Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a fresh petition urging it to reopen the alleged financial crimes case involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and determine whether prosecution should follow. The petition was submitted by former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, who...
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Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed gratitude to God over the successful surgery of Pope Leo XIV and prayed for the Holy Father’s full recovery. Obi made this known in a post on his official X account on Wednesday, where he said he had remembered...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government over concerns raised by the United States about Nigeria’s investment environment, saying the report reflects deeper challenges affecting the country’s economic growth. Obi, in a statement shared on his X handle on Wednesday, said the warning...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is planning to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to manipulate the 2027 general elections in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The NDC made the allegation in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesman,...
In the bid to strengthen legal processes and expedite criminal prosecutions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Judiciary to dismantle the procedural loopholes and flawed prosecution tactics that allow for the escape justice. He demanded an aggressive overhaul of the justice system to ensure that no well-connected individual...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has declared unequivocally that algorithms will not decide the outcome of the 2027 General Elections, insisting that the sovereign will of the Nigerian people remains the sole determinant of who governs the country. Speaking at the...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to Nigerians facing economic hardship and insecurity to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), describing the ballot as a tool for peaceful change. Atiku made the call in a message shared on his official X account on Wednesday, where he acknowledged the...
President Bola Tinubu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for its record-breaking achievements in combating financial crimes, recovering illicit assets and strengthening Nigeria’s international financial standing and called for stronger collaboration among all stakeholders in the anti-corruption corridor. The President gave the applause in Abuja on...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has accused opposition politicians of misleading Nigerians about President Bola Tinubu’s performance, arguing that partisan interests should not prevent a fair assessment of the administration’s record. Wike, who spoke during a media parley in Abuja on Tuesday, maintained that...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained the omission of some candidates from the final list for the 2027 governorship election, citing a recent Supreme Court judgment affirming the mandatory submission of membership registers by political parties. In statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has challenged former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s prediction about the outcome of the 2027 presidential election, questioning the strength of his political support following a town hall meeting in Cross River State. Wike, who spoke during his...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has defended the emerging political coalition supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, insisting that the initiative is designed to strengthen the president’s electoral chances rather than undermine the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, who spoke during a media parley in...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has assured the government of Qatar of the FCT Administration’s support in resolving concerns over a parcel of land allocated to the country for its embassy in Abuja, pledging that the government would take necessary action to address the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that his administration’s infrastructure projects and engagement with indigenous communities will strengthen support for President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the government’s performance in the territory would speak for itself. Wike, who spoke during a media parley...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Tuesday, scuttled it’s own appeal against a N101 million defamation judgement awarded in May by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in favour of two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The move prompted the special panel...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region has absolutely nothing to fear from a second term for the President. With urgent intensity, he implored northern leaders and citizens...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced a Profit After Tax of ₦7.2 trillion for the 2025 financial year, a 33 per cent increase over the previous year, as the company also declared a dividend of ₦5.8 trillion. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bashir Ojulari,...
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, October 8, 2026, arraigned a Nigerian-American, Oluwatobi Adegoke, before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court, Lagos State, sitting in Ikeja, on a one-count charge bordering on stealing. Adegoke’s journey to the dock started...
Justice M.S. Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental human rights suit filed by Abuja-based businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the originating suit no : FHC/ABJ/CS/466/2026, Achimugu approached the court for determination of whether the defendant, ...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday declared that he would lead the campaign to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the FCT as well as Rivers State in 2027, unveiling a cross-party mobilisation strategy involving stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the...