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The court gave reasons for declaring Mr Utomi’s proposed shadow government unconstitutional. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declared the proposed shadow government announced by Pat Utomi, a political economy professor and former presidential candidate, unconstitutional and unknown to Nigerian law. In his judgement, Judge James Omotosho barred Mr Utomi and his associates from going on with the …

ARISE TV has announced the death of one of its news anchor, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was said to have been killed killed during an armed robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, September 29, 2025, is currently under investigation by the Nigeria Police. The Nigeria Police have launched …

*Idris says over 13,543 terrorists, criminals neutralised  *Discloses 10,000 hostages rescued The federal government has strongly rebutted recent allegations stemming from international platforms and online influencers that terrorists operating in Nigeria were engaged in a systematic ethno-religious genocide against Christians. In a statement yesterday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, rubbished such claims as patently false, baseless, …

The federal government said it remains fully committed to ensuring energy security, protecting consumers, and maintaining stability in the domestic petroleum products market. The Nigerian government has assured a steady supply of refined petroleum products following a meeting between the Steering Committee of the Domestic Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Local Currency Initiative and Dangote Refinery. A statement by …

*Says ex-president will contest 2027 poll in PDP  *Niger PDP elects new officials Former Minister of Information and chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Jerry Gana, said at the weekend that having seen the disparity in their lives after eight years of former President Muhammadu Buhari and two years under incumbent President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians, who had fallen for …

–         As HYPREP floats clean energy initiative  The federal government has commenced the process of compensating Ogoni citizens whose landed property, farms or livelihoods were affected in the right of way by the ongoing construction of the power project in the area. The project, a federal government initiative being executed by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), is meant to provide …

Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje secretly transferred the state government’s 20 per cent stake in the Dala Inland Dry Port Nigeria Limited to private hands and also made his children co-owners of the company before awarding a contract worth more than N4 billion to provide infrastructure for the project, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The transfer effectively edged Kano State out of …

• Warns it can affect investors’ confidence, inflict harm on Nigerians, businesses if PENGASSAN cabal is allowed to enforce its lawless directive Dangote Petroleum Refinery has accused the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) of attempting to sabotage the country’s energy supply chain following a directive issued by the union to its branches to cut off …

A retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Parry Osayande, has passed away in Benin City, just hours before his 89th birthday. The death of the former police chief, who was born on September 29, 1936, was announced on Sunday in a condolence message by the President of the Immaculate Conception College Old Boys’ Association (ICCOBA) Worldwide, Ighodalo Edetanlen. Osayande, whose …

SERAP urged him “to disclose the number and names of candidates for INEC chairman.” Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end in November 2025.” SERAP urged …