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The Nigerian military authorities have set up a panel to investigate about 20 officers detained over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Sahara Reporters newspaper broke the news that 16 officers, including a brigadier general and a colonel, were arrested in late September following intelligence that they were holding secret meetings and expressing discontent with the administration. “The …

The Nigerian military authorities have set up a panel to investigate about 20 officers detained over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Sahara Reporters newspaper broke the news that 16 officers, including a brigadier general and a colonel, were arrested in late September following intelligence that they were holding secret meetings and expressing discontent with the administration. “The …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to order the immediate release of human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, who was arrested in Abuja. Sowore was taken into custody by security officers at the Federal High Court in Abuja after meeting with detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. His arrest came just days after he organised a nationwide protest …

Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is struggling to contain Peter Obi’s growing political influence because he operates outside the traditional structure of Nigerian politics. Amadi stated this in an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, describing Obi’s political style as “minimalist.” He maintained that Obi’s political …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday swore in Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the sixth substantive chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), The brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking shortly after the swearing in, President Tinubu urged the new INEC Chairman to serve with integrity and beyond reproach. “Your nomination …

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday explained why activist politician, Omoyele Sowore was arrested. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said Sowore’s arrest was to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. Hundeyin disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja. “If we move from there to charge some people to court and leave …

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Amupitan took the oath of office at 1:50 pm at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu charged Amuputan to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s elections and electoral process as well as strengthen the institutional capacity of INEC. …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has disclosed that the witness summons requested by Nnamdi Kanu to be issued against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 22 others to give evidence in his terrorism trial have been signed and are ready for dispatch to the listed witnesses. Others whose summons have been signed …

In a dramatic turn of events on Thursday, Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in open court, took his case file from his lead counsel and former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF Godwin Kanu Agabi, SAN. With the gesture, the IPOB leader effectively sacked his lawyers defending him against the terrorism charges brought by the federal government. The acclaimed …

A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Mr. A.C. Udeh, former APC Woman Leader, Lolo Nwankwo, over 10 former local government chairmen of the APC, and several other APC members in the state have defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The APC members who joined the ADC in the state barely a week after …