The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday directed the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a panel of experts to evaluate the health condition of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the team must include between eight and ten doctors, among them a cardiologist, a neurologist, …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has declared that the ruling party remains the best political option for Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and his New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Lagos APC spokesman, Seye Oladejo, made the remarks in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday, noting that the party had been following with …
United States immigration authorities have deported former Liberian rebel commander Mayama Sesay, widely known as “Black Diamond”, over her role in the country’s brutal civil wars. Sesay, 43, who commanded an all-female fighters’ unit and was accused of recruiting and leading child soldiers, was returned to Liberia in September, according to a statement from US …
Former Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Professor Muhammad Akaro Mainoma, on Thursday, recounted how personal determination shaped his academic journey as he unveiled four books documenting his life, leadership and contributions to higher education in Nigeria. Mainoma told his history in Abuja during a colloquium organised to mark his 60th birthday. The …
Says the governors are engaging authorities for the IPOB leader’s Release Abia State Governor Dr Alex Otti has dismissed claims that South East governors have abandoned the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking at a media parley in Umuahia on Thursday, Otti said the governors were seriously …
Former President Peter Mutharika is set to return to Malawi’s top office after winning 56% of the vote in the September 2025 presidential election. The Malawi Electoral Commission officially declared Mutharika president-elect, alongside vice president-elect Dr Jane Mayemu Ansah. The 85 year-old Mutharika, who previously led the country from 2014 to 2020, replaces incumbent Lazarus …
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the administration of President Bola Tinubu to focus more on insecurity than on revenue generation. Atiku made the call while reacting to news of insurgents’ attack on the Wagga Mongono community in the Madagali LGA of Adamawa state on Tuesday. On his official X account on Wednesday, Mr. Atiku …
The Presidency has rejected allegations by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intends to become a “life president,” insisting that the President has no plan to remain in office beyond 2031 if re-elected in 2027. El-Rufai, who spoke over the weekend, had urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to mobilize …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of 17 candidates for the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 12, 2026. Mr. Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), disclosed this in a statement issued in …
A Special Court for Essential Commodities (EC) Act cases in Coimbatore, India, has sentenced a Nigerian Man, identified as James Emmanuel Chukwunonso Samson, to 10 years imprisonment for his role in an international drug trafficking ring. In the judgment delivered on September 20, 2025, Samson was also fined ₹1 lakh after a protracted trial stemming …
