Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has announced that the Federal Government has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards to strengthen security across the state. The governor made this known on Thursday in Jos while expressing appreciation to Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his visit and intervention in addressing the...
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has stirred fresh political debate after criticising individuals he described as former defenders of democracy who, according to him, have now become “destroyers” of democratic ideals. Obi made the remarks in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, where he...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Wednesday met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefed the President on the recent Palm Sunday night attack in Angwan Rukuba community of Jos North Local Government Area and the steps taken to restore calm. Governor Mutfwang...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday held separate meetings with key leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as part of ongoing consultations aimed at strengthening the party and deepening Nigeria’s democracy. The visits, which took place in Abuja, were described...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) interpretation of the Court of Appeal ruling, alleging that the electoral body acted under pressure from Tinubu led government panicked by the opposition momentum despite its efforts to destroy all opposition parties and foist a one-party rule...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Iperu, Ogun State, tomorrow to flag off operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport. Instead, he will head to Jos, capital of Plateau state, to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the recent gun attacks,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it will not recognise any group or faction claiming authority over the African Democratic Congress (ADC), thereby shutting down all administrative and political processes within the party until the courts resolve the dispute. It therefore took far-reaching decision that could reshape...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged a fresh plot by agents of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilise the party through a sponsored protest in Abuja, following what it described as growing momentum within its ranks. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ADC National Publicity Secretary,...
The Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, Chinedu Eneanya, in the trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, told Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Emefiele violated the provisions of the...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday took former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, into custody shortly after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, which fixed April 14 for ruling on his bail application. The court had earlier heard arguments from both prosecution and...
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali has officially tendered his resignation to the Presidency. Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Office of the Minister of Transportation, Umar Jibril, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said this move follows the presidential directive requiring all...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, re-arraigned Nadabo Energy Boss, Abubakar Ali Peters, for an alleged N1.4 billion oil fraud before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Peters alongside his company, Nadabo...
Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 has granted the final forfeiture of N3,444,000.,000 (Three Billion, Four hundred and Forty Four Million Naira) and three properties linked to Salihu Nuhu Jamari while serving as the Managing Director of, Nigerian National...
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the barbaric and cowardly attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State. He equally condemned the attacks in Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Describing the attack on the community in Jos and the killing and abduction...
The Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, till Wednesday. Counsel to the former governor, Ubong Akpan (SAN), confirmed the development shortly after the court session but declined to give details of the proceedings....
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has returned to the Kaduna State High Court as his protracted legal battle with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) intensifies. El-Rufai, who was earlier arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money...
Nigerian government has announced an update on the ongoing process of securing acceptance, also known as agréments, for the newly appointed Ambassadors-designate. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimibie Ebienfa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The statement said the process is progressing steadily, with agreements already...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Sen. Dr Ibrahim Ida as Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission and nominated seven people to fill vacant commissioner positions at the National Population Commission (NPC). This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. Ida...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has resigned as Nigeria’s Minister of Affairs ahead of 2027 politics. Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to Amb Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. In his letter of resignation, the Minister...