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BY-ELECTIONS: PARTIES MAINTAIN STRONGHOLDS Major political parties that participated in the Saturday’s by-elections into 16 federal constituencies across 12 states largely maintained their strongholds, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). From the official tally, the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 12 of the 16 seats; while the coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC) won none Despite …

TINUBU HAILS IBB AT 84 President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, his 84th birthday. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the former military head of state as a key figure in Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development. The president highlighted Babangida’s military career, …

BALANCE FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS FOR UNITY, CSO URGES TINUBU A civil society group, the Societal Safety Network (SSN), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure equity and fairness in federal appointments, stressing that regional balance is vital for national unity. The group, in a statement signed by Suleiman Salaudeen, commended the President for correcting the recent appointment of the Managing …

TOP EMIR DIES IN LONDON The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major General Muhammadu Sani Sami (Rtd.), also known as Gomo II, is dead. He died in a London hospital after a brief illness. He was 81. The late monarch, a retired military officer, is survived by four wives and seven children. Confirming the death, Kebbi State Commissioner for …

EFCC RECOVERS BILLIONS IN REFINERY FRAUD, MOVES AGAINST EX-NNPCL OFFICIALS The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over ₦5 billion and $10 million linked to massive fraud in the turnaround maintenance of Nigeria’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Warri. Investigations revealed that contractors and senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) siphoned billions through …

INEC DECLARES ZAMFARA BYE-ELECTION INCONCLUSIVE OVER CANCELLATION OF RESULTS The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kaura Namoda south constituency by-election in Zamfara as inconclusive. Lawal Sa’adu, the returning officer, said the decision followed the cancellation of results in polling units in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards. He said the affected units had 5,446 registered voters, with 3,265 permanent …

APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS RETRIEVAL OF 40 VEHICLES FROM MINISTER’S RESIDENCE The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has upheld the Federal High Court judgment affirming the recovery of 40 official vehicles from the residence of former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice A.M. Talba, dismissed Matawalle’s appeal on August 8, 2025, …

CAC REMOVES 247 COMPANIES FROM ITS DATABASE The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has a issued a disclaimer on the purported incorporation of some listed companies. This was made known in a notice posted on the Commission’s official X handle on Friday. The Commission stressed that it has removed the companies from the database. CAC said the 247 listed companies have …

TINUBU’S TOP SECURITY AIDES IMPLICATED IN $1.5M BRIBERY SCANDAL TO GRANT NNPC BOSS OJULARI ACCESS TO PRESIDENT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), Adegboyega Fasasi, and Chief Personal Security Officer, Usman Shugaba, have been implicated in a $1.5 million bribery scandal. Sources told SaharaReporters that the duo allegedly facilitated access for the embattled Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) …

OKONJO-IWEALA MEETS CBN GOVERNOR IN ABUJA ON TRADE ISSUES The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, on Thursday, August 14, 2025, hosted the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Bank’s headquarters in Abuja. An X post by the nation’s apex bank on Thursday revealed this. Titled, “Discussing Trade Matters,” it wrote, …