The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new job vacancies for Nigerians to serve as ad-hoc staff during the upcoming Anambra state 2025 governorship election. Naija News understands that the vacant roles include Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs), Presiding Officers (POs), Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs), Registration Area Technicians (RATECHs), and Registration Area Centre (RAC) Managers. The electoral commission stated that the online registration portal, INECPRES, will be open to the public for three weeks from Monday, September 15, to Sunday, October 5, 2025. For eligibility requirements, SPOs must be permanent staff of the Federal Public or Civil Service within Grade Levels 10…
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The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, has advised pilgrims on the 2025 Easter pilgrimage to the Holy Lands of Israel and the Kingdom of Jordan to focus on prayer, spiritual growth, and Nigeria’s peace and development during the pilgrimage. She warned that the sponsors of those who abscond would be arrested and jailed. Speaking at the pre-departure orientation programme for intending Christian pilgrims from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Speaking at the pre-departure orientation programme for intending Christian pilgrims from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mahmoud urged pilgrims to focus on prayer, spiritual growth and…
Nigerian actress Dayo Amusa has decided to withdraw the petition she filed against TikToker Segun Olaoluwa. Naija News recalls that months ago, Segun released a viral video falsely claiming that Amusa was living with HIV. The case began after Segun’s video spread widely online, prompting the actress to report the matter to the police. He was arrested and detained for the false allegation. On Monday, September 15, the TikToker shared a video recounting the harsh experience he had while in detention and tendered an apology to Amusa for spreading the false information. In response, Dayo Amusa posted a video online…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has blamed the surge in insecurity on the erosion of family values. Speaking at the opening of Exercise Haske Biyu 2025 at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, Tinubu said families must reclaim their role as the foundation of society. Represented by the wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, the First Lady noted that many parents, in the struggle to survive, have abandoned their primary duty of raising children, leaving them vulnerable to cultism, drug abuse, prostitution, and extremist ideologies “This parental absence creates a void which often…
Nigeria’s track star Tobi Amusan may have missed out on gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, but she will return home with a significant financial reward of $55,000 (about ₦82.5 million) after her silver-medal performance on Monday. Naija News reports that Tobi Amusan, 28, clocked 12.29 seconds in the women’s 100 metres hurdles final to claim second place behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji, who shocked the field with a national record of 12.24s. American Grace Stark settled for bronze in 12.34s. While Amusan’s time was not enough to repeat her 2022 triumph, her consistency at the global stage paid…
The Chairman of the Rivers State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Leader Sampson, has claimed there is no true reconciliation between the suspended Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Naija News reports that Sampson, in an interview with Daily Post, asserted that the political crisis in the rich oil state may continue and even get worse after Fubara’s return. According to the ADC chieftain, the crisis in Rivers state was politically motivated, and there is a tendency that one individual will continue to insist on what happens…
Reality TV star Tacha has tackled social critic Scott Iguma after he criticized the Lagos State government over the condition of a road leading to Ikate-Elegushi, an upscale community in Lagos. Naija News reports that Scott shared a video on Instagram showing the poor state of the road. He asked why such an environment existed in a place where residents pay billions of naira for properties. He also compared the current administration under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to past leadership, saying that Lagos once had better sanitation and order. He said: ‘’So you mean I will buy a property in Ikate…
A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has lamented over the Independent National Electoral Commission‘s (INEC) inability to call political players to order over the early campaign. Naija News reports that Galadima, while featuring on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television, stated that even though INEC is constitutionally empowered to political players to order, it cannot because those who pay the piper dictate the tune. Galadima emphasised that the ruling All Progressives Congress started the early campaign. He said, “In the last six months, I complained severally about INEC’s inability to call political players to…
Nigeria’s Charles Edward Godfred endured a tough introduction to the World Athletics Championships on Monday after failing to make it out of the men’s long jump qualifiers in Tokyo. Godfred, 21, competing on the global stage for the first time, could only manage a best leap of 7.79m, finishing 13th in his group and failing to qualify for the final. The automatic qualifying mark was 8.15m, a distance Godfred had targeted after coming in with a season’s best of 8.10m. It was a frustrating evening for the reigning Nigerian champion. He fouled his first attempt, recovered slightly with 7.68m on…
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has clarified his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Naija News Rhodes-Vivour, while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ programme on Monday, stated that he did not dump the Labour Party. Rhodes-Viviour said he is part of the LP faction that adopted the coalition party, ADC, and they are focused on building a robust coalition. He said, “The fact that I have constantly remained in the opposition throughout my political career shows more consistency than the average seen in our political…
