A Federal High Court in Kaduna, yesterday, ordered that the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, should be returned to the detention facility of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) after it adjourned hearing of his bail application till today. El-Rufai was granted temporary freedom from custody on March 27 to enable…
Afolabi spoke amid a move by Bola Tinubu to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from releasing records linked to allegations of drug trafficking. A member of President Bola Tinubu’s Legal Team in the US, Wole Afolabi (SAN), has dismissed concerns about the president’s records,…
The Supreme Court has declared portions of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Act unconstitutional, ruling that the Federal Government cannot exercise control over lands adjoining waterways for non-navigational purposes within states. The apex court delivered the judgment in Suit No. SC/CV/541/2025, a constitutional dispute between Lagos State and the Federal Government over the extent…
Nigeria’s foreign reserves climb to $53.11 billion, nearing a 2009 record as higher oil earnings boost dollar inflows. Nigeria’s external reserves have risen above $53 billion for the first time in more than 17 years, reaching $53.11 billion as of August 24, 2026. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), checked by Nairametrics, showed…
The All Progressives Congress has fixed May 16 and May 23, 2026 for the conduct of its presidential and governorship primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, who made this public on Monday, disclosed that in the ruling party’s timetable signed by the National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu,…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has reaffirmed the critical role of corps members in Nigeria’s democratic process, revealing that INEC would mobilise over 1.4 million ad hoc staff — largely drawn from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) — for the 2027 general elections. Amupitan made this known…
The Federal Government has clarified that Accounting, Mass Communication, Business Administration and other non-technical polytechnic courses have not been banned. Here’s what the policy really means for students. FG says Accounting, Mass Communication and other non-technical polytechnic courses have not been banned. Current students are not required to stop their programmes. The reform aims to…
• Says crisis may deepen if judiciary keeps determining outcomes of elections Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that Nigeria’s democracy faces a deepening legitimacy crisis if the judiciary continues to determine electoral winners instead of the ballot box, declaring that politicians now rush to court after elections because they believe judges can be manipulated…
Over 130 people were arrested during a Lagos State overnight operation across Victoria Island, Lekki and Ajah, with more than 100 arraigned. Lagos authorities arrested more than 130 people during an operation between 2 am and 4 am. Over 100 defendants were arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court. Some pleaded not guilty,…
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran collapsed after attacks on commercial ships in the Hormuz Strait, through which one-fifth of world oil supplies flowed before the war. Crude jumped more than two per cent and has spiked around 10 per cent this week after the United States hit an Iranian island in…
