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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the voter register for the November 8, 2025 Anambra governorship election has risen to 2,802,790, as the commission added 146,353 new voters after cleaning up 27,817 duplicate and multiple registrations. The commission stated that the update followed a registration exercise conducted across 326 wards between July 8 and 20, 2025, during which 168,187 citizens initially registered. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said that after a week-long display for claims and objections and biometric scrutiny, duplicate entries…

A new report by an independent humanitarian non-profit organisation, Plan International Nigeria, said that nearly 80 million Nigerian youths are unemployed, while over 1,500 schools have been shut in the past two years due to insecurity. While raising alarm over the worsening conditions confronting young people in the country, the report stated that the development had left approximately one million children out of school. Titled “State of the Nigerian Youth Report 2025”, the document presented in Abuja on Thursday by the Advocacy and Youth Programme Officer at Plan International Nigeria, Jonathan Abakpa, painted a troubling picture of wasted opportunities in…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has lamented that Nigeria’s political space is characterized by betrayals and dishonesty. Jonathan made the remark in Benin City on Thursday during the 70th birthday celebration of his former Chief of Staff and former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Chief Mike Ogiadomhe. Describing Ogiadomhe as a trusted ally, Jonathan said: “One of the few friends that gave up their necks when I became president is Mike. You know politics in the Nigerian standard is about betrayals. You find it difficult to see somebody who will say the same thing in the morning and in the evening.…

Nigeria’s U17 women’s team, the Flamingos, will regroup in Abuja on Sunday as preparations intensify for the 2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, Soccernet.ng reports. Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere has invited 30 players to camp as he begins shaping a squad capable of challenging for the title. The provisional list includes four goalkeepers, nine defenders, nine midfielders and nine strikers. Nigeria’s Women U17 team, the Flamingos. Photo Credit: NFF X Among them are three standout players from Bayelsa Queens — goalkeeper Sylva Echefu, forward Kindness Ifeanyi, and midfielder Shakirat Moshood, who has emerged as one of the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has consistently lied about revenue figures, citing a N21.22 trillion shortfall between the 2025 budget projection and actual collections, despite the government’s assertion of meeting revenue targets. The party also condemned the new five per cent petrol tax and the 300 per cent hike in passport fees, calling them cruel policies that punish struggling Nigerians and push more people into poverty, while the government celebrates revenue collection. This was contained in a statement issued by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, wherein the party questioned why the…

A former aspirant for the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency, Dr. Martha Agba, has congratulated the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr Peter Odey, on the resounding success of his recently concluded five-day tour of Northern Cross River. The deputy governor’s visit, which coincided with the 2025 New Yam Festivals across Bekwarra, Obanliku, Obudu, Ogoja, and Yala, went beyond cultural celebration to demonstrate the government’s commitment to responsive leadership. The tour was marked by the direct delivery of more than ₦250 million worth of interventions, including the provision of boreholes, agricultural inputs, and youth empowerment projects tailored to the needs of…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) commenced the distribution of subsidised fertiliser and farming equipment across the six area councils on Thursday, in what observers say signals Minister Nyesom Wike’s determination to stamp his imprint on agricultural policy and rural development in the territory. Performing the flag-off in Abuja, Wike stated that the initiative was a decisive step to tackle food insecurity, reduce the burden of rising input costs on farmers, and strengthen their livelihoods. He described agriculture as central to his administration’s strategy of building “a prosperous, inclusive, and secure capital city.” Represented by his Chief of Staff, Chidi…

Ahead of the August 8, 2026, gubernatorial poll in Osun, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Emmanuel Wale Salako, on Thursday implored supporters of the opposition party not to treat the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise in the state with levity. Salako, who hails from Otan-Aiyegbaju in the Boluwaduro Local Government Council Area of the state, said ownership of valid voter cards remains the only means to enthrone their preferred government during next year’s poll. In a statement made available to journalists, the APC stalwart, who recently, alongside his supporters, decamped to the opposition…

Fireblocks, the $8 billion crypto infrastructure provider, has launched a stablecoin payment network with over 40 institutional participants.According to a Fortune report, the Fireblocks Network for Payments includes members such as Bridge (recently acquired by Stripe), stablecoin companies Zerohash and Yellow Card, and issuer Circle.This network plans to streamline how financial institutions and crypto firms move stablecoins between each other while building new stablecoin products, addressing what CEO Michael Shaulov describes as costly infrastructure challenges.Unlike Circle’s existing payments network, which focuses exclusively on USDC, Fireblocks’ platform supports multiple stablecoins, giving participants greater operational flexibility.The network provides users access to banking…

Idowu Abdullahi People living with spinal cord injuries in Nigeria have lamented the absence of a rehabilitation facility in the country, warning that the neglect has worsened their suffering and limited their chances of recovery. The patients, under the aegis of the Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria, called for the establishment of a standard rehabilitation facility for people living with spinal cord injuries in the country. The association made the call in a statement on Thursday, signed by its Interim National President, Abdulwahab Matepo, to mark the 2025 Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, celebrated globally every September 5. Matepo…