Reps pass 363 bills, consider 2,747 in three years
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has considered 2,747 bills and passed 363 in the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, chairman of the House Committee on Rules…
Donald Trump, FIFA and the danger of inserting politics into football
By ETIM ETIM President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at the White House this afternoon (Monday, July 6), and confirmed that he actually spoke to FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, on…
N15.6bn Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness against Tunde Ayeni
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, July 6, 2026, presented its First Prosecution Witness (PW1) before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja,…
FG denies spending N8tn outside budget, says IMF report misrepresented
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent more than N8 trillion outside the approved budget, insisting that Nigeria does not operate a “shadow budget” and that…
Cabo Verde are the Toast of the 2026 World Cup
By Yusuf Bangura The world witnessed some astonishing, history-defining football last night between the mighty World Cup champions, Argentina, and the tiny African island nation of half a million people,…
N986 Million Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Two, Companies in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 in Ikoyi, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, re-arraigned Ajayi Edward Olushola and his company, Hola Jay Nigeria Limited. The…
Nigerian Economy 2026: A Mid-Term Review and Commentary
By Marcel Okeke All of a ‘sudden’, the first six months of year 2026 is gone, marked by the good, the bad, and the ugly. With respect to the Nigerian…
The Phantom Presidential Council Scandal
By Farooq A. Kperogi I first received a WhatsApp forward about the scandal from notable University of Texas history professor Toyin Falola. I didn’t read it. I thought it was…
NDC demands Gbajabiamila’s sack over alleged PFIPC scandal; sale of appointments
By Isaac Samuel Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the immediate removal of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, from office over allegations linking him to…
Court grants Ozekhome six-week UK medical trip, adjourns forgery trial to September 28
Isaac Samuel An FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday granted Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, permission to travel to the United Kingdom for a six-week…
The unbelievable scandal involving Adeyemi Adeniyi Mathew
By ETIM ETIM Just when you thought that you had heard the most bizarre story of corruption, abuse of office and decadence in Nigeria, a stranger and more ridiculous version…
Suswam’s N3.1b Fraud: Court Adjourns Trial Till July 16
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, adjourned the trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam till July 16, 2026…
Akwa Ibom warns against fake news targeting Gov. Eno; threatens legal action
By Isaac Samuel The Akwa Ibom State Government has warned individuals and groups behind the publication and circulation of false and malicious reports targeting Governor Umo Eno and his administration…
Certificate forgery: Ex-minister Nnaji ignored invitations before airport arrest, says ICPC
Isaac Samuel The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said the immediate past Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, ignored several invitations to…
Presidency raises alarm over fictitious Presidential Economic Advisory Council
The Federal government has issued a note of warning to all federal agencies and the general public to be aware of a fraudulent character known as Adeyemi Adeniyi Matthew, who…
ICPC arrests ex-Minister Uche Nnaji over alleged certificate forgery
Isaac Samuel The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reportedly arrested the immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
APC drops Suswam, 25 others after primary appeals
Isaac Samuel The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dropped 26 aspirants, including former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, from its final list of candidates…
Forgery trial: Court to rule Thursday on Ozekhome’s medical travel request
Isaac Samiel The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has fixed Thursday to rule on an application by senior lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), seeking…
2027: Peter Obi asks INEC to publish academic certificates submitted by candidates
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general elections, Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make public…
Political Parties, The Courts And The Path To 2027
By: Reuben Abati As Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections, it is important to remind all the actors involved in this process to act in a responsible manner…
Osinbajo, Enang holds Strategic talks in Hamburg as Global Powers debate the end of Traditional Foreign aid
By IKPAT UduakAbasi Nigeria’s diplomatic and policy influence was on full display in Germany at the weekend as His Excellency Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, immediate past Vice President of…
Peter Obi can’t repeat 2023 performance in 2027 – Presidency
Isaac Samuel The Presidency has expressed confidence that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, will be unable to replicate his 2023 electoral performance in the…
Dickson predicts APC defeat in 2027, says Court ruling won’t stop NDC ambition
Isaac Samuel The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would be…
7 Boko Haram & ISWAP leaders returning from Mecca arrested at Katsina Airport
The Federal Government has revealed how seven suspected commanders of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were identified and arrested at Katsina International Airport after returning…
THE IBOM DEEP SEAPORT: Facts, Falsehoods, and Elite Conspiracy
By Celestine Mel Some arguments don’t gather momentum because they are true. They gather momentum because the people fueling them simply cannot afford to lose. That is the ugly truth…
Price Control or Forced Prices: Government’s ‘War’ Against Cement Manufacturers
By Marcel Okeke The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN’s) anti-private-sector operations came to a climax recently when the Minister of Works, David Umahi, told cement manufacturers in the country that…
Release Sowore and Hausa Activist Maisango
By Farooq A. Kperogi When I chose to visit Nigeria in 2023 after seven years of staying away, family and friends cautioned that the change of leadership from Muhammadu Buhari…
NDC insists it remains registered, heads to appeal over Court ruling
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that it remains a registered political party despite a ruling by the Federal High Court in Lokoja, saying there was no…
FG orders FUTO VC to withdraw appointment of 24 aides, says due process violated
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has directed the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Nnenna Oti, to immediately withdraw the appointment of 24 aides in her…
Court sets aside Judgment recognising NDC as political party
A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political…
21 days to funding deadline, INEC yet to get 2027 election funds
Isaac Samuel With only 21 days left before the statutory deadline for the release of election funds, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to receive money earmarked for…
Medical tourism: Nigeria’s untapped goldmine
By ETIM ETIM According to Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) and estimates from WHO, Nigerians spend between a billion dollars and $2 billion (between N1.35 trillion and N2.7 trillion) to…
LPPC suspends Mike Ozekhome from SAN Rank over ongoing disciplinary proceedings
Isaac Samuel The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended prominent lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against…
EFCC Arrests Businessman for Alleged N30.8million Fraud in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Onwughalu Chikodi Godwin, a 30-year old businessman for allegedly stealing vegetable oil belonging…
Senate Passes Historic State Police Bill, Builds in Safeguards Against Abuse
The senate has passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. The bill was approved on Wednesday after lawmakers considered and adopted its 26 clauses…
Senate Admits Governors, Others, into Chamber for State Police Debate
The Senate on Wednesday allowed Governors and other senior government officials into the chamber during consideration of the state police bill. The motion was first put to a voice vote…
N109bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Former AGF Idris Case till October 13 for Adoption of Final Written Address
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, adjourned the trial-within-trial in the alleged N109.5 billion fraud case involving a…
N740m Investment Scam: How Couple Defrauded Me -Witness
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Chinyere Okoroafor in the trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited, Osabohein Alex Ologbose and…
Witness Reveals Multi-Million Naira Transactions in N8.7bn Money Laundering Trial of Ex-AGF Malami
A prosecution witness on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, disclosed before the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, details of several high-value transactions that passed through the account of Alkausar…
A Unique 2026 World Cup
by: Reuben Abati The World Cup 2026 kicked off June 11, and as of today, 13 match-days after, in the middle of the second round of the group matches, we…
El-Rufai admitted wiretapping NSA’s phone on TV interview, DSS witness tells Court
Isaac Samuel A witness in the ongoing trial of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the defendant allegedly made a…
Despite VP nomination, Amaechi under pressure to challenge ADC primary in Court
Isaac Samuel Barely one week after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) announced former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as its vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, fresh indications have…
Happy Fathers’ Day, but be informed about your prostate
By ETIM ETIM A prominent activist who delivered the keynote speech at the launch of my book over three years ago has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He’s battling…
Another season of annointing is here
Mmek-Abasi Akpabio I just saw the picture and also read the report of one of the outgoing Governors taking his hand-picked would-be successor to present to the President in the…
INEC declares Oyebanji winner of Ekiti governorship election
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Ekiti State governorship election, securing him a second…
Tinubu Proved Me Wrong in Kwara
By Farooq A. Kperogi My April 18, 2026, column titled “Tinubu’s Yoruba Agenda Risks Deep Rupture in Kwara” used privileged information I received from a self-described Yoruba irredentist to advance…
Allege Coup: Families of detained military officers seek fair trial, due process
Isaac Samuel Families of military officers standing trial over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu have called for transparency, accountability, and strict adherence to due process in the…
The CBN’s Exposure Draft on Holding Companies of Banks: Matters Arising
By Marcel Okeke A seemingly innocuous document—an exposure draft—recently issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the new structure and operations of holding companies of banks, is already…
DSS rejects foreign funding for security operations
Isaac Samuel The Department of State Services (DSS) has rejected proposals to allow foreign organisations fund security operations in Nigeria through a proposed Trust Fund. The secret agency warned that…
Court Dismisses Yahaya Bello’s Application Challenging FCT High Court Jurisdiction
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, dismissed an application filed by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza…