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OLU AGUNLOYE is facing trial on a seven-count charge of corruption and fraudulent award of the contract for the Mambila Power Project during the OBASANJO Administration.
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Dr AJOSE reinforced his declaration during a meeting with the SMA Movement in Oregun, Ikeja, with APC supporters drawn from the fifty-seven local government and local council development areas across Lagos State.
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Writing in a post on his social media handle, ATIKU ABUBAKAR maintained that President BOLA TINUBU acted in violation of the when he initially imposed a state of emergency in Rivers.
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MEN said in view of recent presidential pardons extended to convicted drug traffickers, fraudsters, kidnappers, and bandits — many of whom were arrested by DCP Kyari’s team in the line of duty, there was no moral justification to keep him in detention.
Unless the state takes concrete steps to institutionalize accountability, improve police welfare, ensure operational independence, and rebuild public trust, Nigerians’ dream of an effective, democratic, and humane police force will remain an elusive aspiration.
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The development comes a day after Senator NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN accused the Federal Government of subjecting her to political persecution due to the criminal defamation charges filed against her.
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Omoyele Sowore expressed the hope that Governors PETER MBAH of Enugu; CHARLES SOLUDO of Anambra; ALEX OTTI of Abia, FRANCIS NWIFURU of Ebonyi; and HOPE UZODINMA of Imo, among other prominent South-East politicians and leaders, would embrace the mobilization.
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The Governor maintained that the decision was not punitive, but principled and in alignment with global best practices. He said it is designed to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants, while safeguarding the integrity of government institutions.
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The APC screening committee cited various reasons for disqualifying several of the aspirants, including attempted inducement, conflicting dates of birth, failure to present voter cards or party membership slips, and not being financially up-to-date as members of the party.
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UNESCO's approval positions Nigeria as a global leader in the fight against misinformation and disinformation, and empowered it to spearhead international research, policy dialogue, and capacity-building in the digital field.
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The seminal event, scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2026, at The Old Great Hall, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos, is expected to bring together members of the academic community, healthcare professionals, policy stakeholders, and the general public.
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Senator OMO-AGEGE will have to confront successor and current Delta Central Senator EDE DAFINONE, who is on his first term in the National Assembly on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
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The timetable indicate that the Labour Party will hold its governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly primaries on May 15, before the presidential primary on May 23, 2026.
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Sixty-five-year-old ALLISON-MADUEKE is alleged to have received bribes in forms of One Hundred Thousand Pounds cash, chauffeur-driven cars, a private jet flight to Nigeria and refurbishment work and staff costs at several London properties.
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AJAH JOHNSON UCHENNA and his wife, ROSEMARY, were first arrested in Ojo area of the state on June 13, by operatives of the Department of State Security with two hundred and seventy-seven-point-five kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis.
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Part of the revelations in the affidavit indicate that the sum of over Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Million Naira found in the bank accounts are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
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Justice EMEKA NWITE, who is presiding over the case, also denied bail to ADAMU’s three other co-accused persons - BALARABE ABDULLAHI ILELAH, AMINU MOHAMMED BOSE and KABIRU YAHAYA MOHAMMED.
He said that the Customs needed to be properly funded, especially that Nigeria is now in the eye of global customs administration, with the Comptroller General of Customs, BASHIR ADEWALE ADENIYI as Chairman of World Customs Organisation.
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Lagos State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, said the Harvard outing was an opportunity for Governor Sanwo-Olu to share “Lagos’ bold vision and the tangible strides we are making in transportation, housing, innovation, and industrial growth."
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President TINUBU handed out the directive through his Chief of Staff, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, during the fifth meeting of the NSW Steering Committee at the State House in Abuja.
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NDLEA officers, who were put on surveillance over the consignment, swooped on a clearing agent and two drivers who were trying to move the shipment out of the airport in two trucks on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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This comes after MALAMI was released from the Kuje Prisons in Abuja after perfecting his bail conditions in the money laundering charges the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission filed against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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The main thrust of the policy is that goods produced in Nigeria will henceforth receive deserved priority in federal government procurement.
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA encountered over thirty motorcycles carrying armed terrorists heading into the nearby forest in Mai-Galma, in Maru Local Government Area.
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The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General MARKUS KANGYE, said the troops had intercepted a suspicious vehicle with bullet holes, along the Jos-Sanga Road, while responding to a distress call about terrorist activities.
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The Lagos PPRO said a video recovered from one of the suspects’ mobile phones during investigations contains recording of the killing of unidentified persons within Ajangbadi and surrounding communities.
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The suspects were identified as twenty-year-old ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA; thirty-year-old SALISU SANNUSI; and twenty-six-year-old JAMIU SAHIDU.
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SERAP had alleged that the DSS operatives invaded their Abuja office, and harassed and assaulted their workers, while the DSS maintained that the operatives were on a routine visit to acquaint themselves with the new leadership of the organisation.
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However, Justice EMEKA NWITE discharged and acquitted the fifth defendant, MOMOH OTUHO ABUBAKAR, 47, after finding insufficient evidence linking him to the terrorist attack.
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The Force PRO, ANTHONY PLACID, said the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force directed the immediate transfer of the officer and his team to Force Headquarters, Abuja, where they would face the Force Disciplinary Committee for summary disciplinary measures and prosecution.
