How I Converted N1.4bn to Dollars for Yahaya Bello’s Children’s School Fees — Witness Tells Court A bureau de change (BDC) operator, Jamilu Abdullahi, has told an Abuja High Court that he converted about N1.4 billion into dollars to facilitate the payment of school fees for the children of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
Court Rejects El-Rufai’s Objection to SSS Witness in Alleged Corruption Trial A Kaduna State High Court has dismissed an objection by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s defence team seeking to prevent a digital forensic expert with the State Security Service (SSS) from testifying in his ongoing trial over alleged corruption. Justice Darius Khobo, who
INEC Explains Omission of Some Candidates from 2027 Governorship Election List The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that some candidates were excluded from the final list for the 2027 governorship election because their political parties failed to comply with the statutory requirement to submit membership registers before conducting party primaries. The commission said
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja, has issued an interim injunction restraining the implementation of the proposed reinstatement of members of Courses 18, 19 and 20 (Force Entrants) of the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano, pending the hearing and determination of a suit challenging aspects of their retirement and reinstatement. The order was made by
DSS Re-arraigns 5 Ansaru Leaders Over Oyo School Abduction The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday re-arraigned five alleged leaders of the proscribed terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of about 46 pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) State Chairmen’s Forum has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to comply with subsisting court judgments on the leadership dispute within the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chairman of the forum, Ogga Temitope, made the call in a statement on Friday, warning that failure to comply with
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured the remand of an articulated vehicle driver, Mubarak Mansur, following his arraignment before its Mobile Court in Abuja for alleged Route Traffic Violation (RTV), dangerous driving and fleeing with an arresting FRSC marshal. The Mobile Court, sitting at Kabusa Roundabout, Abuja, ordered that the articulated vehicle involved
US Court Jail Man Who Used ChatGPT to Plan Bank Robbery 121 Months A 23-year-old man from Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for robbing a bank at gunpoint after investigators discovered that he had used ChatGPT to help plan the crime. Deron Lewis-Payne was sentenced on August 13, 2026,
NBC seeks fresh appeal against court ruling voiding broadcast fines The National Broadcasting Commission has returned to the Court of Appeal in Abuja, seeking permission to file a fresh appeal against a Federal High Court judgment that barred it from imposing fines on broadcast stations. The application followed the June 17, 2026, decision of the