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The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned politicians and political parties against using abusive, intemperate or inflammatory language ahead of the 2027 general election, saying offenders could face substantial fines and, in some cases, imprisonment under the Electoral Act 2026. INEC Chairman’s Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Adedayo Oketola, said in a telephone interview on Sunday that campaign rhetoric crosses into unlawful electoral intimidation when it goes beyond political debate or policy criticism and involves coercion, hate speech or threats of harm. “Under the Nigerian legal framework, rhetoric becomes punishable intimidation when it incites ethnic, religious, or regional hostility through abusive, base, or slanderous language explicitly designed to ...

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, has said President Bola Tinubu and members of his family enjoy unhindered transit and cannot be arrested in the United States. Ibrahim, who also chairs the United Nations Committee on Budget and Administration, made the statement through the Office of Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York while attending the United Nations General Assembly. He said the Nigerian Mission had received no notification from the US government indicating any restriction on Tinubu’s movement during the UNGA. Citing Section 11 of the 1947 Agreement between the United Nations and the United States, Ibrahim said representatives of member states and their families are protected from impediments to transit to an...

The Nigerian Army under Operation Udoka, has declared one Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as ‘Gentle The Yahoo’, wanted and offered a N30 million reward for credible information leading to his arrest.  NigerianCulture Magazine The Joint Task Force South-East, in a wanted notice, described the suspect as a threat to peace in the region, with members of the public urged to provide information that could assist security agencies in locating him. The military said a reward of N30 million awaits anyone who provides credible information leading to his capture. It charged residents to support efforts to curb violence and criminality in the region, with the message, “Give Peace a Chance.” Members of the public with credible information are advised to contact the security...

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has suspended the Isikhuan royal praise singers group over alleged breach of palace rules and Benin traditional customs. The suspension followed allegations that the group performed at the 92nd birthday celebration of the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, at his residence without authorisation from the palace. The Chief Press Secretary to the Oba, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. According to the statement, the royal praise singers allegedly breached an ancient Benin taboo “a few days ago” by staging a traditional performance exclusively reserved for the Oba at the residence of Chief Igbinedion. Iguobaro said Chief Osaro Idah, the Obazelu of Benin Kingdom, ...

Lagos police probe viral video of physical clash between officers and youths in Surulere The Lagos State Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video capturing a physical confrontation between law enforcement officers and a grou of young men in the Surulere area of the state. The video, which circulated widely across social media platforms on Saturday, September 5, 2026, shows a tense altercation. While the events leading up to the incident remain unclear, the footage depicts a young man and a police officer tightly gripping each other’s shirts during a physical shoving match. Reacting to the development via the command's official X handle, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed that an inquiry is underway. Adebisi explicitly cal...

The two heaps of fresh sand behind the three-bedroom bungalow in Ogooluwa community, Akiode Ibogun, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, are all that remain of a tragedy that has left residents struggling to make sense of what happened. Placed side by side behind the house, the heaps mark the graves of a husband and wife whose lives ended within hours of each other following a reported domestic dispute. The house, built beside the Celestial Church of Christ, Iri Orun Parish owned by the couple, was deserted when our correspondent visited the community on Thursday. The church was also quiet and the stillness of the air in the environment was a pointer to the tragedy that has recently visited the neighborhood. But for residents, the silence has not erased the horror of Monday, A...