A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party, ruling that the case must be heard afresh after all interested parties are joined. Justice Isah Dashen delivered the ruling on Friday …
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has intensified efforts to position sports as a major driver of economic development following the conclusion of a two-day strategic engagement with an international consortium of investors, business development promoters, and technical partners on the proposed development of a motorsports district in Abuja. The initiative, which is still at the …
Nigeria’s latest inflation data for May 2026 present a complex and politically sensitive economic picture. The headline inflation is rising, monthly price pressure is slowing, food costs remain structurally high, and regional disparities are widening in ways that are quietly reshaping household survival patterns across the country. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released …
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Cross River/Calabar Free Trade Zone/Akwa Ibom Area Command, has intercepted prohibited goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N273.7 million in a major crackdown on smuggling activities within its area of responsibility. The seizures, which include imported vegetable oil, used tyres, second-hand clothing and Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), were …
Nigeria’s worsening security crisis escalated on multiple fronts on Monday as at least 22 people were killed in a deadly attack on a Plateau State community, suspected kidnappers launched coordinated raids in Ondo State, and angry protesters shut down major roads in Ibadan over the continued captivity of abducted schoolchildren and teachers. The developments came …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has firmly declared that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, remains one of its most valuable political assets and is not available for any form of political transfer to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The opposition party made the declaration while reacting to recent remarks …
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has alleged that he has been receiving threats following his recent criticism of political leadership and governance challenges in Northern Nigeria. The activist made the claim in a video posted on his official social media page, where he expressed concern over what he described …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled another industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican national and four Nigerian collaborators in what authorities described as a major blow against an emerging transnational drug manufacturing network. The discovery was made at Tapa Village in …
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), raising concerns as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to battle a deadly outbreak that has already claimed hundreds of lives. The French Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that a doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of …
Legal practitioner, Liborous Oshoma, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of state police in Nigeria, describing it as a necessary step toward addressing the country's worsening security challenges. However, he cautioned against granting state governors unchecked authority over the proposed policing structure, warning that such a system could be vulnerable to abuse and political …
