A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Plateau State has described as ill-timed, self-serving, and inconsistent with the principles of accountable, transparent, and people-centred governance the proposed bill seeking a life pension for lawmakers in the state. Rejecting the “Pension Allowance Bill for Former Speakers, Deputy Speak...
•Policemen The Edo State Police Command has announced a statewide restriction of movement from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow Saturday, July 11, 2026, as part of security measures for the conduct of the local government elections. The Command said the restriction is aimed at ensuring a peaceful, orderly, and secure electoral process across t...
•El-Rufai and ICPC operative The African Democratic Party (ADC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of being behind the continuous stay of former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai in custody. National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, who stated this during an interview with Channels Television last nig...
•Tinubu and Shettima Barely 24 hours to the deadline for political parties to submit the names of nominees for the Presidential and National Assembly election, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) seems set to go ahead with the Tinubu/Shettima presidential ticket. Checks by our correspondent revealed that despite President Tinubu’s desir...
A Magistrate Court sitting in Yola has fined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship aspirant in Adamawa State, Engr. Omar Suleiman, ₦3 million for violating the state’s environmental regulations by pasting campaign posters on public structures. The court, presided over by Magistrate Musa Adamu, held that the matter was administrati...
•Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed July 14 for the hearing of the Substantive suit filed by a Presidential Candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Hasim, who is seeking an order compelling the party to recognise him as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election and transmit [&he...
•Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai and Tinubu Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned that the safety of opposition leaders is a critical test of Nigeria’s democratic credentials, warning that “nothing must happen” to Peter Obi and Nasir El-Rufai. In a statement iss...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu The presidency yesterday dismissed as false and politically motivated a claim by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, that he might not be alive to participate in the January 2027 general election due to alleged persecution by the federal government. In a social media post [&h...
•Dumo Lulu-Briggs and NDC logo A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit challenging the emergence of Dumo Lulu-Briggs as the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), after the plaintiff applied to discontinue the case. The suit was filed by Kings Unyeawaji, an aspirant of the NDC, against the party, [&...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, says he may not be alive to contest the poll, alleging that the government is frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures. Obi made the remarks during an interview on “With Chude”, which media personality Chude Jideonwo p...

