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Senate President Godswill Akpabio sparked laughter on the floor of the upper chamber on Tuesday when he declared that the African Democratic Congress was effectively finished, following a fresh wave of defections that saw lawmakers abandon the party for the Nigerian Democratic Congress and the Labour Party. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has questioned the process surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, raising concerns about why others are obtaining and completing his nomination forms on his behalf. Sowore’s remarks followed the signing of Tinubu’s presidential nomination forms, valued at N100 million, by former Ebonyi State Governor and…
An FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to pay N100 million in damages to two Department of State Services officials after finding that the civil society organisation’s posts on X amounted to libel. Justice Yusuf Halilu delivered the judgment on Tuesday in suit number FCT/HC/CV/4547/24,…
Sixteen members of the House of Representatives formally defected from the African Democratic Congress to the Nigerian Democratic Congress on Tuesday, dealing another significant blow to a party already struggling with a protracted internal crisis. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu announced the defections on the floor of the Green Chamber during plenary, with the lawmakers citing…
The African Democratic Congress has acknowledged that the departure of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from its platform is a setback, while simultaneously describing it as a source of relief, as Nigeria’s opposition landscape continues to fracture ahead of the 2027 general elections. ADC National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi made the disclosure on Monday…
Zenith Bank has formally parted ways with its founder and group chairman, Jim Ovia, ending a remarkable three-and-a-half decade association that transformed the lender from a modest startup into one of Africa’s most profitable financial institutions. The bank disclosed the development in a corporate notice issued in Lagos on May 5, 2026, during its…
Sixteen years after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, former President Goodluck Jonathan has paid an emotional tribute to his late principal, describing him as a leader whose humility and commitment to national service remain unmatched in Nigeria’s post-independence political history. In a statement published on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Jonathan, who…
The United States Supreme Court on Monday temporarily restored mail and telehealth access to mifepristone, the widely used abortion drug, halting a lower court order that had banned its delivery nationwide while the justices consider emergency appeals from its manufacturers. Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency applications from the 5th Circuit, issued an administrative…
A prominent European data privacy group has filed a formal complaint against LinkedIn with Austrian regulators, accusing the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform of selling user data while simultaneously blocking users from accessing their own information without charge. Vienna-based Noyb — an abbreviation for “None of Your Business” — lodged the complaint with the Austrian Data…
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso has issued a firm warning to bank directors and industry leaders, declaring that the apex bank will take decisive regulatory action against any institution where corporate governance failures are identified. Cardoso delivered the warning in a keynote address at the Chartered Institute of Directors induction ceremony in…
