About six aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina, have submitted petitions to the party’s Appeal Committee following the conduct of the Ward and Local Government Congresses. The Chairman of the Appeal Committee, Sadiq Mohammed-Ali, disclosed this on Sunday in Katsina during a press conference convened to address concerns arising from the…
Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Enforcement Commission (ICPC) over alleged unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. El-Rufai, through his team of lawyers led by Oluwole Iyamu, SAN, prayed the court to declare that the search warrant…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently review its stance on electoral reforms, advocating for the mandatory real-time transmission of results. The conference stressed the need to restore dwindling citizens’ trust in the nation’s democracy. Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, the Archbishop of Owerri and outgoing President of…
Al-Habibiyah Islamic Society has called on the Federal Government to remove tax on charitable properties to enable the new tax law work effectively. Its National Chief Imam/Executive Director, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, made the call on Sunday at the 23rd Annual Ramadan National Unity Lecture in Abuja. The theme of the lecture was “Making the New…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has peacefully conducted its Wards and Local Governments congresses across all the 147 political wards and 14 LGAs of Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party’s executives produced by the congresses emerged through consensus in a peaceful exercise. Addressing newsmen in Gusau on Sunday, the Chairman…
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has urged Nigerian leaders to place the common good above personal and partisan interests. Kaigama made the call during his homily at the opening Mass of the first 2026 Plenary Assembly of the (CBCN) on Sunday in Abuja. Speaking on the theme, “The Common Good and…
Former Presidents of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan have eulogised Imo businessman and philanthropist, Chief Success Akagburuonye, on his 60th birthday. The former Nigerian leaders showered encomium on Akagburuonye, at a Church service on Sunday, held at Noah’s Ark Assemblies of God Church, in Agbor Uvuru, Aboh Mbaise, to mark his birthday….
The Afemai Islamic Movement (AIM) has unveiled a Ramadan initiative aimed at curbing organised crime through moral and ethical methods rooted in Islamic teachings. The President of AIM, Dr Ismael Danesi, said at the movement’s 2026 annual Ramadan lecture in Abuja on Sunday that the initiative was designed to promote moral reform as a tool…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Danjuma Shekwolo of All Progressive Congress (APC) as the elected chairman of Kuje Area Council. The Collation Officer for Kuje, Prof. Nkiruka Odoh, said that Shekwolo won the election, having scored the highest number of votes cast. She said the APC candidate scored 17,269 votes to defeat…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi has declared its recently concluded Ward and Local Government congresses a resounding success, describing the congresses as peaceful, seamless and devoid of rancour. Mr. Abdullahi Bello, APC State Chairman, made the declaration in a statement he issued on Sunday in Lokoja. The APC Chairman said the process brought…
