Author: Tahir Ahmed

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured Nigerians that the commission has the capacity to electronically transmit election results in 2027, but cautioned that it may not be able to guarantee a “100 per cent perfect election.” Amupitan spoke at the Citizens’ Town Hall programme aired live on major television networks and tagged, ‘Electoral Act 2026: What it means for your votes and the 2027 elections.’ The live electoral debate was anchored by popular presenter Seun Okinbaloye and the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo. In attendance were the All Progressives Congress…

By NEXTER The Nigeria Police Force has vowed to respond to evolving threats associated with explosives, improvised explosive devices, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear hazards. To this ens, it said it has been building the capacity of its Explosive Ordnance Disposal-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear(EOD-CBRN) units across the country to deal with any situation. The Commissioner of Police in charge of EOD-CBRN, CP Hauwa Jibrin Ibrahim, disclosed this at the closing of an expanded training for the personnel at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende Hills in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. LEADERSHIP reports that the…

By NEXTER Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed at his office in the Israeli-US attack. A 40-day mourning period for the longtime Iranian leader has been announced. US President Donald Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform earlier in the day that 86-year-old Khamenei was killed in the joint US-Israeli strikes, which began early on Saturday. “He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do,” Trump wrote.…

By NEXTER Nasarawa Investment and Development Agency (NASIDA) has secured domestic and foreign direct investments worth $ 1,008,529,220 for the state from January to December, 2025. This is outside other investments sourced by other agencies, Ministries and Departments within the period under review. A report of the NASIDA’s investments portfolio for the year obtained by LEADERSHIP shows that the amount is made up of $505.7 million actualised, representing 50.14% and $502.8 million announced, constituting 49.86% respectively. Investment announced is a public declaration or commitments inform of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and Letters of Intent by an investor, company, or institution…

By NEXTER With the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast, Yobe’s popular governorship aspirant, Kashim Musa Tumsah has set up feeding points in selected areas across the state where thousands of those fasting can go and break their fast daily. The feeding points have been strategically situated in all the three Senatorial zones of the state with those of Zone ‘A’ in Damaturu, Gujba, Gaidam and Dapchi. In Zone ‘B’, people are fed in Potiskum, Fika and Nangere while Zone ‘C’ has Gashua and Nguru serving as the feeding centres. The development advocate who is now a household name as…

Minister of defence Bello Matawalle demands better healthcare protection for troops By Abubakar Yunusa Ojima-ojo The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has declared that the health of Nigerian service members must remain a top priority, stressing that access to comprehensive healthcare for troops and their families is non-negotiable. He described health insurance as a critical pillar in reducing the financial burden of medical care on personnel, noting that it is a strategic tool to guarantee financial protection and expand coverage within the Armed Forces. Matawalle spoke in Abuja while receiving the Director-General of the National Health Insurance…

By NEXTER Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano North Senatorial District have reaffirmed their total commitment to delivering overwhelming votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, in the 2027 general elections. The pledge was made at the Kano North APC stakeholders meeting convened by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, in Kano, where party leaders, elected officials, and grassroots politicians gathered to consolidate unity and strategise ahead of the next general elections. Addressing the stakeholders, the Deputy President of…

By NEXTER Minister of Superior Labour Court of Brazil, Lelio Bents Correa, has called for joint effort between Brazil and Nigeria in tackling industrial relations for the benefit of both countries. Correa, who spoke to the newsmen after meeting with the management of the Industrial Arbitration panel (IAP) in Abuja, added that both countries need to work and develop the environment for the future generation. He said “in Brazil, we believe a good labour relations system revolves around labour jurisdiction, but is not limited to that. Judges gave the responsibility to make sure that labour right are not something merely…

By NEXTER The Attah-Igala and Chairman, Kogi State Council of Traditional Rulers, Dr. Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa will on April 4, 2026 turbans the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Pyatic Group, Captain Aliyu Ahmad Yakubu as Abeneche-Attah Igala. The ceremony is billed to be held at the Atta’s Palace in Idah. In a December 12, 2025 letter of conferment of the chieftaincy title signed on His Majesty’s behalf by the Secretary of the Igala Area Traditional Council Mal. Omala Ibrahim Oguche, the monarch notified Captain Yakubu of “a Honorary Chieftaincy Title of Igala Kingdom.” The letter said “You,…

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…