All the 25 chairmanship positions in the recent local government elections in Niger State have been won by the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Similarly, APC won 271 of the 274 councillorship seats, whereas the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) obtained three, including two in Tafa and one in Rafi local government areas. The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) Commissioner for Operations, Mohammed Liman, who announced the results, stated that the election was conducted in all...

…Awards N448m in Damages The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba state has discharged thirteen male inmates who had been unlawfully detained for periods ranging from one to six years without trial.  have regained their freedom. The landmark judgment delivered on Monday, followed the intervention of human rights lawyer, Barrister John Okezie, who represented them pro bono. Okezie had filed separate fundamental rights enforcement suits against the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Department...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Samuel Anyanwu, the national secretary, and Kamaldeen Ajibade, the national legal adviser. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson, announced the suspension during a press conference on Saturday, stating that the decision followed an emergency meeting of the NWC in Abuja. He added that the party also suspended Okechukwu Osuoha, Deputy Legal Adviser, and Umaru Bature, National Organising Secretary.

…Hails Contractors For Quality Of Work Executed The Governor of Kogi State,  Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Friday inspected several ongoing and completed projects across Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state. Ododo, during the inspection tour, charged citizens to take ownership of public facilities and infrastructure provided by the government, stressing that such projects are meant to serve the people directly. He commended the contractors for the quality of work delivered across the local government...

As post-election protests spread across Cameroon, the traditional ruler of Bamendjou, Foo Sokoudjou Mpoda, has urged humility and restraint in the face of growing public anger. The outspoken monarch, who reflected on the ongoing unrest, said the Anglophone crisis should have taught leaders the cost of arrogance, deceit, and condescension, cautioning that the country “cannot afford to open another front. “There is no honor in claiming victory over one’s own people through force, repression, and...