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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed an appeal against the judgment delivered on 5 May 2026 by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, which awarded ₦100 million in damages in favour of officials of the Department of State Services (DSS), a judgment SERAP considers...
Former Senate Minority whip, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s development approach, stressing the need to deliberately harness intellectual capacity and translate it into actionable policies and effective institutions to achieve meaningful progress across regions, particularly in the South-East The senator made this remark...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has called on all aspirants seeking elective positions on the platform of the party to conduct themselves with utmost discipline, maturity, and statesmanship ahead of the forthcoming party primaries across the country....
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has paid glowing tribute to Nigerian nurses and midwives in celebration of the 2026 World Nurses Day, describing them as the backbone of the nation’s healthcare system. In a message shared on his X handle on Monday, Obi praised healthcare workers for...
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development was in full solidarity with the twelve rescued CHIBOK girls who graduated from the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State on Saturday. The Minister Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim though could not attend the event personally due to other official Commitments, she...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Famadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, describing the move as unnecessary and ideologically misplaced. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a reaction posted on Sunday, argued that the term “homeland security”...
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, May 11, 2026, reserved ruling till June 2, 2026 on the bail application filed by one of the defendants in the alleged ₦2.04 billion money laundering trial involving staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC....
President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Bello Bodejo, is reportedly facing mounting pressure to abandon his ambition of contesting the Taraba Central Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bodejo, a frontline aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has rolled out a fleet of modern agricultural machinery as part of efforts to position the state as a leading food production hub in Nigeria. The multimillion-naira mechanisation initiative is aimed at giving farmers subsidised access to modern equipment for land clearing, precision tillage,...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has announced a series of tough security measures following renewed attacks in parts of the state, declaring that his administration would not allow communities to be overrun by violence. The governor made the declaration on Sunday during sympathy visits to attacked communities in Barkin...
In its ongoing clampdown on illegal mining activities, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, has secured the conviction of a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, from Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. He was jailed for unlawful possession of solid minerals valued at N2.4million. Bawa was sentenced...
President Bola Tinubu has, again, showered encomiums on the leader of the Afenifere socio-political group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, describing him as a steadfast voice for the unity of Nigeria and the dignity of the citizens. He said the elder statesman has spent most part of his century of life...
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, May 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced Taofeek Daniel Oriola to nine years imprisonment for money laundering. Oriola was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on a three-count...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has scaled through his screening exercise with the All Progressives Congress and has been cleared to contest in the party’s forthcoming governorship primaries later this month. The screening, which took place on Saturday at the Plateau State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, was...
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum has dismissed as illegal and unconstitutional the purported suspension of its chairman, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, Wazirin Dutse, describing the move as the handiwork of a “tiny disgruntled minority” within the forum. In a strongly-worded statement issued on Sunday, the BoT...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama has warned parties involved in the lingering dispute over the Apo Resettlement Market project to obey an existing stop-work order or face possible sanctions for contempt. Justice Yusuf Halilu gave the warning during proceedings in the suit involving Dr Shuaibu Musari,...
As a part of ongoing efforts to strengthen international confidence in Nigeria’s anti-smuggling and cargo intelligence system, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has formally handed over intercepted stolen luxury vehicles traced to Canada. The handover ceremony took place on Monday, 4 May 2026, at the Tin Can Island Port,...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving three major federal institutions for the state within three years of assuming office. Zulum made the commendation on Sunday in Bama, shortly after a sympathy visit to residents affected by a devastating windstorm that...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday morning, travelled to Bama town to commiserate with victims of a devastating windstorm that affected several households. Zulum was accompanied to Bama by the member of the House of Representatives, Engr Bukar Talba, Secretary to Borno State Government, Bukar Tijani,...