Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum, was on Wednesday acquitted of six bribery charges by London’s Southwark Crown Court. Recall that Alison-Madueke, who served as minister from 2010 to 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, faced five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. She denied all charges. Prosecutors alleged that Alison-Madueke, 65, was given “a life of luxury” in London by oil and gas industry figures seeking lucrative contracts...

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has visited the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to formally brief him on the successful operation that led to the elimination of notorious terrorist and bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo, in Kogi State. During yesterday’s meeting, Ododo gave a detailed account of the intelligence-driven operation that culminated in the neutralization of the criminal leader, describing it as the result of effective collaboration among federal security agencies, local security...

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has condemned in the strongest terms the judgment seeking to deregister the ADC and several other opposition political parties, describing it as a dangerous assault on constitutional democracy and further evidence of a coordinated effort to eliminate political opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said...