President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026. The brief signing ceremony took place at the President’s office at the State House, Abuja with Principal officers of the National Assembly in attendance. The National Assembly had on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill. The amendment comes amid…
Ali Bello, on Wednesday, tendered the Certified True Copies (CTCs) of a judgment and an enrolled order of Kogi High Court in his defence of allegations that the extra-judicial statements made in the ongoing trial were not voluntarily obtained by the EFCC operatives. Likewise, Dauda Sulaiman, the 2nd defendant in the alleged N10 billion money…
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared Wednesday, Feb. 18, as the first day of Ramadan 1447 AH in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent of Ramadan 1447 AH in a statement issued by Alhaji Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman…
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026, following a tense and rowdy session marked by heated debates and a division over key provisions of the proposed legislation. Proceedings in the upper chamber were momentarily stalled as lawmakers commenced clause-by-clause consideration of the bill. The disruption followed a demand…
In a startling turn of events, former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday evening, just moments after being released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). El-Rufai had been in EFCC custody since Monday, facing serious corruption allegations. Witnesses reported that El-Rufai was…
The capital city of Abuja recently witnessed the launch of three transformative books authored by Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, shedding light on the critical importance of documentation in driving national development. The titles—Evolution and Development of a Federal Capital Territory(Second Edition), When the Spirit Whispers, and Steward of the Nation: The Role of Civil Servants…
The FCT chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has condemned the assault of one of its members by suspected ‘one-chance’ criminals in Abuja. The condemnation is contained in a statement signed by the chapter’s Chairman, Mr Jama Medan, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday. Medan said the victim, a…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for the prompt signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, in Abuja on Wednesday, described the development as “apt”….
The family of Bege Timothy Suchet, a Kaduna-based teacher and activist, is sounding the alarm over his prolonged disappearance, now entering its fourth year. This troubling situation arose following a police raid conducted by the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on March 30, 2022, which sought to apprehend him. The Raid: A Disturbing…
The family of a Kaduna-based teacher and activist, Bege Timothy Suchet, has raised the alarm over his continued disappearance for four years now after members of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) raided his home seeking his arrest. The officers from the IRT, Abuja, had stormed the house of Timothy on March 30,…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026. The brief signing ceremony took place at the President’s office at the State House, Abuja with Principal officers of the National Assembly in attendance. The National Assembly had on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) Bill. The amendment comes amid…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, has reaffirmed his administration’s strategic partnership with the Nigerian Army in the ongoing fight against kidnapping and other criminal activities across the state. Okpebholo made this known on Wednesday when he received the Commander of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport, Maj.-Gen. Nansak Danjuma Shagaya, alongside other senior…
A Department of State Services,(DSS)’ witness, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how cell phone analysis of four defendants who allegedly carried out the terror attack on Owo church placed them at the crime scene. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspected terrorists were alleged to have perpetrated the…
Mr Julius Adamu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Bwari Area Council chairmanship in the FCT elections scheduled for Feb. 21, has withdrawn from the race. Adamu stepped aside for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Joshua Musa, less than 72 hours before the poll. He explained during an engagement in Abuja on…
