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Despite his exit as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has again ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for an offence relating to contempt of court. The Court order came a few hours after …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday shifted the terrorism trial of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to October 16th, 2025. The postponement followed the inability of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, to present its report on Kanu’s health status before the court. Justice Omotosho had during the last adjourned …

Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday resumed plenary and took the same seat she had earlier protested against. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan entered the Senate chamber around 12 noon, shortly after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio took over proceedings from Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who had begun the session around 11:15 a.m. Upon arrival, she proceeded straight to her designated …

When a minister tells a journalist “you are too small” to warrant reporting to the president, we are no longer in the realm of public service; we are witnessing imperial posturing. Such was the spectacle on The Morning Show on Tuesday, when Minister of Works, David Umahi, and co-host Rufai Oseni clashed over questions about the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. …

A former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sam Ohuabunwa, says Prof Mahmood Yakubu stepping down as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disappointed many politicians. Ohuabunwa made this statement on Tuesday, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. His remarks came after Yakubu …

A U.S. lawmaker, Riley M. Moore, has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately take decisive diplomatic action against the Nigerian government over what he described as the “systematic persecution and slaughter of Christians” in the country. In a letter dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Rubio, who currently serves as U.S. Secretary of State, Moore said …

The speculation surrounding the 2027 political ambition of former President Goodluck Jonathan under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a different twist on Monday. Jonathan was on Monday dragged to a Federal High Court in Abuja over his bid to participate in the 2027 election. It could be recalled that a former Minister of Information and chieftain of Peoples Democratic …

The Benin Traditional Council has expressed strong reservations over the recent introduction of the Iyaloja title in Edo State, insisting that the concept is alien to Benin culture. The palace questioned the logic behind introducing a non-indigenous title into Edo, warning that it could set a dangerous precedent. “Can this concept of Iyaloja be extended to Aba, Owerri, Keffi, Kaduna, …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled the key qualities it will demand from aspirants seeking to contest under its platform in 2027. Speaking at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark said the party would field only candidates who meet its “four-pillar standard” of character, competence, courage, and discipline. …

No one is above the law. The recent allegations against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over asset concealment, illicit enrichment, and potential violations of Nigeria’s asset declaration laws must be treated with the seriousness they deserve. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft institutions must act decisively and impartially. Anything less would …