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INEC to Brief Nigerians on 2027 Election Preparations as 100-Day Countdown Begins

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Tuesday 6 October brief Nigerians on its preparations for the 2027 general elections, with updates promised on the voters’ register, candidate nominations, election logistics...

Obi Appeals for Peace as Deadly Aguleri–Umuoba Anam Clash Grips Anambra East

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has appealed to the people of Aguleri and Umuoba Anam in Anambra East to end the deadly communal clash between them. At...

Obi Demands Rescue of Abducted NYSC Members, Says Insecurity Must Not Become a Norm

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has demanded the immediate and safe rescue of the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State, saying insecurity...

Public Service Warning Strike Ends After Uneven Nationwide Compliance

Nigeria’s three-day public-service warning strike ends on Sunday 4 October 2026 after uneven compliance nationwide, as unions pressed the Federal Government to cut petrol prices to N500 a litre, grant an immediate...

Opposition Challenges Tinubu’s Age of Prosperity After Independence Address

Opposition figures have challenged President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day claim that Nigeria has entered an “age of prosperity”, arguing that cost-of-living pressures, insecurity and weak household purchasing power contradict official growth narratives...

Nigeria at 66: Otti Urges Nigerians to Reject Vote-Selling and Embrace Active Citizenship

In his Independence Day broadcast marking Nigeria at 66, Abia State Governor Alex Otti urged Nigerians to reject vote-selling and political apathy, embrace active citizenship and stay vigilant in defence of the...

Nigeria at 66: Obi Says Country Not Cursed, Vows to Spend Presidential Holidays at Home

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has used his Independence Day message to say Nigeria at 66 is not cursed but failed by its leaders. He also pledged...

Public Servants Declare Three-Day Warning Strike From Midnight 2 October

Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have declared a three-day warning strike from midnight on Friday 2 October to Sunday 4 October, saying the Federal Government failed to...

Tinubu Says Reform Phase Over, Cost of Living Is Next Independence Priority

President Bola Tinubu used Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day address on Thursday 1 October to declare that the “age of reform” was over and that cutting the cost of living was now the...

Otti Calls for Igbo Unity as Umuahia Hosts 2026 World Igbo Day

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has called on Ndigbo to put unity and the collective good ahead of individual ambition, as Umuahia hosted the 2026 World Igbo Day celebration under the theme...

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