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By Our Correspondent Tension has gripped Enugu State as the Police Command intensifies its crackdown on the killers of Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya, a Catholic priest gunned down in cold blood on Friday night, September 19, 2025, along the Eha-Ndiagu–Eha-Etiti Road in Eha-Alumona, Nsukka Local Government Area.In a swift response to the shocking murder thatContinueContinue reading “ENUGU ON EDGE: POLICE ARREST 38 SUSPECTS IN MANHUNT OVER CATHOLIC PRIEST’S BRUTAL MURDER”

LAGOS — Grief and shock have once again enveloped Lagos State as two serving female political leaders—Vice Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Oluremi Ajose, and a Councillor in Somolu Local Government, Basirat Mayabikan Bajulaiye-Folagoro—were reported dead within the space of 24 hours.The deaths, which occurred barely two months after their swearing-in,ContinueContinue reading “DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN LAGOS: COUNCIL VICE CHAIRMAN, FEMALE COUNCILLOR DIE WITHIN 24 HOURS — Fifth Female Administrator To Die In Just Two Months”

Tensions are simmering once again in Rivers State as public affairs analyst, Frank Ayala, has issued a stark warning to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, cautioning him against initiating a probe into the former sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, who recently handed over power.Speaking during an interview with Voice Of The People TV, Ayala warned that any attemptContinueContinue reading “RIVERS ON EDGE: Analyst Warns Fubara Against Probing Former Sole Administrator, Says Another State of Emergency Could Be Declared”

Nigeria’s political landscape is bracing for a major shake-up as the tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the longest-serving chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), comes to an end next month.Yakubu, first appointed in 2015 and reappointed in 2020, will bow out after nearly a decade at the helm, leaving President Bola Ahmed TinubuContinueContinue reading “TINUBU SET TO MAKE HISTORY? SOUTHWEST EYES FIRST INEC CHAIRMAN AS YAKUBU’S TENURE WINDS DOWN”

By Philip Bradford Adams Over 2,000 Shops Demolished as Adamawa Governor Defends Market Cleanup The Dawn of DemolitionThe morning calm in Yola was shattered last week as bulldozers stormed the Jimeta Ultra-Modern Market, flattening more than 2,000 makeshift shops and attachments in a sweeping government operation. For Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the demolition was aContinueContinue reading “Bulldozers in Jimeta: Traders Count Losses as Fintiri Gambles with Political Future”

The political storm in Rivers State has taken a fresh twist as the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara can still secure a second term in office — but only if he bows to a delicate balance of loyalty and divine guidance.This prophecy comes amid speculations thatContinueContinue reading “Wike Holds the Key: Primate Ayodele Says Fubara’s Second Term Still Possible Under One Condition”

Renowned social critic, Mahdi Shehu, has set off a storm of debate after lambasting Nigeria’s democratic system, accusing it of shameless inequality, nepotism, and deliberate exclusion of the majority.In a fiery post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Shehu drew parallels between Nigeria’s governance and George Orwell’s Animal Farm:> “Even in the bush, someContinueContinue reading “₦3.9 Trillion For Lagos, ₦3.5 Trillion For 18 States: Mahdi Shehu Roasts Nigeria’s Democracy”

Thousands left homeless, food crisis looms as torrential rains unleash devastation in Yola communities Adamawa State has been thrown into mourning and despair after torrential floods swept through multiple communities, killing three people, displacing over 1,400 households, and submerging vast farmlands in Yola North and Yola South local government areas.The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),ContinueContinue reading “Tragedy Befalls Adamawa: Floods Kill 3, Displace 1,400 Households as Farmlands Sink Beneath Water”

  Naija News has taken to its online news handle and announced that, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been thrown into mourning following the sudden and mysterious death of its Cross River State Commander, Chief Narcotics Officer (CN) Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma, barely one month after assuming duty in Calabar.In a statement issued onContinueContinue reading “SHOCKER IN CALABAR: Newly Appointed NDLEA Commander Found Dead in Hotel Room”

In a groundbreaking revelation that reshapes the conversation on governance and accountability, Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Adamawa, and Niger have emerged as the best-performing states in Nigeria for 2025, according to the Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI).The pSPI, now in its second edition, is more than just a ranking system. Developed by Phillips Consulting (pcl.),ContinueContinue reading “2025 STATE RANKINGS: Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Adamawa, Niger Lead Nigeria’s Best-Performing States — pSPI Report”