The Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned hearing in an appeal challenging the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and three other political parties to July 7. The appellate court shifted the hearing from June 25 ...
Three people have been confirmed dead after a building collapsed in the Satellite Town area of Badagry, Lagos State. The residential building, located at Old Ojo Road by Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, collapsed on the morning of ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended an electoral officer allegedly involved in the recent voter data leak, saying investigations by security agencies and data protection regulators are still ongoing. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and ...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has emphasised that the active participation of young Nigerians in politics and governance is vital to the country’s democratic development. Amupitan made the remark on Thursday, June 25, ...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 2 for further hearing in a N10 billion fundamental rights suit filed by Nollywood actor and politician, Emeka Ike, against Lere Olayinka, an aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital ...
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday stepped down the consideration of the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) sent to it by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Politics Nigeria reports that the request was presented to the lawmakers during an emergency ...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects, including a former security guard, in connection with the murder of former Ogun State Television broadcaster, Olakitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo. The state Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, ...
The presidency has officially confirmed that plans are underway to alter the current national minimum wage configuration because the current economic situation has made the baseline salary unsustainable. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this disclosure while ...
Activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has called for a mass revolution in Nigeria. Sowore said such a movement would remove what he described as unfit leaders from power and ensure a fair redistribution of the nation’s wealth among ...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has forwarded the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to the Rivers State House of Assembly for consideration. The Speaker of the House, Martin Chike Amaewhule, announced the submission during an emergency plenary session on Thursday, ...
Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi has provided insight into the expected operations of Nigeria’s proposed state policing system. The lawmaker, who also serves as Deputy Senate Whip, said the specific crimes to be handled by the state police and the Federal Police ...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has interrogated popular social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, over a leaked video connected to an ongoing coup trial. This follows an order by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all commercial banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions across the country to immediately freeze the accounts, assets, and transactions of six individuals and four Bureau De Change operators linked to terrorism ...
A three-storey building has collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State, leaving many people trapped beneath the rubble. The incident occurred at about 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, according to witnesses. Emergency responders and rescue operators had yet to arrive ...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the release of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, following his detention over alleged cybercrime charges. The Islamic human rights organisation also urged Sowore and other activists in the country to exercise caution ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received the Ogun State All Progressives Congress governorship ticket and offered his support and advice to the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, following the formal presentation of his running mate, Mrs Kudirat ...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dragged former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna over an alleged ₦8.68 billion fraud linked to a CCTV surveillance contract. El-Rufai ...
The Delta State government has dismissed widely circulating reports claiming that the former Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has passed away. The clarification was made by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, ...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the administration of President Bola Tinubu over what he described as attempts to shift responsibility for Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and economic hardship to the media and ordinary citizens. Atiku was reacting to comments by ...
The family of the late Nollywood comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has appealed for financial assistance, saying they are facing hardship following his passing. According to the widow of the late actor, the family has been ...