Former Imo State Chief of Staff and governorship candidate, Mr Uche Nwosu, has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), firmly denying rumours of a possible defection to another party. The revalidation took place during the APC’s ongoing e-registration exercise in Eziama Obaire Ward, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State. In a…
Gov Hyacinth Alia will not honour the House of Representatives Committee invitation scheduled for Thursday, May 8. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House had summoned the Governors of Benue and Zamfara, alongside their Assembly leadership. Kula…
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the N100 billion suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and its co-defendants over an oil import licence dispute. Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed the suit following an oral application by the defence lawyers after…
Nigeria’s football authorities say they have received no official word from FIFA on whether South Africa will face sanctions for fielding midfielder Teboho Mokoena in a World Cup qualifier despite a suspension. Reports circulated this week that FIFA had quietly cleared South Africa, but NFF spokesperson Ademola Olajire dismissed them, saying only a formal ruling…
Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo says that the state loses over $1 billion in investments yearly due to cultism. The governor made the claim in a statement in Benin on the economic toll of cult-related violence. Okpebholo explained that cult groups not only destroy lives and property but also scare away investors and dampen tourism…
The corruption trial of Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retired), has been postponed once more after a technical error over the prosecution’s witness list forced proceedings to halt in Abuja on Tuesday. Dasuki, once one of the most powerful figures in Nigeria’s security establishment, is accused of orchestrating the diversion of ₦33.2…
The former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) has regained his freedom after spending 56 days in captivity. Tsiga was abducted from his hometown in Bakori Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State on February 5, 2025, alongside nine other residents. His release comes after prolonged negotiations and the…
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill establishing the Kano State Neighborhood Security Corps. This followed deliberations in the Committee of the Whole House during a plenary session presided over by Speaker, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore (NNPP-Rogo). Subsequent to the deliberations, the lawmakers approved the 3rd reading of the bill, as presented by…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several suspects, including a 75-year-old man, during a series of anti-narcotic and security operations nationwide. According to a statement by agency spokesperson Femi Babafemi on Sunday, the elderly man was arrested on 22 October with 4.7kg of cannabis in Ovum village, Obingwa LGA, Abia State. Another…
The House of Representatives has asked the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to submit to the guidelines and a detailed report of the conduct of 2025 the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) to it within 24 hours. The House Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies made the request at the investigative hearing on the immediate…
