…Says Tinubu Cannot Govern By Hiding Corpses Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the abduction of schoolchildren and educators in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, and the brutal killing of innocent Nigerians in Katsina State, including a pregnant woman, saying that Nigeria is bleeding under a government that has reduced leadership to post-tragedy press statements. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful, said that the continued bloodshed across the country is a frightening collapse of leadership,...

Following the conduct of senatorial primaries by the All Progressives Congress, Adamawa State Governor of Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has emerged as the flagbearer of the party for the Adamawa North Senatorial District. His emergence was unopposed following the non-clearance of Abdul-Rahman Kwaccham by the party’s National screening committee. The incumbent senator for the zone, Sen. Amos Yohanna, did not purchase the nomination to seek re-election for a second term, which pave way for Fintiri to...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted bail to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like amount. Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed strict conditions, directing that the surety must reside in either Maitama or Asokoro districts of Abuja and deposit the original Certificate of Occupancy of a landed property with the court. The court further held that the surety must...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed May 26 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking to disqualify former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu adjourned the matter for judgment on Monday after taking arguments from counsel to the plaintiff and the defendants. The suit, filed by Jideobi, seeks to restrain Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party as a presidential aspirant in the 2027 presidential...

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to see tax payment as a civic obligation essential for national development. Tinubu made the appeal on Friday at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, where he called on citizens to support government efforts to fund infrastructure and social services. He said many Nigerians demand better roads, hospitals and other public amenities but are often unwilling to make corresponding contributions through taxation. “Nobody wants to pay taxes....