Former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has advised the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to rein in his supporters and adopt a calmer, more strategic approach ahead of the 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed made the call on Thursday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, saying Obi and some of …
The Supreme Court has dismissed the trial of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, over the murder of late politician, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Kudirat Abiola was the wife of the late businessman and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, the presumed winner …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned supporters of opposition leaders against trading insults, warning that such exchanges only serve the interests of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a post on X on Tuesday, Abubakar said anyone who insults Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, or himself does not have the interest …
Uganda’s opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has told the BBC that he will not contest the outcome of the presidential election, which declared President Yoweri Museveni the winner, in court, citing a lack of confidence in the country’s judiciary. Speaking to the BBC from hiding, Wine said he had instead called on his supporters to stage …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three others bail in the sum of ₦100 million each over alleged $9.7 million terrorism financing and money laundering offences. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on Tuesday, held that Adamu and his co-defendants placed sufficient materials before …
A Jigawa State farmers' and herders' special court has ordered nine cattle herders to pay N500 million as compensation to farmers whose crops were destroyed in the Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Yusuf Abubakar, who based his decision on relevant provisions of the Penal Code, …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 26 to deliver a ruling on the final forfeiture of a London property linked to the late Jeremiah Useni, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The court fixed the date after no individual or representative of Useni’s estate appeared within the statutory 14-day period …
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the Nenadi Usman-led national caretaker committee of the Labour Party (LP) is the authentic leadership of the party. Delivering judgement on Wednesday, Peter Lifu, the presiding judge, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the Usman-led faction of the party. The judge reaffirmed the …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Samuel Anyanwu seeking to be recognised as the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mohammed Umar, the presiding judge, struck out the suit on Tuesday after U. C. Njemanze-Aku, counsel to Anyanwu, informed the court that his client’s tenure as PDP …
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condoled with the family of Abubakar Abdullahi, the Imam, who gained national and international acclaim for sheltering about 300 Christians during the 2018 attacks in Plateau State. Abdullahi, the late chief imam of Nghar village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, died at the age of …
