President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, the new deputy governor of Kano State, following his swearing-in by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Tuesday. Governor Yusuf nominated Garo to fill the vacant position created by the departure of Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam, who resigned in the aftermath of the...
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A Bauchi-based public affairs analyst, Hamisu Shalele, has described Governor Bala Mohammed as one of the finest state leaders Nigeria has produced since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Speaking during an interview with NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent in Bauchi, Shalele reflected on his long-standing engagement with Nigerian politics,...
Borno State House of Assembly (BOHA) has received an Executive Communication from Governor, Babagana Zulum requesting the appointment and confirmation of three nominees as Honourable Commissioners. The communication was read during plenary by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, marking a key step in the state’s executive appointments process....
In a significant political show of support ahead of the 2027 general elections, the 244 councillors across Sokoto State have jointly purchased a N50 million nomination form for Governor Ahmed Aliyu. The councillors, operating under the umbrella of the National Council of Councillors Forum of Nigeria, made the move...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday found the Incorporated Trustees of Socio- Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) liable in a defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).The court ordered SERAP to pay the sum of N100 million...
Taraba State chapter of the City Boy Movement has officially declared its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing both leaders as experienced and performance-driven. The endorsement was made by the Taraba State Commissioner for Information and...
What began as a commercial disagreement over the Apo Resettlement Scheme Market in Abuja is fast becoming a defining moment for the enforcement of judicial authority and the protection of property investors in Nigeria. At the center of the controversy is the alleged refusal by Manillah Integrated Partners Ltd...
Proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja featured the playing of video recordings involving three defendants accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. In the footage, retired Navy Captain Erasmus Victor and Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim admitted they were aware of the alleged coup plot, while...
A prominent figure in the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has called on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to align with the party as part of efforts to build a strong opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has inaugurated a Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR), Peace and Security Committee, pledging strong political backing to ensure its success in tackling insecurity and sustaining peace across the state. The committee, whose framework was facilitated by the Office of the National Security Adviser and...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will on Tuesday deliver judgment in a N5.5 billion defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Incorporated Trustees of Socio- Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The group had on September 9,...
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has reaffirmed that the deliberate and strategic investments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in Northern Nigeria are designed to transform the region into a formidable economic bloc and a model of development for neighbouring countries across...
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, May 4, 2026 convicted and sentenced one Saleh Isa Abdullahi to six month imprisonment. The convict was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one count...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned one Barrister Mike Ikegbunam before Justice M. T. Segun-Bello of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering and obtaining by false pretence to the tune...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Okeke Ejike Callistus, a fake Bureau De Change operator before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State. Callistus was arraigned on a ten-count charge bordering on forgery...
Federal Ministry of Education has announced the appointment of Mr. Ikharo Attah as Special Adviser on Media and Communication in the Office of the Honourable Minister of Education Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa. In a statement by the Special Adviser (Strategy & Implementation, Lanre Lamina, on Monday in Abuja, the...
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, remains committed to repositioning and transforming the Nigerian Police through the education sector by ensuring the upgrade of the police academy and other police institutions across the country. Alausa stated this on Monday in his office when the...
Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned Chidiebere Justice Mark aka Justice Crack, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime. Mark, who was arrested by the Nigerian Army over the weekend, was accused of circulating false information in a viral...
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has announced he will no longer contest the 2027 governorship election in Bauchi State, despite mounting pressure from supporters. In a 10-minute video message delivered in Hausa, Pate said his decision followed careful reflection and extensive consultations with key stakeholders....
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kurudu, Abuja, has declined jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others, seeking to restrain the Commission from carrying out its statutory investigative functions. The Applicants, Mr. Adediran Seyi and...