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Expenditures were made outside legislative approval, several arms and departments of the Edo government under Governor Monday Okpebholo. Various arms and departments of the Edo State Government violated the state’s appropriation law by spending beyond approved budgetary sums, an official document shows. A PREMIUM TIMES analysis of the fourth quarter 2025 Budget Performance Report (BPR) of the Edo State Government …

A member of the Iranian Army attends a … As the United States continues a significant military buildup in the Middle East, Iran has taken steps to signal its readiness for war, including fortifying its nuclear sites and rebuilding missile production facilities. Iranian and US negotiators held indirect talks in Geneva for three-and-a-half hours on Tuesday, but it ended with …

  Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Musa Kaakaki of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, held that the action carried out by CP Moshood Jimoh of the Lagos State Police Command was illegal and a violation of Sowore’s fundamental rights. The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has awarded N30 million in damages to former presidential candidate and human …

Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja high Court on Thursday reserved judgment in a N5.5 billion suit instituted by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Two DSS officials, Sarah John and Gabriel Ogunleye, had dragged the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Kolawale Oluwadare The operatives accused the defendants of making false …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called for continued stakeholder engagement following the Federal Government’s executive order restructuring oil and gas revenue remittances. PENGASSAN President, Mr Festus Osifo, made the call on Thursday in Lagos during a news conference on the executive order and its implications for the oil and gas industry. Osifo said …

A witness of the Department State Services (DSS), on Thursday, gave details of how suspected terrorists, who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on June 5, 2022, were tracked and apprehended. The operative, who testified as the 11th prosecution witness (PW-11), told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja while being led in evidence …

The Minister of State for Finance, Doris Anite-Uzoka, on Thursday announced plans to begin payments for the 2024 and 2025 capital budgets to ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). Anite-Uzoka made this disclosure while defending the ministry’s 2026 budget proposal before the Senate Committee on Appropriation in Abuja. Her clarification followed persistent questions from senators seeking updates on the status of …

A former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Chief Martin Onovo, has faulted the newly assented Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, saying it did not reflect the yearnings of Nigerians for credible elections. Onovo, who is also the Head of Policy Positions at the Movement for Fundamental Change, made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency …

The United States has sanctioned Elfateh Abdullah Idris Adam, Gedo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed, and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group whose members have allegedly committed genocide in Sudan.   The RSF has perpetrated atrocities during the almost three-year conflict in Sudan, according to a statement released on Thursday by Thomas “Tommy” Pigott, Principal …

Draws for the team events of the 2nd Niger Delta Games were held on Thursday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, as organisers formally declared the Games open. The draws covered football, handball and volleyball events in both the men’s and women’s categories. However, the battle for medals will commence on Friday, with over 3,000 athletes and officials expected to participate …