Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States halts what it described as its “acts of aggression.” The announcement came as fighting between Iran and the United States, which reportedly began in late February, continued to disrupt...
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Police have arrested Adeniyi Adeyemi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), in Osun State following a court-issued bench warrant. Confirming the development, Force Public Relations Officer, Okokon Iniedu, said, “We have just confirmed the arrest of Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi by...
Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), following his absence from court for his arraignment. The arrest order was granted after...
House of Representatives has abandoned its own proposed bill on state police and decided to consider the version submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The Executive-sponsored Constitution Alteration Bill on State Police was introduced during Tuesday’s plenary and passed both first and second readings. Lawmakers immediately referred the bill to...
House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has intensified its investigation into the alleged failure of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other government-owned enterprises to remit operating surplus due to the Federal Government. During a hearing on Tuesday, the committee directed the Office...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar says silence, indifference and passage of time cannot kill the unfolding corruption allegations against Tinubu’s Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. Reacting to the latest report by the Gazette newspaper, accusing the Chief of Staff...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a criminal investigation into the actions of Mr. Nafiu Bala following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) denial of claims that he accessed the commission’s candidate nomination portal and uploaded candidates on behalf of the party for the 2027 general elections. The...
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...
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...