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The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the Supreme Court’s split judgment on the withheld local government allocations in the state. The PDP on Friday described the ruling as a clear affirmation of the rule of law and a major reproach to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. In a statement on …

A high court in Abuja has ordered Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to enter an appearance in a N40 billion defamation suit instituted against him by Tonye Cole. The suit also lists Channels Incorporated Limited, owners of Channels Television, as a defendant. The court, in a notice seen on Friday, said the matter, marked CV/4502/25, will …

United States lawmaker representing Florida’s 6th congressional district, Randy Fine, has joined a growing list of members of Congress supporting a resolution calling for stronger U.S. action in response to worsening religious-related violence in Nigeria. In a statement shared on X handle on Wednesday, the congressman expressed alarm over continued attacks by extremist groups in parts of Nigeria, particularly in …

Is this a carefully calibrated political recalibration ahead of 2027 — or is the Muslim North being deliberately edged out of Nigeria’s power structure, one appointment, one budget line, one silence at a time? Two years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rose to power on the back of a controversial Muslim–Muslim ticket, a growing unease is spreading across Northern Nigeria. …

Former aide to Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the nomination of the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as an ambassador. In 2019, Fani-Kayode who dumped the APC for the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had described the party as “a filthy, rat-infested sinking ship.” The former Minister, who was rumoured to have secretly joined …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has instituted a ₦200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over allegations of sexual harassment. The suit was confirmed on Thursday after Akpoti-Uduaghan published court documents and an accompanying statement on her official Instagram page on Friday, December 5, 2025. According to the certified court order dated November 6, 2025, issued by the High Court …

A retired senior officer of the Nigerian Army, Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, has narrated how he was forced out of service, detained in solitary confinement, and subjected to humiliating treatment after uncovering individuals he described as suspected financiers and sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. Ali-Keffi, who once commanded the Army’s 1 Division as General Officer Commanding (GOC), said his ordeal …

A retired senior officer of the Nigerian Army, Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, has narrated how he was forced out of service, detained in solitary confinement, and subjected to humiliating treatment after uncovering individuals he described as suspected financiers and sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. Ali-Keffi, who once commanded the Army’s 1 Division as General Officer Commanding (GOC), said his ordeal …

SaharaReporters has obtained detailed information on a network of 20 Nigerian and three international individuals suspected of financing and facilitating terrorism, particularly linked to Boko Haram activities. The investigation traces their personal data, financial transactions, and associations, highlighting links to convicted individuals and international arms and funds transfers. SaharaReporters gathered that the Nigerian suspects, arrested in 2021, were subsequently released …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said the decision of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 15 other lawmakers to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC, is the direct result of deepening divisions within the PDP. Speaking after inspecting road projects in Abuja, Wike said the …