Nigeria

Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised comments attributed to Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir in support of continuing the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the...

Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir has renewed his support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general elections, urging Muslims to back candidates who adopt the arrangement.Jingir made the comments at an event attended by several All...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered security agencies to identify and arrest those behind the vandalism of the Festac-Alakija Bridge.The governor condemned the damage to the critical infrastructure and described the incident as a serious threat to public...

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to return to court and seek the immediate lifting of an order freezing an account belonging to the Osun State Government.Tinubu gave the directive on Thursday, saying...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies allegedly linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the man accused of posing as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).ICPC...

Businessman Tells Reps He Paid N400m for Fake FG Contract The Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, Gbenga Collins, has told the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee that he paid N400 million to Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly posed as...

Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, says the state government will sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its decision to freeze government accounts.Jimi-Bada said the EFCC issued a post-no-debit directive to First...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed First Bank to stop all withdrawals from the Osun State Government's statutory allocation account as part of an ongoing investigation.In a letter dated August 5, 2026, the anti-graft agency instructed...

Strong Institutions Key to Tinubu's Economic Reforms, Experts Say Experts have stressed that the success of President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms will ultimately be measured by their impact on the lives of ordinary Nigerians rather than policy announcements.They noted that...

State Police Bill to Reach Tinubu on September 3, Says Presidential Working Group The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has announced that the Executive Bill on state policing will be presented to President Bola Tinubu on September...