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Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has emerged as president following the completion of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) national officer elections. Chairman of the NBA Election Committee, Chairman Aham Ejelam, SAN, on Sunday declared him the winner of the presidency, despite internal disputes and initial technical errors, Ejelam, SAN, said Ms Badejo-Okusanya polled a total of 12,317 votes or representing …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. The military claims that more than 40 kidnapping victims were rescued in one week Nigerian military authorities say more than 40 kidnapping victims have been rescued, and more than 20 suspected terrorists, collaborators and other criminal elements have been arrested in coordinated operations across the country in the past week …

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala, stated that it is possible that terrorists operating in Nigeria have agents in the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the country. Bwala, who spoke on The Link Up Podcast, a panel discussion hosted by EchoRoom, acknowledged that cases of infiltration or collaboration by individuals within the security …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. FG brings three suspected terrorists to justice over kidnapping of Oyo school children The Federal Government has arraigned three suspected terrorists before the Federal High Court in Abuja for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of dozens of schoolchildren and teachers from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of …

The Federal Government has arraigned three suspected terrorists before a Federal High Court in Abuja for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of scores of schoolchildren and teachers from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State. The defendants – Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa and Shamsu Adamu Sani – face 10 charges bordering on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment of …

Claiming: User X @Palermo_seun shared a video depicting the resoluteness of the Nigerian armyresponse to alleged bandit ambush. Indictment: FALSE. A reverse image search on Google shows that it is an old video clip. Alreadyonline since January 2021. Full Text In Nigeria, insecurity is one of the major problems in the region, and the army is not left behind. That …

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has threatened to take the Federal Government to court over a newly built luxury house allocated to a judge in Katampe district of Abuja, describing the move as discriminatory and contrary to the principle of equality before the law. Falana while speaking in a video shared by NewsCentral on Thursday, …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Gbajabiamila sues ‘fake’ agency DG, Adeyemi, demanding N15 billion in damages The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation lawsuit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja.Read more 2. The Senate passes the FRSC amendment bill, …

The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja. ‎He sued over allegations that he solicited a bribe of 48 per cent of the N27.3 billion grant approved for a federal agency, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Gunmen stormed a Kogi school, abducting the principal, NECO officials and students during exams Suspected gunmen on Tuesday disrupted the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations in Kogi State, kidnapping a school principal, a NECO ad hoc official and four candidates after storming the Government Secondary …