Court Admits Nine Exhibits Against Malami, Wife and Son in N8.7bn Fraud Trial

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday admitted nine documentary exhibits tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife Hajia Bashir Asabe, and his son Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami.

Federal Govt files 13-count treason charge against alleged coup plotters

The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against alleged plotters of a coup against President Bola Tinubu.

 

Gunmen abduct 15 boat passengers in Cross River

Gunmen have abducted 15 passengers along the Calabar-Oron waterway in Cross River state.

 

Lagos community protests 18-month blackout

 

Residents of Maya Olorijo Estate in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest over a prolonged power outage that has persisted for about 18 months.

Peter Okoye dumps shared birth date with twin of P-Square

 

Peter Okoye, the Nigerian singer and songwriter popularly known as Mr P, has officially announced a change to his birthday celebration date.

Court sets aside orders preventing EFCC from probing firms affiliated to Nestoil

 The federal high court in Abuja has set aside ex parte orders restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating Amaranta Oil and Gas Development Limited and Jonescreek Hydrocarbon Limited.

 

2027: Peter Obi never begged Amaechi to step down – Umeh

 Anambra Central Senator, Victor Umeh, says former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, never begged former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to step down for him ahead of the 2027 general elections.

 

Agboke resumes as Ondo REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has expressed optimism over electoral reforms in Ondo State following the deployment of Dr Mutiu Olaleke Agboke as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC.

US, Israel, Iran conflict triggered energy shocks, fueled inflation in Nigeria — Minister, Edun

 The US–Israel–Iran conflict has triggered major external shocks, disrupting energy markets, tightening global financial conditions, and introducing renewed inflationary pressures across economies.

 

2027: Kwankwaso makes two requests from Nigerians home, abroad

 Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has appealed to Nigerians both at home and abroad to ensure that they participate fully in the forthcoming general elections.

 

Lagos 2027: Jandor dismisses claim about Tinubu endorsing Hamzat for governorship

Former Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate Abdulazeez Adediran, known as Jandor, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the preferred All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 Lagos governorship election.

Ciroma Joseph steps down, backs Katung for second term in Kaduna South polls

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Ciroma Almajiri Joseph, has withdrawn from the Kaduna South Senatorial District race ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring support for the incumbent lawmaker, Sunday Marshall Katung.

Tinubu will solve generational grievances, Jimoh Ibrahim assures UN

Nigeria’s new permanent representative to the United Nations, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu is determined to resolve “long-standing grievances” fuelling insecurity in Nigeria and across the wider region.

“Stay, Fight, Scatter Them” — Gbajabiamila Tells Abejide to remain in ADC

Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, has urged Leke Abejide, member representing the Yagba federal constituency in Kogi, to remain in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and defend his political base.

 

Court upholds FCCPC’s authority to probe Air Peace over consumer complaints

A federal high court in Abuja has affirmed the authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate consumer complaints and issue summons in the exercise of its statutory mandate.