The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dismissed allegations that it prevented family members of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai from accessing him while in custody. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, the commission’s Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Communications, John Odey, described the allegations as inaccurate…
Residents of Dei-Dei and Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory have raised concerns over the soaring prices of rams ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir festival. The residents said the rising cost of livestock was placing additional financial pressure on families already struggling with the country’s economic challenges. A survey of livestock…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled committees for its presidential and governorship primaries, appointing former governors Liyel Imoke and Abdulfatah Ahmed to oversee key processes. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi. According to the statement, Imoke has been appointed Chairman…
Governor Seyi Makinde says one of the teachers kidnapped in Ahoro-Esinle Community in Oyo State has been killed, while six suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. Makinde made the disclosure in a statement issued on Monday through his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Suleimon Olanrewaju. The governor described the killing as tragic…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says more than 20 ISIS/ISWAP fighters have been killed during coordinated airstrikes carried out in the Metele axis of Borno State. The military operation, conducted in partnership with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), targeted terrorist elements reportedly converging in the area following intelligence surveillance. In a statement released on Monday,…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted N100 million bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja in connection with allegations of breaching national security laws. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the bail on Monday after the Department of State Services (DSS) indicated that it would not oppose the application submitted by defence counsel,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja will on 26 May deliver judgment on an application seeking the withdrawal of Justice Peter Lifu from a suit challenging former President Goodluck Jonathan’s alleged eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. The application was filed by lawyer Johnmary Jideobi, the plaintiff in the case, who accused the judge…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has produced surprise outcomes in Nasarawa State after two sitting members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly lost their party tickets for the 2027 elections. Those affected include Mohammed Abdulmumini-Ari, Jeremiah Umaru, and Dr Danladi Jatau, Speaker of the Nasarawa…
The Labour Party has warned its members and aspiring candidates to disregard nomination forms allegedly issued by former National Chairman, Julius Abure, insisting that the documents have no legal or party recognition. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, described the forms as invalid and misleading. He said…
The Nigeria Police Force in Niger State has recovered a total of 67 rustled animals following separate anti-rustling operations in Munya Local Government Area and Maikunkele, Minna. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. He said the first operation followed a distress report of banditry and…
