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According to insider accounts, the disagreement has become so severe that Wike boycotted the Council of State meeting in protest, sending the Minister of State for the FCT in his place. The appointment of Joash Amupitan as Nigeria’s new INEC Chairman has deepened the growing rift between the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, further …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that the National Assembly will not be held hostage by the “disruptive instincts” of any of its members, insisting that the upper chamber must uphold discipline and respect for its rules to preserve the sanctity of Nigeria’s democracy. Akpabio made the remark in a statement issued by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, on Saturday, …

The trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on charges of alleged $4.5 billion fraud and abuse of office, took a significant turn on Thursday as an Ikeja Special Offences Court admitted key digital evidence, including a WhatsApp conversation and several mobile phones. The court, presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi, also …

The suspects were apprehended by officials of the Aviation Security (AVSEC) unit at the domestic terminal (MMA 1) of the airport. Security officials at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos have arrested some passengers alleged to be travelling on an Aero Contractors flight with cash exceeding $6.1 million in their possession. Sources familiar with the matter, …

Hamas is pressing Israel to include prominent Palestinians in a prisoner-release list – part of a ceasefire deal that will also see hostages returned from Gaza. Hamas’s insistence comes after the Israeli justice ministry published the names of 250 prisoners to be freed, but excluded seven high-profile prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat. Marwan Barghouti was convicted of deadly …

The Egg Sellers and Distributors Association of Nigeria has debunked the claim of a consistent hike in the price of the produce by some poultry farmers. The President of ESDAN, Mrs Olaide Graham, debunked the allegations in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. Graham noted that the association’s aim centred on making eggs available …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne, has expressed confidence that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will regain his freedom without interference from opposition politicians seeking to exploit his situation for political gain. Ikonne made this assertion while addressing a large gathering of Ukwa la …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released a list of 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 student loan application exercise. It also announced the reopening of the portal for 48 hours to allow institutions yet to comply to do so. The Guardian reports that institutions are required to upload their students’ information …

Speaking with democracy activists recently from Hungary and Poland, former President Barack Obama warned about the “rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe,” even in countries once believed unsusceptible to an erosion of liberties. “We’re seeing politicians target civil society, undermine freedom of the press, weaponize the justice system,” Obama went on. “And no one is being spared. Even countries …

While the total number of affected workers has not yet been confirmed, insiders said hundreds of thousands of civil servants are expected to lose their jobs in the coming weeks. The United States President Donald Trump on Friday sacked thousands of government employees, blaming opposition Democrats for forcing his hand amid the continuing government shutdown.  According to White House officials, …