Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has demanded N10bn in compensation from the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), over alleged defamatory statements made during a televised interview. El-Rufai’s lawyers, Chambers of Ubong Akpan, made the demand in a letter before action dated Monday, September 7, 2026, and addressed to Musa at the Federal
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has charged electoral officers and heads of departments across the Southwest to intensify their preparations for the 2027 General Election, urging them to confront emerging challenges with commitment, discipline and professionalism. Amupitan gave the charge in Lagos while addressing Electoral Officers, Heads
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered an alleged interstate child-stealing and human trafficking syndicate operating across several states, rescuing 17 children and arresting seven suspects following an intelligence-led investigation. The breakthrough was recorded by the Oyo State Police Command during an investigation into the disappearance of a three-year-old child, Ifakunle Ifagbenro, who reportedly went missing
The Civil Society Budget Implementation Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (CBIAMEC), Nigeria, has inaugurated its new executive members, with a commitment to inten-sify monitoring of government budgets and strengthen transparency, accountability and effective utilisation of public resources.Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, the newly elected National Coordinator of CBIAMEC, Comrade Patrick Ogheneyero, described his
Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has been re-elected governor of Osun State after defeat-ing his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the keenly contested governorship election.Adeleke was declared winner in the early hours of Sunday following the conclusion of the colla-tion of results at the Independent National Electoral Commission
The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Dr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), describing him as a highly suitable choice for the position.In a statement issued in Abuja, CSGGG President, Comrade Ogakwu Dominic Ogakwu, said the appointment
The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed claims by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, would be defeated by noon on election day in the 2027 general elections. The ADC said elections were not won through political boasts, intimidation
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mrs Nonye Ayeni, has disclosed that the Council is equipping civil servants approaching retirement with export business skills to enable them to establish sustainable livelihoods after leaving public service. Ayeni said the initiative was designed to help retiring workers prepare early for life
A coalition of elders and supporters of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commenced grassroots mobilisation in Kano ahead of the 2027 presidential election, pledging to leverage their influence within families and communities to promote what they described as responsible political participation. The elders made the declaration during a one-day town hall meeting on Saturday,
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commissioned a special intervention project at Biseni Secondary School in Biseni Clan, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as part of efforts to strengthen civil-military relations and support community development. The project, commissioned on Saturday, was executed in honour of Air Vice Marshal E.O.E. Ebiowe, a distinguished indigene