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Fresh political intrigue has trailed former All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, following his firm rebuttal of viral posters claiming he had abandoned the ruling party for the New Democratic Congress. The former Kano State governor pushed back on Friday, describing himself in colourful terms as a steadfast party man rather than…
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew has spent the better part of two years moving through the corridors of official Abuja with the confidence of a man who belonged there. He held meetings inside the Federal Secretariat, received foreign delegations, exchanged handshakes with directors-general and lawmakers, and signed correspondence as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign…
The federal government has cleared N39.6 billion in outstanding pension arrears, settling long-standing liabilities for more than 24,000 public sector retirees. The massive payout directly targets former workers under the old Defined Benefit Scheme who have waited years for their money. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, confirmed the fiscal…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N150 million linked to a long-serving federal lawmaker, Nicholas Mutu. Judge Joyce Abdulmalik ruled that the recovered cash constituted the proceeds of unlawful kickbacks received by the politician. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission successfully argued that the funds were traced to corrupt…
An investigator for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission delivered a surprising twist in the trial of Godwin Emefiele. The witness told an Abuja High Court that the former central bank governor did not gain from a $6.2 million fraud scheme. Mr Okpoziakpo Eloho testified that forensic evidence failed to link the missing funds to…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Tapa has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to withdraw and stop publishing notices declaring two directors of DKK Partners Limited wanted persons over what the company insists is a purely contractual disagreement. Justice Rosul Olukolu granted the interim orders in Suit No. LD/11047GCM/2026, filed by…
The All Progressives Congress has dropped former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and five other senatorial hopefuls from its final list of candidates submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, following recommendations from the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committee. The revised list, which also excludes 19 House of Representatives contestants who emerged victorious during the…
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…
The Federal Government will repatriate 271 Nigerian nationals from South Africa today following a sharp escalation in anti-immigrant hostility. An Air Peace aircraft departed Abuja on Monday afternoon to facilitate the emergency airlift. The return flight will land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning. This evacuation comes amid a looming…
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced a ban on commercial motorcycles, commonly known as okada, and tricycles, popularly called keke marwa, on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The restriction, which takes effect this week, was announced in a statement on Sunday by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olufemi Dare. Mr…
