Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate and current Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has declared that any group or individual threatening Nigeria’s peace would be met with decisive action if he becomes president. Obi made the remarks on ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have moved to restart negotiations with the Federal Government over a new national minimum wage, warning that the current N70,000 monthly pay is no longer enough for workers to survive on. ...

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced an anti-defection policy aimed at preventing elected officials from abandoning the party after winning elections, although its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and running mate, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, are exempt from the requirement. Unveiled ...

The Federal Government has recorded about 150 convictions in the first two days of the latest round of terrorism trials taking place at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), ...

The Akwa Ibom chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has commended Governor Umo Eno for the payment of outstanding arrears owed to local government workers. In a statement signed by Anestina Iweh, state president of NULGE, ...

Akinjide Akinola, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed claims linking Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara west, to a recent seizure of gold bars by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued on ...

IGP Tunji Disu, on Tuesday, visited Zamfara state and attended funeral prayers for three police officers who were killed in the line of duty. The IGP joined officers, family members and residents at the Salat al-Janazah held in honour of ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has attributed the rising insecurity in the state to the lack of adequate arms for the state’s security outfit, the Amotekun Corps. Makinde alleged that the regional security agency has not been sufficiently equipped ...

The 2027 presidential candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi has reiterated his commitment to inclusive dialogue as a strategy for tackling Nigeria’s persistent insecurity challenges. Obi made this known while responding to discussions around Sheikh Abubakar Gumi’s ...

Senator Godswill Akpabio, President of the Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, announced the suspension of the ongoing legislative recess over the worsening security situation across the country. Akpabio directed an emergency plenary sitting for senators to deliberate on ...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has stayed the execution of the Federal High Court judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to request a stay of execution on a Federal High Court judgment that ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Katsina State has sentenced a woman, Hauwa’u Mukhtar, to death by hanging after convicting her of terrorism-related offences linked to bandit activities in the North-West. The court found Mukhtar guilty of conspiring with terrorists ...

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has revealed that approximately 150 convictions have been secured within the first two days of the Federal Government’s ongoing mass trial of terrorism suspects. Fagbemi disclosed this ...

President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigerian military and other security agencies for the killing of notorious bandit leader, Ibrahim Bastuji and the successful rescue of the widow of the late General Abubakar Rabe. In a statement issued by his ...

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday demolished a building in Ibadan allegedly used as a storage facility for arms and ammunition. The property, located in the Gbenku area along Arubiewe Road, off Olodo Garage in Ibadan, was reportedly discovered during ...

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, seeking to stop his ongoing N110 billion fraud trial. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Justice ...

Prominent social media personality and rights activist, Martyn Vincent, widely known as VeryDarkMan, has spearheaded a massive demonstration in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The activist and a large crowd of residents stormed the streets to demand immediate government ...

In a massive show of solidarity, the people of Ebonyi State on Monday formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, as their sole presidential candidate for the 2027 election, with Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi, CON, declaring that ...

The Senate has dismissed claims by Edo North Senator Adams Oshiomhole that the signatures of some lawmakers were forged or improperly included in the report recommending the suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended in March 2025 ...