The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that all 25 people aboard an aircraft that crashed in Ondo State on Monday died in the accident. The Air Force, in a statement on Tuesday, said the victims comprised five crew members and 20 passengers. The aircraft, identified as NAF 931, crashed in a swampy area around …
Jordan Wike, son of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, has denied receiving $2.1 million from businessman Safwan Garba in connection with a failed real estate venture in Abuja. Jordan made the denial on Wednesday while appearing before the FCT High Court, presided over by Justice Sylvanus Oriji, as proceedings continued in a suit …
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has said Senator Ireti Kingibe will not return to the Senate in 2027, accusing her of failing to offer meaningful representation to residents of the territory. Wike spoke on Tuesday while inspecting ongoing road projects in Abuja. His comment followed Kingibe’s criticism of the FCT Administration over its …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigations into financial transactions linked to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project and begun tracing properties allegedly connected to the payments. The investigation, supervised by EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, follows the recent decision of an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration tribunal in France concerning the dispute between …
Amnesty International and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Governorship Campaign Council have raised concerns over the reported arrest and alleged abduction of Ibrahim Modibbo Sanusi, a grassroots political activist and critic of the Kaduna State Government. According to a statement by the ADC Governorship Campaign Council, in Kaduna State, Sanusi was reportedly taken on the …
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a 2019 judgment of the Federal High Court and declared Ibrahim Magu’s prolonged stay as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) unlawful. A three-member panel of the appellate court delivered the judgment on Monday in an appeal filed by lawyer Johnmary Jideobi, who …
The National Assembly has transmitted the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval. The bill, which provides for the establishment of state police, was transmitted to the state legislatures on Wednesday, September 16, as part of the ongoing constitutional amendment process. The Clerk to the National …
Spyware and digital surveillance can expose journalists and their sources to arrest, harassment, censorship and other human rights violations, panellists at an X Space hosted by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) have warned. The speakers, who discussed “How Spyware and Digital Surveillance Threaten Human Rights” on Wednesday, September 16, stressed that unchecked surveillance could undermine …
A legal practitioner, Dele Kelvin Oye, has faulted reports suggesting that lawyers who bill clients in United States dollars can be prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arguing that no existing Nigerian law criminalises quoting or invoicing professional fees in foreign currency. Oye, Principal Partner of Dele Oye & Associates and former …
Post-election violence in Osun State has taken another deadly turn after Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade and an ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke, was shot dead in Ile-Ife amid a dispute over control of motor parks. The shooting occurred on Sunday, September 13, 2026, around the Energy Filling Station in Ile-Ife. The Osun …
