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Plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to elect Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, former governor of Kano state, as its national chairman have thrown the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition into panic. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has also shortlisted the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) for registration, raising the prospect of a new platform for opposition parties ahead of the …

Hearing in a suit seeking to stop David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) suffered a setback on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja following the failure to serve court papers on David Mark and others as required by law. Justice Emeka Nwite billed to adjudicate in the party leadership dispute has, however, fixed September 30 …

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), has issued notice of an indefinite strike action over the refusal of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to address their demands. The strike is to take effect from Monday, 15th September 2025. In a press conference in Abuja on Monday, Dr. George Ebong said the decision followed a congress by …

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has coun­seled ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore those prompting him to contest in the 2027 presidential election. Several groups have been calling on Jonathan, who lost the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stage a political comeback in 2027. …

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has described as unfair the demand for more taxes from Nigerians amid the profligacy and corruption by leaders. Moghalu questioned how oil revenues and billions of dollars in borrowed funds had been spent, stressing that accountability must precede any fresh tax demands. In a post on X on Sunday, …

More than 4,000 law graduates from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi SAN, seeking urgent intervention over their exclusion from the 2025/2026 Nigerian Law School Bar Part II vocational training admission exercise. In the petition signed by the group’s president, Mr. Adefowora Adedeji, and …

The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who was recently sentenced in the United States to over four years in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud, had previously been convicted of immigration fraud in 1991. Oloyede, 62, a dual citizen of Nigeria and the U.S. residing in Medina, Ohio, was sentenced on August 26, 2025, to 56 months’ …

The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, has said the state was torn by divisions, instability, and broken trust” before the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who appointed him to preside over the state for six months. Speaking during the Inter-Denominational Church Thanksgiving Service at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt, organized as part of …

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Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said it is mandatory for preachers to submit their sermons for approval. Speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, the governor clarified some aspects of the law seeking to regulate preaching in the state. “I didn’t ban evangelism… For everyone going to sermon on Friday, he should bring his scriptures for review, and it’s …