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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a request by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to be transferred from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody to the National Hospital for medical treatment. Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Friday, dismissing an application filed by Kanu’s legal team seeking his …

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has waded into the dispute between the medical personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the private consultants on the health status of the Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The umbrella body for medical doctors in the country has set up a seven-man probe panel to look into the disputes arising between …

Lawyers have expressed outrage after an Owerri Chief Magistrate, Obinna Njemanze, on Thursday ordered the remand of their colleague, Chinedu Agu, at the Owerri Correctional Centre over opinion articles criticising Governor Hope Uzodimma’s administration. Agu, a vocal critic of the Imo State government, was arraigned on four counts bordering on cyberstalking, criminal defamation and incitement. Prosecutors alleged that his social …

The UK will make it easier to attract global talent at a time when the US is making it harder, the chancellor has said, in a direct reference to a recent overhaul of American visa policy. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced a 50-fold hike in the cost of skilled-worker permits to $100,000 (£74,000), causing confusion as staff from …

Stakeholders are lamenting as a recent data obtained frim the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicates that Nigeria spent N804.10bn on arms and ammunition imports between 2020 and the second quarter of 2025. The new data comes at a time the government plans to expand domestic production, raising concerns about foreign exchange depletion and national security dependence on external suppliers. …

Former Governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nasir el-Rufai, recently stirred the hornet’s nest when he alleged that Nigeria would likely have another Paul Biya of Cameroon in President Bola Tinubu if Nigerians did not wake up from their long slumber. The former governor had warned that President Tinubu might attempt to rule Nigeria …

Former Governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nasir el-Rufai, recently stirred the hornet’s nest when he alleged that Nigeria would likely have another Paul Biya of Cameroon in President Bola Tinubu if Nigerians did not wake up from their long slumber. The former governor had warned that President Tinubu might attempt to rule Nigeria …

In its bid to make technical education accessible to all Nigerian children, the Federal Government has announced tuition-free education in all Federal Technical College (FTC) across the country. The government said this will cover other approved charges including boarding fee, uniforms, textbooks, exercise books, prospectus and identity cards. Others are stationery, clubs and societies, medical, vocational, utilities, security, website/e-result, Skool …

The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has terminated the employment of all its Nigerian workers. The development comes less than 24 hours after 90 percent of them joined the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN. In a memo dated September 25, 2025, and signed by the Chief General Manager of Human Asset Management, Femi Adekunle, the …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning to officers of the Nigeria Police Force to steer clear of land disputes and other civil cases. In a video post on the Force’s X handle on Thursday, the IGP declared that officers “have no business escorting parties for land recovery.” The police chief warned that the Nigeria …