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Voter Data Leak: Police arrest INEC officer, interrogate Wike’s aide, Lere Olayinka
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Voter Data Leak: Police arrest INEC officer, interrogate Wike’s aide, Lere Olayinka

The Nigeria Police Force has commenced an investigation into the alleged unauthorised access and leakage of classified voter information from the database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), leading to the arrest of an INEC official and the interrogation of a media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

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ADC Primary Row: Returning Officer slams Babachir Lawal

The chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) electoral committee in Adamawa State, Dr. Nicholas Msheliza, has accused former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, of attempting to influence and alter the outcome of the party’s recent presidential primary, threatening to release evidence to support his claims.

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Court Ruling: Rivers APC leadership nullifies primaries
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Court Ruling: Rivers APC leadership nullifies primaries

The reinstated leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared all nominations and decisions made by the Tony Okocha-led executive null and void following a Court of Appeal judgment that recognized Chief Emeka Beke as the authentic state chairman.

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Nigeria’s Capital importation rises 83% to $10.37bn
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Nigeria’s Capital importation rises 83% to $10.37bn

Nigeria’s capital importation surged by 83.8 per cent to $10.37 billion in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), up from $5.64 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, signaling renewed foreign investor confidence in the country’s financial markets.

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Recidivism: FG cuts repeat offenders from 11,600 to 1,300; as 15,632 jailed in May, 14,190 released
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Recidivism: FG cuts repeat offenders from 11,600 to 1,300; as 15,632 jailed in May, 14,190 released

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The Federal Government on Wednesday said recidivism within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dropped sharply from 11,616 in 2023 to 1,382 in 2025, attributing the decline to ongoing rehabilitation and reformation programmes under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this during the presentation of […]

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30 years after: Abiola, Odumakin honour Kudirat Abiola
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30 years after: Abiola, Odumakin honour Kudirat Abiola

By Henry Obetta LAGOS — Prominent pro-democracy activists, Hafsat Abiola, President of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), and Joe Okei-Odumakin, President of Women Arise, have called on Nigerians to re-organise and recommit to building a democratic system that reflects citizens’ aspirations. In a joint statement titled “Alhaja Kudirat Abiola: 30 Years After”, the activists […]

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