The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, granted an application by a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for lesser hajj to observe the last 10 days of Ramadan in the Holy Land. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the ex-governor’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu, SAN, moved…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said the Abuja-Kaduna train service has dropped drastically to a point that a bicycle or a commercial tricycle, better known as Keke Napep, is faster than the train. Akpabio delivered his verdict on Thursday as senators reviewed falling rail services in the country, particularly the popular Abuja-Kaduna-Kano…
African Democratic Party (ADC) leading presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, on Tuesday embarked, on an early morning grassroots engagement across several Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of activities ahead of the council polls. Obi, in a post on X, said he set out as early as 6:30 am from his office…
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has declared that it would not recognise or legitimise elections conducted under conditions it considered compromised, warning that the credibility of Nigeria’s democratic process must be protected, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The position was made known at the Council’s Annual Pre-Ramadan Lecture and General Assembly, attended…
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, says President Bola Tinubu succeeded as governor of Lagos because he worked with competent and experienced people. The lawmaker spoke on Wednesday while featuring on Prime Time, a programme on Arise Television. “The president had good people around him when he was the governor of Lagos; that was why…
A prominent Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, has called on the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to ensure that corruption cases against his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his close associates are fully pursued. Mr Hikima, a rights advocate, fears that several pending cases of alleged financial impropriety and unlawful acquisition of public assets could be quietly…
The Forum of Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Progressive Governors Forum, met on Wednesday night with the national working committee (NWC) of the ruling party led by Professor Netanwe Yilwatda. Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma, read the Communique to newsmen at the end…
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has questioned a contractor over the sequencing of work at a hospital construction site after discovering that construction began with a mortuary, gatehouse and chapel. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the governor rejected a document displayed on the contractor’s mobile phone, insisting it…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar hosted a delegation of All Democratic Congress (ADC) stakeholders from Kebbi State on Wednesday afternoon. In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, January 28, 2027, he expressed gratitude for the visit and said he was encouraged by the quality of the discussions. According to him: “This afternoon, I…
Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, according to a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government. The claim was made by Hon. Biodun Ajayi, a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government and a close ally of Obasanjo,…
