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Presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi The presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed disappointment with a court ruling reversing an earlier order to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the NDC as a political party. The Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday, […]

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigerian Army has announced a major reshuffle of its senior leadership, appointing new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), commanders, commandants and principal staff officers in a move aimed at strengthening operational effectiveness and enhancing national security. The appointments, approved by the Chief of […]

Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), says the party is under attack from external forces aggrieved by its rapid progress but will prevail. He is reacting to the judgement of the federal high court in Lokoja, Kogi State, that set aside an earlier order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]

President Bola Tinubu In what could be described as an epoch-making session, the National Assembly has finally cleared the path toward dismantling Nigeria’s 66-year-old unitary security architecture. The Senate on Wednesday passed the landmark Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026 (SB. 1055). This followed the earlier passage of the […]

Former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Friday challenged the admissibility of a bundle of statements the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission sought to tender against him in his ongoing trial over an alleged $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud and abuse of office. Emefiele, through his lead […]

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says that it will immediately challenge Friday’s court ruling which overturned an earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register it as a political party. While rejecting the verdict in a statement issued on Friday, the party described the ruling delivered by Justice Isah Dashen as surprising […]

A Federal High Court in Lokoja on Friday set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. Justice Isah Dashen, the presiding judge held that all relevant parties must be heard before any substantive decision can be made in the matter. […]

Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, on Friday urged President Bola Tinubu to postpone the implementation of state police until after the 2027 general election, warning that introducing the new policing structure ahead of the polls could expose it to political manipulation. Obi’s position […]

Delcy Rodríguez At least 188 people have been killed and more than 1,500 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela in quick succession, causing widespread destruction across the country’s northern region and triggering a major humanitarian emergency. According to Venezuelan authorities, more than 200 people remain trapped beneath collapsed buildings, while rescue workers continue search-and-rescue […]

Ogun State Police Command has disclosed that the prime suspect in the alleged killing of an ex-OGTV broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku, and her guard, Pelumi Adetayo, said he allegedly orchestrated the plan to “teach her a lesson.” The state Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing held at the command’s […]