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Electronic transmission: Protest should not be Peter Obi thing – Sambo
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (339+ words) Director of News, Arise Television, Sumner Sambo, has urged more opposition leaders to join the protest over the'Electoral Act amendment. Speaking in an interview on "Prime Time" monitored by DAILY POST on Monday, Sambo said the protest should not be…...
Electronic transmission: CSOs mount pressure on NASS, push Reps' position
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (472+ words) A coalition of civil society organisations, CSOs, has called on the National Assembly harmonisation committee to adopt the House of Representatives" position mandating real-time electronic transmission of election results, downloadable voter cards and retention of existing electoral timelines, warning that…...
Lagos sets up committee for Akran of Badagry's burial
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (246+ words) Lagos State Government has constituted a Central Planning Committee to oversee and coordinate the final burial arrangements for the late Akran of Badagry, Oba Babatunde Akran, Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi I. Oba Akran, who also served as the Permanent Vice Chairman of…...
Why Senate is scared of e-transmission of election results - Yiaga Africa boss, Itodo
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (330+ words) Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo has revealed real reasons political class is scared of the e-transmission of election results. Speaking during an interview on "Sunday Politics, a programme on Channels Television, Itodo said they are scared because of…...
Monday sit-at-home cancellation: 'Butchers realized they laboured in vain' - Joe Igbokwe
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (449+ words) A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, on Sunday said the butchers in the South-East have realized that they laboured in vain. Igbokwe was reacting to the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to cancel…...
Ohanaeze dismisses alleged call to arms, demands probe
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (395+ words) Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has publicly debunked a viral social media post falsely attributed to its President-General, Senator Azuta Mbata, which alleged that he called on Ndigbo to arm themselves in anticipation of an imminent war. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation…...
Nigerian govt announces six-week partial closure of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for bridge repairs
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (447+ words) The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works, has announced a six-week partial closure of the Lagos'Ibadan Expressway to facilitate urgent repairs on expansion joints at Kara Bridge, Magboro Bridge, and Arepo-Punch Bridge. The ministry explained that the closure…...
SUN Newspaper Award: Enugu State Road Maintenance and Development Agency Congratulates Gov Peter Mbah
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (122+ words) The Board Chairman of the Enugu State Road Maintenance and Development Agency, ESRMDA, has congratulated Enugu State Governor, His Excellency, Barr Dr Peter Ndububuisi Mbah on his deserving meritorious award of the SUN NEWSPAPER MAN OF THE YEAR, 2025. The Agency's…...
FCT: Court bars NLC, TUC, others from embarking on planned protest
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (646+ words) Justice Emmanuel Danjuma Sibilim of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, has restrained the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, and three others from embarking on any form of industrial action or protest in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,…...
inDrive celebrates drivers across Nigeria, hosts appreciation event
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (502+ words) nDrive, a leading global ride-hailing platform operating in nine African countries, hosted the drivers on its platform at an appreciation event held on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Fame Lagos, Mayfair Hall, Purple Mall, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. The event, designed to celebrate…...