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 ...

Nigerian businessman Isaac Fayose has criticised Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the disclosure of personal information belonging to Nollywood actor Emeka Ike. Fayose argued that Olayinka should be facing ...

The All Politicians Congress (APC) has reiterated that the former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Ali Pantami, remains a member of the party. According to the Gombe State chapter of the APC, due process was not followed regarding ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has revoked the bail granted to human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, after he failed to appear before the court for proceedings in his ongoing trial. Justice ...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to pay a total of N1 million in costs after dismissing separate applications seeking the withdrawal of Justice Peter ...

The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports alleging that the Nigeria Education Management Information System (NEMIS) was hacked, describing the claims as “inaccurate and misleading.” In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the Director of Press and ...

Former presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Hashim, has described a Federal High Court ruling ordering the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Accord Party, as a threat to Nigeria’s multi-party democracy. In ...

Suspected gunmen on Monday night attacked the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos in Plateau State, killing three security operatives in an attempt to breach the country’s foremost policy institution. Sources said the attackers stormed ...

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has directed the Federal Government to officially register the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) as a trade union. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, ruled that ...

The Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Caucus has rejected the emergence of the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi, as the party’s candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The elders also ...

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticised the Senate’s decision to reject a proposal seeking an investigation into military spending despite worsening insecurity across the country. Adebayo argued that accountability in defence expenditure should ...

A former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has urged U.S. President Donald Trump and the international community to intervene in the planned deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following a recent court ruling. In a ...

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has revealed that he personally advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to contest Nigeria’s 1999 presidential election after regaining his freedom from prison. The retired General said his counsel was based on ...

Nigerian troops have killed a notorious bandit commander, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo, during a security operation that stopped an attempted mass abduction of students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Kogi State. The operation took place in ...