Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed President Bola Tinubu for nominating Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, former INEC Chairman, for an ambassadorial role. Atiku described the move as inappropriate, damaging to public trust, and suggestive of political compensation. Atiku’s criticism comes in the wake of the controversial 2023 general elections, in which he lost the presidency

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerian authorities to stop silencing dissenting voices, referencing the persistent persecution faced by Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and two-time presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). Speaking at a National Peace Committee event in Abuja, themed “A Whole-of-Society Approach to the Prevention

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Magistrate Mohammed Suleiman Kumo at the Gombe State High Court over allegations of bribery and extortion totaling ₦1.4 million. Kumo appeared before Justice H.H. Kereng on December 3, 2025, facing a three-count charge filed by the EFCC’s Gombe Zonal Directorate. The charges allege that Kumo received

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Fresh political intrigues are unfolding in Rivers State as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, appears to be losing influence with President Bola Tinubu, amid mounting domestic and international pressure. Sources close to the Presidency indicate that Tinubu’s inner circle has grown increasingly wary of Wike, who has faced multiple controversies since

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A six-classroom block in Oke Baale community, Osogbo LGA, Osun State, remains unbuilt despite ₦12.6 million being released for its construction in November 2024. The funds, confirmed on the GovSpend platform, were disbursed to Stargate Global Resources Mega Concepts Ltd, yet no construction has taken place. Unsafe Learning Conditions The abandoned project has forced children

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Nollywood actress Annie Macaulay has once again set social media abuzz after sharing a new video featuring a track by music legend 2Baba, stirring speculation and online debate. The actress posted a flier on her Instagram page with her face prominently displayed, but it was the soundtrack, ‘Enter the Place’, that immediately captured attention. Online

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A Taraba State-based civic advocate, Abdulmumin Imam, has raised alarm, claiming that the Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, secretly procured security orders directing the Police, DSS, and Civil Defence to arrest him over his criticism of government inaction on the collapsed Namnai Bridge. Imam, who has documented the human tragedies surrounding

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The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has cautioned that Nigeria’s worsening security challenges cannot be solved by arming communities or encouraging self-defence. Speaking Thursday in Abuja at a national dialogue themed “A Whole-of-Society Approach to Prevention of Violence and Conflict in Northern Nigeria”, organised by the National Peace Committee, The

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The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has released its 2025 Subnational Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) Report, with Lagos State maintaining its lead as Nigeria’s most business-friendly subnational entity, widening the gap between itself and other states in terms of investor confidence and regulatory efficiency. According to the report, Lagos scored 85.6%, while Kaduna

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Former Second Republic senator, Isa Abonyi Obaro, who represented the Okehi/Okene district under the old Kwara State, has passed away. Obaro, who served in the Senate on the platform of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), represented the then Kwara South, now part of Kogi Central. He was widely regarded as a legal luminary, statesman,

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