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Social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, on Monday challenged the ruling of an Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged six billion naira money laundering charges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mompha is facing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd. They are being tried on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder …

An internal crisis has erupted in the Edo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), following the alleged exclusion of some prominent party leaders from a meeting convened in Benin City on Monday. Those reportedly shut out of the meeting include former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie, a founding member and financier of the party in …

Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday commissioned 54 units of construction equipment procured by the Edo State Government for distribution to the state’s the 18 local government councils in the state. At the commissioning ceremony which took place in Benin City, Edo State capita, Wike described the government’s initiative as a bold step toward deepening …

  The affected files, spanning layouts in Bwari, AMAC and Kuje, have been expunged from the FCTA’s regularisation database. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has nullified 485 Area Council land documents in Abuja, citing failure to pass official verification processes and confirmation that several of the applications were fake. The decision was conveyed through a …

  •Tinubu congratulates winners, commends INEC •Voter apathy protests against APC’s misrule, sets up legal team for members •Outcome of elections endorsement of President Tinubu —APC chairman •Wike hails president The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) showed its strength ahead of the 2027 general election at the weekend, winning five of the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory, …

  The Lagos airspace has been temporarily closed to flights following a fire that gutted the old terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that the blaze continued to rage as firefighters worked tirelessly to bring it under control. Around 10 people were reported trapped on the 6th floor of the airport’s control tower. As …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has commenced a discreet but far-reaching investigation into some highly placed judges in the country, including heads of courts, insiders at the council have told PREMIUM TIMES. The NJC is the constitutional body responsible for appointing, promoting and disciplining judicial officers in Nigeria. The 24-member council, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat …

Detained former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has instituted a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Enforcement Commission (ICPC) over what he claimed to be an unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. In the suit filed on his behalf by his team of lawyers led by Oluwole Iyamu (SAN), the former …

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has shut down Nkwo Nnewi Spare Parts Market for one week, following their defiance to government’s order to begin opening markets on Mondays. A press release by the Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, stated that the Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, shut the market …

The Federal Government has insisted that many of the terrorists responsible for killing Nigerians are foreign nationals who infiltrated the country through its porous borders. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, made the assertion on Sunday while addressing participants at the First Plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held at St. Gabriel’s Chaplaincy, …