*A PERSONAL LEGAL OPINION   By Sylvester Udemezue (Member, NBA’s Law Reform Committee) Regarding the controversy surrounding the alleged rejection of the express inclusion of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results in the draft Electoral Bill 2026, I have just reviewed a news report titled *“Electoral Act: AkpabioContinue Reading

    By Sylvester Udemezue I recently came across a news report titled *”‘Judicial Independence Must Be Effective, Not Just Formal’ — Gov. Mbah Commissions Enugu Digital Court Facility,”* in which it was reported that the Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency Peter Mbah, commissioned a newly built digital courtContinue Reading

Ashiru advocates ministry of religious affairs to promote harmony   By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo   The Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District, Arch. Lola Ashiru, has called for the establishment of a Ministry of Religious Affairs at the state level to promote harmony, peace and ethical values among Nigerians. Ashiru madeContinue Reading

    *By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he presented his budget proposals for 2024 to Nigeria’s National Assembly, the first full year of appropriations under his presidency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu identified human asset development, poverty reduction and fighting insecurity as priorities. Last week, his official spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, appeared toContinue Reading

    The Democratic Front (TDF) has condemned what it described as a desperate attempt by the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, to deflect attention from the current global acclaim of the economic reforms of the President Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement signed byContinue Reading

By Mohammed Baba Busu The Mohammed Ndarani Humanitarian Foundation, through its Women Wing, has donated N100 million to sponsor the education of indigent students across the Niger South Senatorial Zone. The scholarship intervention targets students whose parents are financially disadvantaged and currently studying in various institutions of higher learning asContinue Reading

Rescue By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Feb. 8, 2026 (FBN) Troops of the Nigerian Army have in the last 24 hours recorded major operational successes across multiple theatres, rescuing kidnapped victims, arresting criminal suspects and dismantling illicit activities nationwide. A reliable military source told the News Agency of Nigeria on SundayContinue Reading