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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Wednesday decried what she described as “broad, sweeping attacks” on the Judiciary. Kekere-Ekun warned that indiscriminate allegations of corruption against judges could erode public trust and imperil the rule of law. She gave the warning at the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court at the Supreme Court …

A former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mike Igini, has blamed the Supreme Court of Nigeria for what he described as the confusion surrounding Nigeria’s electoral process. Igini spoke on Wednesday while fielding questions on The Morning Show, a programme on Arise Television, where he traced the evolution of electoral reforms and the controversies that …

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have taken Nasir el-Rufai into custody after the former governor of Kaduna spent two nights with the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), sources have informed TheCable. Multiple sources said el-Rufai was picked up from the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday night by the secret police. Insiders said during his …

President Bola Tinubu has signed an Executive Order mandating the direct remittance of all oil and gas revenues to the Federation Account, effectively bypassing deductions and retentions previously allowed under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) of 2021. The order, signed on February 13, 2026, and gazetted immediately, aims to restore full constitutional revenue entitlements to the federal, state, and local …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law. This follows the passage of the bill by the National Assembly on Tuesday after months of deliberations. The Senate on Tuesday approved electronic transmission of election results, with manual collation retained as a backup. The president assented the bill at the State House on …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law. This follows the passage of the bill by the National Assembly on Tuesday after months of deliberations. The Senate on Tuesday approved electronic transmission of election results, with manual collation retained as a backup. The president assented the bill at the State House on …

To forestall a possible clash of the 2027 general elections with next year’s Muslim Ramadan and Christian Lent, the Senate earlier on Tuesday reopened debate on the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2026, rescinding its earlier passage and recommitting the legislation to the Committee of the Whole. This is to give room for fresh amendments to take care …

The Nigerian government has remained silent after reports emerged that carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas, left 37 miners dead and 25 hospitalized at a mining site located in the Zurak Wase Local Government of Plateau State. This was disclosed in a report by a security journalist, Zagazola Makama, on Wednesday. Sources told Makama that the incident occurred at the Solid …

Some prominent Nigerians have condemned the presence of United States soldiers in Nigeria, calling it a violation of Nigeria’s sovereignty and a dangerous precedent for foreign interference. Last week, United States military aircraft started landing in Nigeria, days after American and Nigerian officials told the media that about 200 US soldiers would be deployed to Nigeria in advisory and training …

The Enugu State Ministry of Culture and Tourism has commenced the arrest of suspected native doctors operating in different parts of the state, in an operation backed by armed officers of the Nigeria Police Force. A video clip circulating on X (formerly Twitter) and shared by user @Coal__City shows a bus bearing the inscription of the Enugu State Ministry of …