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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has thrown down the gauntlet to critics who question his administration’s infrastructure performance, stating that he is ready to resign from office if anyone can prove his claims regarding the construction of roads in Abuja satellite communities are false. The minister made the declaration on Friday while officiating the reconstruction of the Arab/Gbazango …

The House of Representatives has urged young Nigerians to participate fully in shaping the nation’s democratic future through the 2027 general elections. The charge was dropped during the Youth Town Hall segment of the National Assembly Open Week 2026 held at the National Assembly on Friday. Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen, who gave the charge, said the …

Former Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC striker Olakunle Olusegun has completed his move to Russian Premier League side FC Rostov. The transfer marks another significant step in the career of the Nigerian striker, who joins Rostov from FC Krasnodar. Olusegun spent the second half of last season on loan at FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod, where he appeared in search …

The Anambra State Police Command has begun searching for a teacher accused of caning a 12-year-old pupil to death at a school in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of ​​the state. The command said special teams operating under the Safe Schools Initiative have been deployed to trace the suspects and ensure justice is served if the charges are proven. This …

A forum of Yoruba lawyers, Egbe Amofin Oodua, has called for the postponement of the presidential elections of the Nigerian Bar Association, arguing that the association’s leadership has abandoned agreed electoral reforms that would ensure transparent and credible polling. The group warned that proceeding with the election without implementing the proposed reforms could undermine confidence in the NBA’s electoral process. …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to force the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize the interim leadership of the Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (SAN), thereby dealing a setback to the faction led by the Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Judge …

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 …