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The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved ruling until 26 October on a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, who is standing trial over the alleged unlawful interception of telephone communications belonging to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. According to the court proceedings on Tuesday, both the prosecution…
The Department of State Services’ reported decision to seek a pause in the cybercrime prosecution of African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore until after the 2027 election has reopened a legal and political question that goes beyond one defendant: what happens to a criminal case when the accused is also an opposition presidential…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has thrown his weight behind the use of lethal force against armed criminals, faulting the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, for sounding apologetic about the shooting of suspects and insisting that officers should open fire on gunmen without hesitation. The Edo North lawmaker, who spoke on Monday during an interview…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday closed one of Nigeria’s most consequential terrorism trials by handing life sentences to two senior commanders of the Ansaru group, only for the Department of State Services to reject the punishment within hours and announce plans to seek a stiffer penalty at the Court of Appeal….
Security agencies have successfully rescued four individuals abducted during an attack on Government Secondary School, Opada-Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Kogi State Government confirmed the rescue of the school principal, Elder Daniel Iyanaa; a National Examinations Council (NECO) official, Mr Solomon Audu; and two candidates who were taken during…
A fresh war of words has broken out between the Federal Government and one of Nigeria’s most vocal online campaigners, after activist Mark Chidiebere Justice, widely known as Justice Crack, publicly rejected an allegation by the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, that he coached soldiers to doctor a viral video about their meals. The…
The detention of a journalist attached to opposition figure Omoyele Sowore has opened a fresh dispute between the Department of State Services and civil rights campaigners, with the security agency insisting the matter is a straightforward regulatory breach while Sowore maintains it is a calculated move to frustrate his ongoing court case. The journalist,…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has taken the immediate past Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, into custody over allegations that he forged a university degree and submitted a false National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate during his ministerial screening in 2023. The former minister was arrested…
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,…
The Department of State Services has distanced itself from the remand of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore at the Kuje Custodial Centre, insisting that his detention flowed entirely from court proceedings rather than any action by the agency, even as it ordered an investigation into the conduct of operatives filmed during chaotic scenes at…