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The presidential ambitions of former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi may have been derailed, as the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday overturned an earlier decision directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. Justice Isah Dashen, the presiding judge, argued that all relevant parties must …

When both chambers of the National Assembly passed bills to establish state police structures across the country, many governors, state assemblies and political parties supported the move. The support came just 24 hours after the Senate passed a Constitutional Amendment Bill that seeks to create state police forces across the federation, a major step in Nigeria’s decades-long effort to decentralize …

Against the widespread support accompanying the move to establish a state police in the country, the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has warned against the plan. The party in a statement on Thursday signed by its National Chairman, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, says his party is deeply concerned by the plans of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to acquire a State Police through …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. More trouble for El’Rufai, as ICPC indicts former government and 6 others on amended charges for alleged corruption Former Governor Nasir El’Rufai’s plight appears to continue to grow, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) hauls him to court again on 11 amended charges that border …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. More trouble for El’Rufai, as ICPC indicts former government and 6 others on amended charges for alleged corruption Former Governor Nasir El’Rufai’s plight appears to continue to grow, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) hauls him to court again on 11 amended charges that border …

Former Governor Nasir El’Rufai’s woes appear to continue to grow, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) hauled him to court again on 11 amended charges bordering on allegations of corruption, money laundering and other related offences. On trial alongside his former Senior Special Counsel and Senior Special Counsel, Jimi Lawal, and five others. In a …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Historic security reform in the Senate as lawmakers approve state policing framework Nigeria moved closer to restructuring its police system on Wednesday after the Senate approved a constitutional amendment bill that would pave the way for the creation of state police services across the country.Read more 2. Despite documented speeches, …

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, has described as ‘out of context’ statements that President Bola Tinubu told Nigerians that he would not seek re-election if he failed to provide constant electricity supply to the country. Onanuga dismissed the claims which have recently resurfaced in many circles, and explained that the statement given to the …

The Federal High Court held in the state capital on Wednesday again barred journalists from entering the courtroom in the ongoing trial of the state’s former governor, Nasir El’Rufai. El-Rufai had arrived at the courthouse under security escort for an ongoing hearing involving alleged financial offenses filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC). The trial, …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. The US blacklisted a Nigerian company and three local companies over alleged ISIS funding networks The United States government has included a Nigerian citizen and three Nigerian-based companies on its list of newly sanctioned individuals and businesses for allegedly facilitating financial transactions linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and …