President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, said the newly completed Phase I of the Kuje-Gwagwalada Dual Carriageway has brought an end to decades of hardship, insecurity and economic losses suffered by residents and commuters along the corridor. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the commissioning of the 7-kilometre...
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign Bello Abdullahi Bodejo before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over allegations bordering on terrorism financing and money laundering to the tune of $2.530 million. The EFCC, on Monday, June 22, 2026 filed a twelve-count charge before the...
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, adjourned the trial-within-trial in the alleged N109.5 billion fraud case involving a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, till October 13, 2026, for adoption of final written addresses. Idris is being...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged candidates contesting in the 2027 general elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be prepared to struggle for power. Wike, a national leader of the PDP, stated this during the party’s 109th National Executive...
Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow the establishment of State Police Services across Nigeria. The proposed law introduces a dual policing system made up of the Federal Police Service and separate State Police Services. The bill scaled second and third readings...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the remand of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in Kuje Correctional Centre, warning that the development could send troubling signals about the state of democracy in Nigeria. In a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday,...
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a bill to the Senate seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution to allow the establishment of state police across Nigeria. The proposal, titled the State Police Bill 2026, is aimed at creating a legal framework that will support decentralised policing and improve security...
Presidency has strongly rejected calls by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, describing the demand as “childish,” “hollow,” and a distraction from ongoing efforts to address Nigeria’s challenges. In a statement issued on Monday, Special Adviser to the President...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, citing what he described as worsening economic conditions, rising insecurity and failures in governance. Obi made the call in a statement posted on his X account on Tuesday, where he reflected on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). He succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned his appointment after less than one year in office. President Tinubu appointed Professor Aina in July last year, and...
Security operatives have intercepted a cache of arms and ammunition allegedly being transported to criminal groups operating in Kogi State, leading to the arrest of three suspects in a coordinated operation involving multiple security agencies. The Kogi State Government disclosed the development in a statement issued on Monday by...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, admitted in evidence a testimony by a witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial of former Kaduna state governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai for allegedly wiretapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu...
Fresh security concerns have emerged in Nigeria’s North-West following allegations that notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has acquired sophisticated weapons and intensified the training of new fighters. Speaking to the BBC Hausa Service, the leader of Rundunar Adalchi in Sokoto State, Bashir Altine Guyawa Isa, claimed that intelligence available...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives nationwide, with the fatality rate increasing to 25 per cent. According to the agency’s Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 23 (June 1–7, 2026), the figure is higher than the 18.9 per...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has used the occasion of Father’s Day to reflect on Nigeria’s journey over the decades, expressing concern over what he described as the country’s declining fortunes while urging citizens to take responsibility for building a better future. In a message shared...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his resounding victory in Saturday’s Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, commended the people of Ekiti State for their peaceful and orderly conduct, and for reposing their trust in Governor...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rabiu Garba Aiki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election in Kebbi State. Announcing the result at the collation centre, the Returning Officer, Professor Muhammad Bashar Danladi, said Aiki secured 4,871 votes. His closest challenger, Aliyu...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, said...
Ilawe-Ekiti on Saturday experienced low voter turnout in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who moved round the town, also observed that some residents were busy with their commercial activities, while others were actively engaged in house chores. NAN also noted that...