Court Unveils New Pre-Election Practice Directions
The Federal High Court has overhauled the way it handles disputes over party primaries…
Court Unveils New Pre-Election Practice Directions
The Federal High Court has overhauled the way it handles disputes over party primaries and candidate nominations, issuing fresh Practice Directions that impose strict filing timelines, cap adjournments and open court registries on weekends, as the country edges toward the 2027 general elections. The Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, issued by the…
Court Frees Sowore on Fresh N200m Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, to a fresh bail of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier release over his failure to appear for trial in the defamation case brought against him by the Department of State Services. Justice Mohammed Umar,…
1.34m Nigerian Visa Bids Rejected In 21 Years, Says UK
The United Kingdom refused 1,344,595 visa applications submitted by Nigerians between 2005 and the first quarter of 2026, according to official figures from the UK Home Office, a tally that places Nigeria second only to India among the world’s most rejected nationalities. The data, drawn from the Home Office’s entry clearance visa outcomes dataset,…
Nigeria Moves To Recover Returnees’ Lost Assets In South Afric
The Federal Government has said it will engage South African authorities to secure compensation for Nigerians who abandoned businesses and other valuable assets while fleeing renewed anti-immigrant hostility, a move that signals a tougher diplomatic posture as the country’s evacuation programme stretches into its third week. Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Alexander…
Court Faults INEC Over ADA Code, Orders Release to Rickett Camp in 72 Hours
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to generate and release a registration access code to the Chief Akin Rickett-led leadership of the All Democratic Alliance within 72 hours, clearing the way for the association to continue its bid for registration as a political party. Justice Peter Lifu…
Sticky Inflation Locks Nigerian Bond Yields Above 18%
Nigerian fixed-income investors should prepare for a prolonged stretch of elevated interest rates, with market analysts warning that any meaningful reversal in Federal Government bond yields is unlikely before the final quarter of 2026. The caution comes from Coronation Asset Management, whose June 2026 Economic Note projected that a mix of sticky inflation, a…
Saibari Fires Morocco Into Last 16
Morocco knocked the Netherlands out of the World Cup on Monday night, winning a tense penalty shootout 3-2 in Guadalupe near Monterrey after the round of 32 tie finished 1-1 following extra time, sending the Atlas Lions into a last 16 meeting with Canada in Houston on Saturday. Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal…
ECOWAS Court To Rule On Secret Ghana US Deportation Pact
A coalition of lawyers has dragged Ghana before West Africa’s top human rights court, accusing the country of unlawfully receiving and onward deporting refugees and protected migrants who were expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s expanding third country deportation programme. The lawsuit was filed Monday at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice…
FG Orders Marketers to Cut Fuel Prices
Petroleum marketers in Nigeria have come under fresh pressure from the Federal Government to lower pump prices, with the authorities insisting that falling crude oil costs must reach ordinary consumers rather than enrich operators in the deregulated downstream market. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, issued the directive in Abuja…
Army Rescues 10 Abducted NECO Pupils After Borno School Raid
Soldiers of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 10 of the 11 National Examinations Council candidates and teachers abducted by suspected ISWAP fighters who stormed a school in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, while pupils sat for their examinations. The Acting Military Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, said in a statement on…