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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, as Chairman of a high-powered presidential committee mandated to revamp training institutions for security agencies across the country — a task many analysts have described as one of the most crucial national security reforms in recent years. The appointment, which was announced during the 152nd …

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday failed to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu told the court that he could not proceed because he had not been given access to his case file to enable him familiarise himself with its contents …

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday failed to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu told the court that he could not proceed because he had not been given access to his case file to enable him familiarise himself with its contents …

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly assaulted and re-arrested by police officers outside the Kuje Magistrate Court shortly after being granted bail, News360 Nigeria reports. Eyewitnesses said the incident happened moments after Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id granted bail to Sowore and 13 others who had been arrested during the recent #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. While …

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was reportedly assaulted and re-arrested by police officers outside the Kuje Magistrate Court shortly after being granted bail, News360 Nigeria reports. Eyewitnesses said the incident happened moments after Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id granted bail to Sowore and 13 others who had been arrested during the recent #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. While …

An Abuja magistrate court has granted bail to activist, Omoyele Sowore and other persons arrested during Monday’s #FreeeNnamdiKanuNow protest. Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel and one of the IPOB leader’s lawyers, Aloy Ejimakor, were among those granted bail. Sowore was arrested by police on Thursday shortly after leaving the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The activist was …

In 1992, Babangida expelled Sowore from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).In 1993, Abacha arrested Sowore.In 1998, the Abdulsalami government arrested Sowore at the National University Games Association (NUGA) events in Lagos.In 2006, Obasanjo and El-Rufai sued Sowore for interviewing Gbenga Obasanjo and exposing the third term agenda.In 2007, the late Umaru Yar’Adua banned Sahara Reporters in Nigeria.In 2014, Goodluck Jonathan’s …

In 1992, Babangida expelled Sowore from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).In 1993, Abacha arrested Sowore.In 1998, the Abdulsalami government arrested Sowore at the National University Games Association (NUGA) events in Lagos.In 2006, Obasanjo and El-Rufai sued Sowore for interviewing Gbenga Obasanjo and exposing the third term agenda.In 2007, the late Umaru Yar’Adua banned Sahara Reporters in Nigeria.In 2014, Goodluck Jonathan’s …

Professor Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says Joash Amupitan, the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is a man of integrity. Odinkalu said Amupitan’s character is not in doubt but warned that his integrity could be tested by what he called the “multiple principalities” within the electoral body. He said INEC …

President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet has been hit by a forgery controversy as the Federal High Court in Abuja has given the go-ahead a legal action seeking the prosecution of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, for falsification of election results during the 2023 general elections. The judge Mohammed Umar, in a ruling dated 23 September, said …