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Strong indications emerged on Friday that, through a constitutional amendment arising from the advocacy of women’s inclusion, the 109 seats of the Senate could increase to 121 and that of the House of Representatives from 360 to 397 at the 11th National Assembly in 2027. The proposed increase in seats, 12 in the Senate and 37 in the House of …

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, says he will challenge the Federal High Court decision ordering the final confiscation of 48 properties linked to him. In a statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Bello Doka, Malami said that he respectfully disagrees with aspects of the judgment and has directed his …

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 …

The Federal Government has laid terrorism charges against three men for their alleged involvement in the abduction of school children and teachers in Orire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State. The suspects, Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid, Yunusa Musa, also known as Yunusa bin Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani, also known as Abu Itisar, were …

FIFA has appointed Slovakia’s Slavko Vinčić to referee the 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina. Vinčić will be accompanied by assistant referees Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. Adham Makhadmeh of Jordan was named as the fourth official for the match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The World Cup final will be Vinčić’s fourth match of the tournament. …

The Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu SAN, has forwarded a letter from medical vacation to the House of Assembly for him to resume work officially. According to the House, the speaker, Olamide Oladiji, who received the letter on behalf of other lawmakers, said the governor’s action “is in line with Section 190(1) of the Constitution of the Federal …

A Moscow court has sentenced a 59-year-old Russian citizen to 13 years in prison for trying to smuggle aircraft spare parts into Ukraine. Russia’s federal security service, FSB, announced the ruling in a statement on Friday. According to the security agency, the man obtained aerial detections in Russia and attempted to take them out of the country. The FSB said …

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 …

The Nigeria men’s volleyball team has qualified for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, after recording their fourth consecutive victory at the ongoing Zone 3 qualifiers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The Nigerian team secured a place at the continental championship, scheduled for September 7-21, with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over neighbors Benin Republic …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has stated that Nigeria has no reason to remain poor, and stressed that the country has natural resources and economic potential that could become one of the richest countries in the world if utilized properly. Speaking while delivering a keynote address at the Agriculture, Development and Investment Summit in Abuja, Shettima cited Indonesia’s success in the …