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As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general election, one policy reality stands above all others: the urgent amendment of the Electoral Act 2022. This is no longer a discretionary reform agenda or a matter of political convenience; it is a foundational requirement for electoral integrity. Without timely legislative correction of its loopholes and enforcement failures, the prospect of a credible 2027 election is structurally undermined. The Electoral Act 2022 was widely celebrated upon enactment as a landmark reform. However, its first real test during the 2023 general election exposed deep structural weaknesses. Gaps in enforcement, ambiguities in critical provisions, and…

The National Inland Waterways Authority said it is sustaining collaboration with the private sector to enhance efficiency and expand service delivery. According Wednesday’s statement, the Acting Managing Director of NIWA, Yusuf Girei, disclosed this in Abuja when the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Fatima Mahmood, engaged with the management of NIWA on strengthening safety awareness and improving service delivery across Nigeria’s inland waterways. The statement indicated that the meeting focused on familiarising the Permanent Secretary with NIWA’s operations and assessing how NIWA’s programmes align with the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy’s mandate under…

Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has likened the passion of Nigerian fans to that of Turkish supporters, citing the intense criticism players receive from both fan bases, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen was speaking during a “Here or There” segment on Bleacher Report Football, where he was asked to compare various aspects of life in Nigeria and Turkey. After revealing his preference for Nigerian food, the Super Eagles striker was asked about the fans, and he did not hesitate to draw parallels between both countries. “I think the fans are the same because the criticism is so high in my country…

In its earnings report, Tesla says that the third-generation version of its Optimus humanoid robot “meant for mass production” will be unveiled in the first quarter of 2026.This new version of Optimus will include “major upgrades from version 2.5, including our latest hand design.” And the company is making preparations for the first production line, which will commence “before the end of 2026.” Tesla says its planning for the eventual capacity of 1 million robots produced per year. Elon Musk previously predicted that Tesla would produce 5,000 robots in 2025, though its unlikely he met that milestone.Musk has also predicted…

Ethereum layer 2 MegaETH has penciled its mainnet launch for Feb. 9 after a rigorous “global stress test” last week to ensure the high‑speed chain is ready for public use.“Get ready for the fastest* EVM chain ever,” MegaETH co-founder and chief technology officer Lei Yang posted to X on Wednesday after the chain was seen processing up to 35,000 transactions per second during the seven-day stress test.Public Mainnet // 02.09.26 pic.twitter.com/fMcqVnQ7ZB— MegaETH (@megaeth) January 28, 2026 The test involved MegaETH opening the mainnet to select users to test latency-sensitive apps while MegaETH devs pushed the chain to the limit on…

Shania Twain is peeling back the complexities from her childhood. “[Singing in] bars when I was a child were definitely the hardest,” Twain, 60, said on the Monday, January 25, episode of the “How to Fail” podcast. “They were smoke-filled rooms at the time. By the time, I was allowed in the bar as a child, … a child could enter a bar, a liquor premises, only after the physical bar stopped serving [alcohol].” Most bars stopped serving drinks at midnight, which was when Twain would be allowed to take the stage. “I would go to do the ‘after hours’…

Civil rights activists and advocacy groups have condemned the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Police Command over the violent dispersal of peaceful protesters and journalists at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday. PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier on Wednesday that residents from Makoko, Owode-Onirin Spare Parts Market, Oworonshoki, Bariga, Ajegunle and other affected communities had marched from Ikeja Underbridge to the Assembly to protest years of forced evictions and demolitions that have displaced families and destroyed livelihoods. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “Save Our Souls” and “Stop the Killings, Stop…

A legal practitioner, Opatola Victor, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for seeking to increase the number of Appeal Court Justices. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, Victor, however, said that this measure alone is not enough for the Nigerian judiciary. He called for total independence of the judiciary, particularly its capacity to draw its budget directly from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. According to him, judicial independence is central to building public confidence and ensuring that people trust the system. “Expanding the Appeal Court Justices is a welcome development. It will ensure that cases at the appellate level…

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has dismissed as inconsequential, the opinion by a former Rivers SouthEast Senator, Magnus Abe, that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is the leader of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress APC. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the APC Chieftain said, Abe and the FCT Minister are non members of the APC and therefore have no stake whatsoever in the party to warrant the frequent meddling that adds no value to the electoral chances of the progressives party. Eze said, “Abe left the APC in…

A man has been reportedly killed by suspected armed herders in a renewed attack along the Agagbe–Naka–Agatu axis in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. Security sources informed Zagazola Makama that the incident took place on January 27 at about 6:01 p.m. According to the source, military personnel alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Naka Division through a distress call, reporting that a resident of Naka, identified as Iorsugh Genabe, was attacked and killed while travelling on the road by suspected herder bandits. “The DPO immediately mobilised a patrol team alongside other tactical units and proceeded…