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Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has formally reaffirmed the withdrawal of earlier critical statements he made against President Bola Tinubu, describing them as mistaken and publicly retracted, in response to their use during the ongoing cybercrime trial of activist Omoyele Sowore. In a statement released on Wednesday, Omokri addressed references made in the Federal…
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of bribery as her long-awaited trial commenced at Southwark Crown Court in London. The 65-year-old, who held one of Nigeria’s most powerful cabinet positions between 2010 and 2015 under President Goodluck Jonathan, faces allegations that she accepted substantial financial…
At least 20 retired high-ranking public officers in Kaduna State, among them former permanent secretaries, Secretaries to the State Government, and Heads of Service, have died without receiving their retirement benefits, the state branch of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has revealed. Alhassan Musa, secretary of the NUP in Kaduna State, linked these…
The Senate on Tuesday received 24 health-related bills from President Bola Tinubu, proposing amendments to existing laws and new legislation aimed at restructuring the administration of federal health institutions and regulatory bodies across Nigeria. The bills were transmitted through a letter addressed to the Senate and read on the floor of the chamber by Senate…
Grief has struck the family of Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi following the death of his father, Sunday Ndidi, in a road traffic accident in Delta State. Sunday Ndidi, a retired military officer, reportedly died on Tuesday after being involved in an accident in Umunede, a town in Ika North East Local Government Area…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has formally released the examination timetable for the 2026 Common-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, First Series, setting the stage for the conduct of the examination later this week. The timetable, which details the subjects, dates and examination times, was made public through…
Serious questions over public fund management in Nigeria’s electoral institutions moved to the centre of judicial scrutiny on Tuesday as a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the remand of the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Professor Sani Malumfashi, alongside three senior officials of the commission, over alleged financial crimes…
Questions over party affiliation resurfaced in Sokoto on Monday after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) formally disputed claims that former senator Abubakar Gada was ever a registered member of the party, describing such assertions as false and unsupported by its records. The clarification was issued by the Chairman of the ADC in Sokoto State,…
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have formalised a major trade agreement aimed at easing market access and reducing costs on thousands of products traded between both countries, marking a significant step in Nigeria’s broader economic and trade diplomacy. The Federal Government signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the UAE in January…
Long-standing voting patterns in Kano State place the state firmly within Nigeria’s tradition of opposition politics, a reality that could shape the outcome of the 2027 general elections if current political alignments change. This was the central argument advanced by political analyst and former presidential aide, Dr. Umar Ardo, who has cautioned that Kano…
