The Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Tuesday that Omoyele Sowore’s prosecution by the Department of State Services (DSS) is linked to the security risks of his social media posts against President Bola Tinubu. Cyril Nosike, the first prosecution witness, explained under cross-examination by Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, that the charges followed posts on…
A trial began in Abuja on Tuesday over allegations that an Abuja-based lawyer and four social media influencers defamed Senator Shehu Umar online. The first prosecution witness, SP Michael Kalu, a police investigator with the National Cybercrime Centre, outlined how the defendants were tracked following a complaint by the senator. Senator Umar, Chairman of the…
Alhaji Kabiru Marafa, a former four-term member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, the party announced on Tuesday. Marafa, who served the Wurno/Rabah Federal Constituency from 2003 until 2019, was received by APC State Chairman Alhaji Isah Sadiq-Achida, along with hundreds of supporters, including…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said Nigeria is currently responding to multiple infectious disease outbreaks across all six geopolitical zones. The outbreaks, which include diphtheria, cholera, Lassa fever, and measles, were disclosed by Dr. Jide Idris, Director-General of NCDC, on Tuesday during a three-day Stakeholder Workshop on Preparedness and Response…
The Nigerian Navy has appointed Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho as its new Director of Naval Information, following the approval of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas. The appointment was announced on Tuesday in a statement by the Chief of Policy and Plans (Navy), Rear Adm. Akinola Olodude, in Abuja. Capt. Folorunsho succeeds…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Justice Oyewole Kayode as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter during plenary on Tuesday. In the letter, Tinubu cited Section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
Stakeholders in Daura Local Government Area (LGA), under the umbrella of Concerned Daura Citizens, have distanced themselves from the endorsement of Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, for re-election. The group reacted on Tuesday in Daura to the endorsement of the governor by stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. Speaking on behalf of…
Abba Atiku Abubakar, the son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign for the 2027 general elections after defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Abubakar announced his endorsement during a visit to the leadership of the City Boy Movement (CBM) in Abuja, where he led…
A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has been unable to proceed with a scheduled hearing on the interim forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, following procedural issues. Justice Emeka Nwite had earlier ordered the temporary forfeiture of the assets on 6 January after granting an ex parte application…
Rauf Aregbesola, National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has warned that political defections ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections may not translate into electoral victory, insisting that voters remain the ultimate arbiters of power. He spoke at the public presentation of The Loyalist in Abuja, a memoir written by the ADC’s National Publicity…
