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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed allegations by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, over the conduct of the African Democratic Congress presidential primary, describing them as a cocktail of bitterness, conjecture, and political revisionism dressed up as public interest. The rebuttal, contained in a statement issued on Tuesday…
The Federal Government has confirmed the death of four persons and serious injuries to 24 others in the train accident along the Warri–Itakpe Train Service corridor near Agbor, Delta State. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the Nigerian Railway Corporation on Tuesday through the Federal Ministry of Transportation, signed by the ministry’s…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has declared unlawful the National Assembly’s N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, holding that the planned spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and N70 billion in support allowances for newly elected members breached procurement laws, constitutional obligations, and the public trust. Justice Yellim Bogoro delivered…
Chief Olabode George, former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and a retired general, has advised Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, to direct his counsel on ending terrorism straight to President Bola Tinubu, the Commander in Chief, rather than to the service chiefs. George described…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has welcomed the death sentence handed to four men convicted for the June 2022 attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo Ondo State as a powerful signal that perpetrators of mass killings and terrorism will face severe consequences. The Federal High Court in Abuja delivered the…
The Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) and The Electoral Hub have raised concerns over persistent violence and discrimination faced by women in Nigeria’s political space, warning that democracy cannot thrive when women are intimidated, excluded or prevented from participating fully in governance. The group made the assertion in a statement…
The Nigeria Police Force has opened an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access and leakage of classified voter information from the Independent National Electoral Commission database resulting in the arrest of an INEC electoral officer and the questioning of Lere Olayinka the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike….
The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to immediately end the long standing practice of placing civil servants on a so called mandatory three month pre retirement leave, declaring categorically that no such provision exists anywhere in the Public Service Rules. The directive, contained in a circular issued by the Head…
The United States Department of State is preparing one of the most significant reductions in visa processing access across Africa in recent years, scaling down the number of embassies and consulates that handle visa applications from nearly 50 to just 20 designated centres. According to an internal memo and three US officials cited by…
President Bola Tinubu has hosted his Benin Republic counterpart, Romuald Wadagni, at his Bourdillon residence in Lagos on Monday, June 1, in a private visit that comes months after Nigeria deployed military assets to help thwart a coup attempt in the neighbouring country. Wadagni, who was sworn in on Sunday, May 24, made the…
