Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined a request by the State House of Assembly to initiate a probe into Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu. Justice Amadi’s decision was conveyed in a letter personally signed by him and addressed to the Speaker...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project by Shell and its partners. The President also directed his Special Adviser on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, to facilitate the gazette of the incentives in line with Nigeria’s...
Supreme Court has brought a final closure to the long-running murder case involving Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late military ruler, General Sani Abacha, over the killing of Kudirat Abiola, wife of the late politician and democracy icon, Chief MKO Abiola. In a unanimous decision delivered...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced that Nigeria no longer views food security through a narrow agricultural lens, but as a fundamental macroeconomic, security, and governance issue. He said the Federal Government had begun a multi-dimensional agricultural drive designed to insulate the nation from global shocks while restoring the...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday overulled a move by presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to stop the Department of State Services (DSS) from tendering in evidence a flash drive containing video clips, including of him calling President Bola Tinubu ‘criminal’...
Popular American YouTuber and Twitch streamer, IShowSpeed, has reached a major milestone, hitting 50 million subscribers while visiting Nigeria as part of his ongoing African tour. The 21-year-old content creator arrived in Lagos on Wednesday, exploring the city widely regarded as Nigeria’s cultural and economic hub. His visit coincided...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has assured residents of Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state that all those abducted during Sunday’s attack on the community will be rescued and returned home safely. Governor Sani gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led a high-powered...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the abduction of over 150 worshippers from churches in Kaduna State, describing the incident as another painful reminder of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and leadership failure. In a post shared on X, Obi questioned the credibility and accountability of...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have uncovered mass graves containing dozens of terrorist bodies in the Timbuktu Triangle, in what military authorities described as a clear indication of the heavy losses suffered by insurgents during recent encounters with Nigerian forces. The discovery followed sustained offensive operations in key...
Several Nigerian Army soldiers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have been killed after terrorists launched a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack on troops operating in the Timbuktu Triangle. The incident occurred on January 20, 2026, during ongoing offensive operations by troops of Operation HADIN...
Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that an abduction incident occurred in Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following days of uncertainty and conflicting reports about the situation. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, acknowledged...
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have strongly condemned the reported abduction of worshippers from churches in Kaduna State, describing the incident as another painful reminder of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. In a post on his X handle,...
Nigerian Government has announced plans to deepen investment in the economy, rely more on domestic revenue, and significantly reduce its dependence on borrowing as part of ongoing fiscal reforms. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking on Bloomberg...
Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has announced the commencement of applications for its 2026/2027 Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme, offering Nigerian students another opportunity to pursue advanced studies abroad in oil, gas and related fields. In a public notice shared via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @officialPTDF, the Fund...
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) shortly after his release from Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Malami was reportedly taken into custody after fulfilling his bail conditions and stepping out of...
The political pathway appears increasingly clear for Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), following what sources describe as a decisive, high-level meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. Politics Digest reliably gathered that the governor’s camp erupted in...
Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu, has dismissed reports alleging the kidnap of over 100 worshippers in Kajuru Local Government Area as false and deliberately fabricated to incite tension in the state. Speaking to journalists after the State Security Council meeting at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Monday,...
Drama erupted at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final on Sunday after Senegalese players briefly walked off the pitch following a controversial last-minute penalty awarded to hosts Morocco. The decision sparked angry reactions from the Senegal camp, with captain Sadio Mané seen sprinting down the tunnel in...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf have expressed deep grief and outrage over the gruesome killing of a mother and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano, describing the incident as senseless, barbaric and unacceptable. In a post on his official...
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is currently locked in a high-stakes political standoff over his planned defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Politics Digest reports. Despite weeks of back-channel negotiations, the top hierarchy of the APC at both state and...