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The Supreme Court, yesterday, stated that Section 305 of the Constitution did not confer power on the president to temporarily dissolve executive and legislative institutions of a state during emergency rule. Alluding to the deliberate silence of the constitution on the spirit of the section 305, the Supreme Court added that the exercise of such powers remained subject to judicial …

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), has passed away, Very Nigerian reports. The former head of the Nigerian judiciary died in Saudi Arabia, marking the end of a long and distinguished career in public service. Justice Muhammad reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, where he had been receiving …

The former Deputy Governor of Abia State, has said the APC should not be deceived by those defecting to the party, describing the ruling party as a “giant with feet of clay.” He added that the APC could face the same fate as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which, despite controlling 28 states out of 36 at one point, was …

Nigeria’s 10th Senate president, Godwill Akpabio, has dismissed claims that he collapsed and was flown to a hospital in London for treatment. Kenny Okolugbo, Consultant on Communications and Strategy to the Senate President, said the claim about Akpabio’s health wealth was false. When contacted on the development, Okolugbo simply said, “It’s a lie, fake news,” without further details. This comes …

President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has launched a fresh offensive against the regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), insisting the leadership of the authority is sabotaging efforts at boosting local refining. At a press conference on Sunday, at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, he said imports were being used to checkmate domestic potential, …

Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has disclosed that rumours within the Presidential Villa once led her late husband, Muhammadu Buhari, to suspect that she planned to harm him. She said the development disrupted his feeding routine and contributed to the health crisis that kept him away from office for months in 2017. Her account is contained in a newly published …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, December 15, 2025, opposed moves by a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige to secure bail after being arraigned before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gwarimpa Abuja. Prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, told the court to approach the issue of bail for the …

The Nigerian military has firmly dismissed claims that one of its C-130 aircraft was involved in a clandestine intelligence mission in Burkina Faso, describing the reports as false, misleading, and deliberately crafted to undermine Nigeria’s regional standing. A senior military source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the aircraft, which departed Lagos on December 8, 2025, was on …

The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has urged president Bola Tinubu to probe ‘disturbing’ allegations linking the state government to banditry. Addressing a “world press conference” on Monday in Ilorin, the PDP State Chairman, Hon. Isa Bawa Adamu, said the party was compelled to speak due to the seriousness of the allegations and their implications for public …

Africa’s richest man and president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has declared that the business environment in Nigeria was not conducive for any investor to be interested in buying the refineries operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited. Dangote made the statement during a press briefing on Sunday in Lagos, noting that even if the government puts …