The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced a sit-at-home across the South-East on Monday, February 2, 2026, in what it described as a show of solidarity with traders at the Onitsha Main Market. The affected states include Anambra, Abia,…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has directed security agents to carry out thorough investigations into the circumstances that led to the recent attack on the people of Oso Edda, in Edda Local Government Area of…
Labour Party chieftain and 2023 House of Representatives runner-up for Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency, Dr. Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has issued a strong warning to the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC), urging the commission to restore public confidence by conducting the…
Amid persistent instability in Nigeria’s national power grid, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the state is taking deliberate steps to achieve energy self-sufficiency by developing local power solutions and assuming regulatory control of its electricity sector. Speaking to journalists…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held on November 15–16, 2025 in Ibadan. The court ruled that the convention was conducted in violation of existing court orders and…
Barrister Maxwell Okpara, a vocal legal practitioner and political commentator, has sparked a fresh round of discussions regarding the future of the Nigerian opposition ahead of upcoming electoral cycles. During a recent interview, the lawyer analyzed the shifting dynamics within…
Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, NEWSMAX NIGERIA has learnt. Mr Amandi, a director and former chairperson of the Enugu State Chapter of the…
The Anambra State Government has issued a stern directive mandating all schools in the state — public, private, mission, and returned — to ensure complete resumption of academic activities every Monday, with immediate closure as penalty for any school that…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed claims that Nigeria’s newly implemented tax laws were altered, insisting that the versions signed into law remain intact and unadulterated. Akpabio made the clarification during plenary on Wednesday, following speculations that multiple versions…
The Ebonyi State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Jennifer Adibe-Nwafor, has announced that nomination forms for the August 2026 Local Government Elections in the state have been fixed at ₦500,000 for chairmanship aspirants and ₦150,000 for councillorship…
