The Federal Government has charged three men, Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (a.k.a. Abu Itisar), for the recent kidnap…
By Isaac Samuel The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the final forfeiture of seven high-value properties linked to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, overturning…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets, strengthen cooperation among the nation’s financial, revenue and…
Emmanuel Nicholas Yesterday, I departed Akwa Ibom on an educational advancement trip to the Federal Capital Territory. Upon arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, I was received…
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, July 16, 2026, adjourned the trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam till September 25, 2026, for…
…calls for Independent Probe By Isaac Samuel Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend the Minister…
By Mohammed Bello Doka Imagine, for a moment, that the lifeless, naked body of a 26-year-old woman was discovered in the home of an opposition leader. Say, in the residence…
Isaac Samuel A member of the United States House of Representatives, Greg Steube, has secured the passage of an amendment that seeks to withhold all U.S. assistance to Nigeria until…
Isaac Samuel Fresh questions have continued to trail the death of Mary Habila following a petition by Minister of Works, David Umahi, seeking a forensic autopsy to determine the circumstances…
Isaac Samuel A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of 48 assets linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere’’ By ETIM ETIM Two young women from Kaduna State – Mary Habila and Mary Baski – left home and visited the…
By Isaac Samuel The decision by the House of Representatives to withdraw its own State Police Bill and consider President Bola Tinubu’s executive version may ultimately become one of the…
By Yusuf Bangura Spain gave France an awesome football lesson in how to keep and pass the ball in their semi-final match last night at the Dallas Stadium in Texas.…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday rescinded its earlier resolution on the constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of State Police Services, opting instead to consider a fresh…
Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of examination fees for students at the basic and secondary education levels amounting to ₦1.968 billion, as part of…
By Reuben Abati Something almost exactly divine in terms of naming and naming systems in Africa has just been seen in the metonymic correctness of what has just happened in…
EFCC has arraigned one Ifeanyichukwu Ogbu, the Chief Executive Officer, Ski Hi-Entertainment before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, on a three-count…
The absence of the National Coordinator of Multi-Sectional Crisis Recovery Projects, MCRP, North East Development Commission, NEDC, Danjuma Mohammed on Thursday, June 25, 2026, stalled his trial before Justice K.…
Isaac Samuel The decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election has continued to attract endorsements from…
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected claims by a group led by Nafiu Bala Gombe that it uploaded the names of a presidential candidate and other nominees…
Yusuf Bangura After 31 days and 100 matches involving 48 countries from all of FIFA’s six confederations, we’ve now entered the ultimate business end of the tournament—the semi-finals, where four…
By: Marcel Okeke The significant drop in foreign participation on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in the last couple of months in the first half 2026 rightly prompts the question…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON,MNI, has commended the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno for fulfilling his development promises, describing…
Access Holdings Plc has vested more than 200 million shares in 77 employees across its group, with former Executive Director, Business Support, Bolaji Agbede emerging as the largest beneficiary with…
By Farooq A. Kperogi When I received an email in April inviting me to be the keynote speaker at the June 24-26 International Media and Communication Conference at the University…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has officially retained Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election after the All Progressives Congress (APC) submitted their nomination…
Isaac Samuel There was widespread jubilation on Friday as pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State regained their freedom after spending nearly…
Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to officially unveil Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate for the 2027 presidential election during a high-level…
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Egwuche Chinyere Gladys, Group Managing Director of Brass Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited before Justice…
EFCC on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 9, 2026 arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal…
The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 as Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court…
EFCC has arraigned one Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a four-count charge bordering on stealing…
By ETIM ETIM Murder for political reasons is not rare in Nigeria, so when NDC Presidential candidate Peter Obi said the other day that he might be assassinated before the…
Isaac Samuel Speaker of the House of Representatives,Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday stopped efforts by opposition lawmakers to insert a motion summoning President Bola Tinubu to appear before the House over…
By Yusuf Bangura Egypt is crying foul, blaming the referee for their painful exit from the World Cup after squandering a two-goal lead and cruising towards a historic victory against…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning and the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation to explain how over N1.3…
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2023 general election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has criticised former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, over his…
The Senate on Tuesday warned that Nigeria could review its diplomatic relations with South Africa if renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians continue, as lawmakers condemned the reported targeting of Nigerian…
By Yusuf Bangura The Swiss have just beaten Colombia on penalties after a goalless draw in 120 minutes of play. It wasn’t an exciting match. Both teams lacked fluidity, but…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill to prepare the legal framework for the implementation of state police across the country. President…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of a purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC),…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, ordered the remand of Ifoma Immanuel, Executive Director of Intermediate Investment Holdings…
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Richard Agulu, in the trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, July 7,2026, told Justice Yusuf…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed concern over developments surrounding a court-approved medical visit granted to former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad…
Isaac Samuel Eighteen first-term governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting at the Kebbi State Government House to deliberate on…
By Yusuf Bangura There’s a saying in politics that the only way to defeat a corrupt ruling party is to do so decisively and comprehensively. That way, cheating becomes ineffective,…
By Reuben Abati Peter F. Drucker, the Austrian-American management guru (1909 -2005), it was who opined that change is an inevitable constant in human situations and that innovation is important…
By Yusuf Bangura Jul 06, 2026 I’ve not been a fan of FIFA since the corruption scandals that wrecked Sepp Blatter’s presidency of the organisation in 2015. But FIFA’s decision…
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has set an ambitious revenue target of N11.074 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year as both the Senate and the House of Representatives…
