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The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has given the All Progressives Congress, the Independent National Electoral Commission, and APC’s candidate, Adesola Ayoola-Elegbeji, six days to open and close their defence in a case instituted against the outcome of the August 16 Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency by-election. The decision […]

The Shipping Association of Nigeria has stated that the association records over 2,300 stowaways annually. This is even as the group added that for each repatriated stowaway, shipping lines are mandated to pay $2,000 to the government. The Chairman of  Shipping Association of Nigeria [SAN,] Boma Alabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, disclosed this on […]

The Nigeria Police Force has deployed a Special Enforcement Team to ensure full compliance with President Bola Tinubu’s directive prohibiting police personnel from providing escort and guard duties for Very Important Persons (VIPs). In a statement on Saturday via the Force’s X handle, Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the team began a […]

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has rejected allegations linking him to terrorism financing, following a SaharaReporters publication that named him among Nigerians allegedly connected to terror financiers. The SaharaReporters article, published on Friday, reported that two suspects arrested under a counter-terrorism investigation were “linked to” Mr Malami and […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Joash Amupitan, says elections succeed only when citizens trust the information they receive, stressing that technology cannot guarantee credibility without public confidence. Speaking on Friday, Mr Amupitan warned that even the strongest electoral systems could be undermined by misinformation, misinterpretation, or deliberate distortion of facts. “Elections […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday sacked the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Mr. Michael Ango. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. According to the […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over N96.5 million to victims of Ponzi schemes in Enugu State. The commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Oyewale said the restitution was in line with the EFCC’s commitment to combating economic and financial crimes and ensuring that victims […]

The Osun State House of Assembly has passed the Osun State Local Government Accounts Administration Bill, 2025, aimed at regulating the opening, management, and operation of local government accounts. The Assembly said the passage of the bill marked a major step toward strengthening financial governance and transparency across the state’s 30 local government areas and […]

A medical doctor has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services for allegedly transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to suspected kidnapping gangs operating in Kwara State. The Kwara State Government disclosed the arrest in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Friday. The suspect was reportedly intercepted in Jebba, […]

Criminals’ reliance on foreign internet services makes it difficult for security agents to track bandits in Nigeria, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said. Bwala stated this during an interview with Nigeria Info FM, posted on the station’s Instagram page on Friday. He explained that while security agencies can […]

Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State has revealed that the state employed 1,050 hunters, established a Forward Operation Base, and absorbed vigilante operatives into the civil service to strengthen the fight against insecurity. Ododo also outlined key achievements recorded in the first two years of his administration, highlighting economic revitalisation, infrastructure expansion, and improved […]

The Sokoto State Government has firmly denied reports claiming that Governor Ahmed Aliyu accompanied Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, during his visit to IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu at the Sokoto Custodial Centre. In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Abubakar Bawa, the government described the publication as misleading and entirely false, stressing that […]