeholders from being rendered politically…

By Abubakar Ojima-ojo Yunus The Ankpa Local Government Supervisory Councillor for Works, Housing and Land Survey, Sumaila Mohammed Atta Enjema, has donated N3 million for the construction of the Jama’atu Izalatu Bid’a Wa Iqamatus Sunnah Central Mosque in Ajobe, Kogi State. Enjema, who is popularly known as Echoga, said the donation was in fulfilment of a pledge he made to the late Muhammad Kabiru Salifu, fondly called Kesman. In a statement issued on Monday, the councillor explained that the commitment was a personal promise made during Kabiru’s lifetime, which he resolved to honour despite the latter’s death. “This was a…