Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, dismissed an application filed by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the N110.4 billion alleged fraud charge preferred against him by the...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has revoked the bail earlier granted to the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, after he failed to appear for the continuation of his trial. The decision was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Mohammed Umar following submissions by the...
Katsina State Government has introduced fresh security measures aimed at curbing criminal activities, including a statewide ban on the sale, purchase, transportation and storage of petroleum products in Jerry cans. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda signed the Executive Order, which takes immediate effect, as part of efforts to prevent fuel...
A Federal High Court in Katsina State has sentenced a female arms courier to death by hanging after the Department of State Services (DSS) successfully prosecuted her for conspiracy to commit, aid and abet terrorism, the second death sentence secured by the DSS in the month of June. The...
President Bola Tinubu has again charged the Nigerian judiciary to ensure swift, fair justice that is blind to a litigant’s status or tribe, insisting that a compromised legal system threatens democratic stability. Instead of widespread citizen frustration with prolonged case backlogs and slow adjudication, he maintained that the administration...
The trial of a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero continued on Monday, June 15, 2026, before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama,...
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, June 15, 2026 dismissed an application filed by the counsel to a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq seeking the setting aside of the Bench Warrant and Warrant of Arrest issued...
Troops of the Nigerian Army with the support of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have successfully rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar and former Director Defence Information, who was abducted by bandits alongside her husband a few weeks ago. Director Defence Information, Maj....
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned a Federal High Court judgment reportedly ordering its deregistration, describing the decision as a dangerous assault on democracy and a calculated attempt to weaken opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity...
Trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, suffered a setback on Monday as two co-defendants failed to appear before the Federal High Court in Kaduna, forcing the court to adjourn proceedings until June 24, 2026. The case, which is being heard by Justice Hauwau Buhari, involves allegations of...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties for failing to satisfy constitutional requirements governing political party participation in Nigeria. Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Lifu held that the affected parties failed to meet the minimum electoral performance...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerian youths to actively participate in the country’s democratic process by registering to vote and obtaining their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Obi made the appeal in a message shared on his X handle on Monday, where he reflected...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, following consultations involving party...
A delegation from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), led by the Chief of Administration (Army), Major General IM Abdullahi, on Sunday, 14 June 2026, paid condolence visits to the family of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) and the Katsina State Government following the tragic demise of the senior...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the National Assembly for proceeding on recess on Democracy Day, describing the decision as disappointing and contrary to the spirit of June 12, a date widely regarded as a symbol of Nigeria’s democratic struggle. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged young Nigerians to remain committed to building the country despite prevailing economic and social challenges, telling them that Nigeria’s future depends largely on their energy, innovation and participation in democracy. In his Democracy Day address on Thursday, the President made a direct appeal...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday vowed to intensify Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping, declaring that his administration would show “no mercy” to those responsible for violence across the country. Speaking in his Democracy Day address, the President said security remains central to the survival of Nigeria’s...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday declared that while the heroes of the June 12 struggle secured democracy for Nigeria, the responsibility of the current generation is to deliver economic prosperity to citizens. In his Democracy Day address to the nation, Tinubu said the country’s democratic journey must now...
NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of food security, arguing that Nigeria’s hunger crisis has deepened despite President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency on food security nearly three years ago. In a statement shared on his X account, Obi questioned the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration will not rest until the dividends of democracy are equitably distributed across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its satellite towns and the entire country. He promised a balanced infrastructural and socio-economic development across both the city center and the suburbs...