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A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025. The court barred members of the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee, NWC, from parading themselves as national officers of the PDP. The court also ruled that the Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator …

Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Mr Amandi, a director and former chairperson of the Enugu State Chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, was arrested in September 2025. This is the first time the actor’s alleged role in the …

At the resumed hearing of the UK corruption trial involving former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, prosecutors on Thursday presented what they described as a substantial body of documentary and digital evidence before Southwark Crown Court. The prosecution told the court that materials placed on the record included transcripts of audio recordings, WhatsApp communications, emails, and correspondence allegedly …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has rejected calls by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, describing the demand as an attempt to politicise religion and undermine a key national institution. …

Nigeria earned a total of N55.5 trillion from crude oil sales in 2025, according to an analysis of official production data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and crude price figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This figure represents an increase compared to the N50.88 trillion earned in 2024. NUPRC data reveals that Nigeria produced a …

There is a busybody American Congressman, Riley Moore, who is so fixated about Nigeria that he is making plans to present a proposal to the Congress to break up the country. The bill he is planning to present to the American congress is ostensibly aimed at ‘’protecting Nigerian Christians against genocide from Islamist jihadists’’. Riley Moore along with Senator Ted …

The appointments of five out of the six executive directors of the Nigerian Revenue Service (NRS) were done in breach of the provisions stipulated in Part IV Section 17 (1) of the Nigerian Revenue Service (Establishment) Act 2025 signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Daily Trust reports. The Nigerian Revenue Service Act is among the four tax reform …

​Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume has said that President Bola Tinubu surrounds himself with people who only know Ikoyi and Victoria Island and then fly abroad to meet their families, stressing that they don’t know anything about politics. Ndume said this on Wednesday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ He said Tinubu …

The Christian Media Forum has expressed concern over a recent call by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria demanding the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, on the basis of his religious faith. The forum described the call as baseless, unfortunate and highly divisive, stating that such a demand undermines Nigeria’s …

By February 2026, Benue State will mark 50 years since its creation, a milestone expected to be celebrated across the state. However, for the Idoma people of Benue South Senatorial District (Zone C), the anniversary is as much a moment of reflection as it is of celebration. Fifty years after the state was carved out of the old Benue-Plateau State …