The family of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has denied claims by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that it seized phone-tapping equipment from the ex-governor. Recall that the anti-graft agency had earlier claimed that the former Kaduna State Governor, kept suspected wiretapping equipment—allegedly capable of intercepting private conversations and accessing sensitive security documents—at his Abuja residence. A statement on Monday signed by El-Rufai’s son, Mohammed accused the anti-corruption agency...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has lamented over the killings across the country, saying that politicians strategise on how to win in 2027 general elections while Nigerians are struggling to survive in 2026. The former Governor of Anambra State, who spoke via his X, formerly Twitter handle on Sunday, stressed that the scale of bloodshed and the number of deaths in just two months in...

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has felicitated legal luminary and former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), on his prestigious recognition in the Chambers and Partners Global 2026 Rankings as a Senior Statesman in Dispute Resolution. Oyebanji, in a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said the latest recognition has sealed an eternal place of honour for Chief Olanipekun as an international leader...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have rejected the recently signed Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026, stressing that it’s a threat to democracy and an attempt to establish a one-party system in the country. The opposition parties disclosed this at a joint press conference in Abuja on Thursday, where the NNPP National Chairman, Dr. Ajuji Ahmed, addressed journalists on behalf of the coalition. Ahmed declared that the opposition would...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has congratulated the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. (Dr.) Mathew Man-Oso Ndagaso on his election as the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In a goodwill message through his media office in Abuja on Wednesday, Atiku commended the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for being an exemplary institution on democratic transition, and a strong national moral voice, advocating...

The National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six political parties before the Federal High Court in Abuja, over allegations of violations of constitutional provisions governing the continued existence of registered political parties. The suit, which came up on Tuesday before Justice Peter Lifu, is anchored on the interpretation and enforcement of Section 225A of the Fourth Alteration Act (2017) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The...