Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has threatened to take the Federal Government to court over the allocation of luxury homes to judges, arguing that the policy discriminates against other public servants. Falana described the policy as discriminatory, saying it creates unequal treatment among public servants and conflicts with the constitutional principle of equality. While acknowledging […]
The Federal Government has renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu while approving major expansions and upgrades to key federal road projects nationwide. Minister of Works, David Umahi, said the decision was taken in recognition of Tinubu’s vision for the coastal road, which he said dates back nearly three decades. Speaking in […]
Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a ₦15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi over allegations linking him to an alleged kickback request involving the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC. The case, filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, seeks general and aggravated damages, […]
NationalThe African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the ruling APC of using the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai as a political strategy ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking during a television interview on Thursday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, maintained that the ADC supports lawful prosecution but questioned […]
The wife of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai, Hajiya Asia El Rufai, has appealed directly to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asking him to ensure her husband receives justice and humane treatment while facing trial. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday alongside El Rufai’s other wife, Aichatou, Asia said the family had remained traumatised […]
NationalPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, giving the agency 30 days to submit its findings. The Presidency said the council has no legal existence and was never established by the Federal Government, […]