A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced Muhammad Sani to 20 years imprisonment for concealing information about a notorious bandit, Danranmi, an act that enabled the suspect to evade arrest. Sani, a resident of Nabi Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, was convicted on...
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Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a Federal High Court judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or taking part in any state congresses organised by the caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) headed by former Senate President David Mark. The appellate court...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to enrol every Nigerian in the national identity database before the end of 2026, according to the agency’s Director-General, Abisoye Coker-Odusote. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Coker-Odusote said the directive is aimed at building a reliable national...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 18 chairmanship seats and 192 councillorship positions in the Edo State local government elections, according to the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC). Announcing the results in Benin City on Sunday, EDSIEC Chairman Jonathan Aifuobhokhan said the election was conducted in line...
A tragic accident has occurred at the construction site of the new Gombe State House of Assembly Complex, where one worker lost his life and seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries following the collapse of a section of the building under construction. The incident happened on Friday when...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally received the completed Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presidential nomination forms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general election. The nomination forms were handed over to the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, during...
Catholic Church in Nigeria has announced the death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, who passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the age of 69. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria and signed...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Friday presented a proposed ₦1.854 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly, marking his first appearance before the Martin Amaewhule-led legislature since the 2023 political crisis. The budget, titled “Budget of Resilience for Growth and Development,” projects a 24.49...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday convened a high-level security meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he received updates from the nation’s security leadership on efforts to combat insecurity across the country. The closed-door meeting brought together the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu...
Federal Government has evacuated another 287 Nigerians from South Africa as part of its ongoing efforts to bring home citizens affected by the wave of xenophobic attacks and anti-migrant protests in the country. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed the development in a post shared on...
Senate has approved a combined ₦403.1 billion for the Nigerian Police Trust Fund to strengthen security operations and improve policing across the country. The approved allocation comprises ₦170.1 billion for the 2025 fiscal year and ₦233 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, covering personnel, capital projects and overhead costs....
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, July 9, 2026 arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for fraud. Bodejo was arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of...
The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 as Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court in Abuja listened to a recording of the conversation between the former minister who is standing trial before it...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, July 9, 2026, arraigned the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar, before Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. The defendant who was also the Tribunal’s Tenders Board...
Presidential Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has argued that some Nigerians working in the United Kingdom and earning between £2,600 and £2,800 monthly could, in certain respects, be worse off than Nigerians earning ₦60,000 in Nigeria because of the high cost of living abroad. Bwala made the remarks...
The Presidency has rejected allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi that he is being targeted by the Federal Government, describing his claims as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,...
Senate has decided to hold off on any action over the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) until the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) concludes its investigation. The resolution followed a motion by Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu, who raised concerns over the...
Media entrepreneur and host of the viral talk show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, sits down with the leading presidential contender in the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in a far-reaching conversation on Nigeria’s political future, the state of the nation and his personal journey ahead of the 2027 elections....
Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the detention of Zainab Sodiq over an alleged violation of Nigeria’s regulations governing the acquisition and operation of drones. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Favour Dozie, the Service said Sodiq was intercepted...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s decision to hand the investigation into the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), insisting that only an independent judicial panel can conduct a credible and impartial inquiry....