admin

A German court on Wednesday ordered a life jail sentence to a palliative care nurse for the murder of 10 patients and attempted murder of 27 others with lethal injections. The court in the western city of Aachen found the 44-year-old man guilty of the offences committed between December 2023 and May 2024 in a […]

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has issued an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Police Force and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police from harassing, arresting, or labeling human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore as a “wanted person.” Justice Musa Kakaki delivered the ruling on Wednesday, suspending the controversial declaration made […]

The Senate on Wednesday suspended the confirmation of Kingsley Udeh (SAN) as minister following the absence of a mandatory security clearance. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the plenary, announced that the confirmation could not hold until the chamber received the required security report on the nominee. “The confirmation of the minister-nominee would have […]

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted a retired Deputy Director of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Dare Adebowale Oladapo, for falsifying his age to extend his service years and fraudulently earning salaries after his due retirement. According to a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday by […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the suspension of four of its national officers over alleged anti-party activities. In a letter signed by 14 out of 18 members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and received by the commission on November 4, 2025, the party said […]

The opposition in Lagos has criticised what it calls a “carefully scripted succession” in Agege Local Government after Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa, son of Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, assumed office as acting chairman. Obasa, who served as vice chairman, stepped in after the council chairman, Hon. Tunde Azeez, went on […]

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced three men to death by hanging after finding them guilty of armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. The presiding judge, Justice M.O. Folorunso, became visibly emotional and wept before pronouncing the sentence. The convicts — John Ndubisi Nbakogu, Bolakale Quadri (also known as Adaka), and Toheeb […]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The closed-door meeting formed part of the President’s ongoing engagements with religious leaders aimed at promoting national unity, peace, and social cohesion. Although details of the discussions were not officially disclosed, sources suggested […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has terminated the employment of 115 personnel as part of ongoing reforms within the agency. The Service, in a statement, cautioned the public to avoid any dealings with the dismissed individuals, some of whom are reportedly still posing as DSS operatives. “As part of the ongoing reforms in the […]

The Federal Government has appointed Dr. John Nwabueze as Nigeria’s inaugural Tax Ombudsman, fulfilling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to establishing an independent institution dedicated to protecting vulnerable taxpayers and promoting equitable tax practices, particularly for small businesses, the announcement was made by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, from […]

The House of Representatives has reversed its earlier decision to suspend plenary for a week, initially intended to pressure the Federal Government to pay local contractors owed various sums of money. On Tuesday, during an executive session, lawmakers expressed displeasure at the poor implementation of the capital component of the 2024 and 2025 budgets. They […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), calling for an investigation into what it described as a violent invasion of its National Secretariat in Abuja by suspended party officials and their supporters. The party alleged that the incident, which reportedly left several staff members injured, was led by its […]