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KENYA COURT DECLARES TRANSFER OF NNAMDI KANU TO Nigeria ILLEGAL A High Court in Nairobi has ruled that the transfer of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 was illegal and unconstitutional. Delivering judgment, Justice E.C. Mwita declared that the Kenyan government violated Kanu’s fundamental rights during the process that led to his rendition. “Having considered the …

WIKE, FUBARA STRIKE PEACE DEAL, SAY WE’VE AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have publicly declared an end to their prolonged political rift after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, News360 Nigeria reports. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Wike confirmed that both camps had …

HUNGER, POVERTY MAY CAUSE YOU 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, OHANAEZE WARNS TINUBU Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, has warned President Bola Tinubu that worsening poverty, hunger, and insecurity across Nigeria could threaten his chances in the 2027 general election. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “precariously positioned” ahead of the …

NIGERIAN ARMY DECLARES THREE-DAY MOURNING PERIOD FOR 17 SOLDIERS KILLED BY TERRORISTS The Nigerian Army has declared a three-day period of mourning for the courageous soldiers recently killed by terrorists in Niger State. The bloodthirsty criminal elements launched attacks on Kwanar Dutse Mairiga and Boka in Niger State, killing numerous soldiers and leaving others seriously injured. According to the Nigerian …

NJC COMPULSORILY RETIRES 10 JUDGES OVER AGE FALSFICATION The National Judicial Council (NJC) has ordered the compulsory retirement of 10 judges in Imo State over allegations of age falsification and other forms of misconduct, News360 Nigeria reports. This decision was made public after the council’s 109th meeting chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. In a statement …

TINUBU MEETS WIKE, FUBARA, LAWMAKERS Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, and the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, may have ended their rift after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday. On Thursday that President Tinubu met with Wike, Fubara, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Martins Amaewhule and members of the Assembly at …

IT’S TISSUE OF LIES, NO LAND ALLOCATED TO WIKE’S SON IN ABUJA – AIDE The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, has debunked reports alleging that Nyesom Wike allocated 2,082 hectares of land to one of his sons in Asokoro and Maitama districts of Abuja. Describing …

LABOUR PARTY ENUGU HOUSE OF REPS MEMBER, CHIMAOBI ATU, DECAMPS TO APC Lawmaker, Chimaobi Sam Atu, representing Enugu North and South in the House of Representatives, has defected from the Labour Party, LP, to the the All Progressives Congress, APC. Atu’s defection was contained in a letter sent to the House of Representatives on Thursday. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas announced the …

COALITION WILL DEFEAT APC IN 2027’ – SUSWAN Former governor of Benue State and prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gabriel Suswam, has asserted that the anticipated opposition coalition will emerge as the leading party in the 2027 elections, indicating that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ought to be concerned. Suswam, who appeared as a guest on …

CONFUSION IN PDP AS 11 NWC COUNTER DAMAGUM, REJECT ANYANWU S REINSTATEMENT Eleven National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have dismissed claims that the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2025, has been postponed. A statement signed by key members of the NWC on Wednesday also denied reports that Samuel …