Ikeja Special Offences Court has postponed its ruling on the admissibility of digital evidence presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing corruption trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Rahman Oshodi fixed October 9 for the decision after listening...
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Former Benue State Governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam has called on politicians to practice politics with fear of God to be more useful to God and the society. Speaking during the thanksgiving reception organised by Esther Hon, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart to mark her 75th birthday, Suswam noted...
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State and ex-National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has officially declared his intention to run for governor in the August 8, 2026 election, vowing to bring focused leadership and structural transformation to the state. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday...
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has emphasized that the party’s vision extends far beyond simply winning the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the party’s inaugural National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Mark made it clear that ADC is focused on...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the criminal proceedings brought by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) against the Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways, Mr. Temi Birdzell, and three other senior officials of the airline. Justice James Omotosho made the ruling on Tuesday,...
A prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) figure and former gubernatorial aspirant, David Sabo Kente—widely known as DSK—has revealed that he is facing increasing pressure from political and socio-cultural groups in Taraba State to contest the 2027 governorship election. Speaking during a phone conversation with journalists in Jalingo on Tuesday,...
Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a criminal suit filed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and several of its top executives, following an amicable resolution between both parties. When the case was called up for hearing on Tuesday, FCCPC’s...
Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has criticised the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, over what it described as her indifferent approach to the union’s ongoing strike. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Osogbo, JUSUN Chairman Idris Adeniyan said the Chief Judge’s...
Former Nigerian Bar Association President, Chief Onueze Okocha (SAN), has advised the Rivers State House of Assembly to refrain from investigating retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the former Sole Administrator. Speaking to reporters in Port Harcourt on Monday, Okocha emphasized that the Assembly should dedicate its efforts to strengthening...
A constitutional lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, has filed a legal action at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to disqualify former President Goodluck Jonathan from participating in the 2027 presidential election. In the suit filed on October 6 and marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, Jideobi asked the court to issue a perpetual...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has sounded the alarm over what it describes as coordinated efforts by defectors to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to sow discord within its ranks. Speaking to reporters in Calabar on Monday, the PDP State Chairman, Venatius Ikem, alleged that...
Internal crisis within the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a deeper turn, following the emergence of a parallel state executive committee loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The newly-formed executive, led by Nosa Ogieva, was inaugurated on...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and well-wishers across Nigeria have joined in celebrating the 67th birthday of His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON, the Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. Born on October 5, 1958, in Duguri Town, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to entertain an application filed by the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, seeking to halt the recognition of Senator David Mark and former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as national leaders of the party....
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has reaffirmed the vital role of the judiciary as the ultimate refuge for the common man, urging judicial officers to uphold integrity and fairness in the discharge of their duties. Speaking on Friday during a thanksgiving and valedictory court session marking the beginning of...
A 43-year-old man has been ordered to remain in custody by an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court following allegations that he sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl with a physical disability in the Ikotun area of Lagos. Presiding Magistrate L.A. Owolabi directed that the accused, identified as Ifeanyi Paul, be held...
Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit seeking the refund of public funds allegedly spent by retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State, ruling that it lacks the jurisdiction to hear the matter. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho held that the...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned hearing in a property dispute involving former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo and several others until November 6, following the plaintiffs’ failure to serve legal processes on the defendants. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the new date on Thursday after the plaintiffs’ counsel, Abniyilo...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, and the media platform itself, until November 20, to allow arguments on all pending applications in a defamation suit. At Thursday’s proceedings, the prosecuting counsel, E.A. Inegbenoise, told the court that the matter...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech as a clear sign that Nigeria is moving from hardship to healing, declaring that the long-promised light at the end of the tunnel is now “within reach.” Reacting to Tinubu’s broadcast on Nigeria’s...