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...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has halted enforcement of a Federal High Court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, a three-member panel of the appellate court ordered INEC not to act on the deregistration pending the determination of the substantive suit filed by the affected parties. The panel, led by Justice Abba Mohammed, held...

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...

The Federal Government has commenced the mass trial of suspects charged with terrorism-related offenses at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, marking a shift from the usual venue in Kainji, Niger State. The proceedings, which began on Monday, are being conducted simultaneously across multiple courtrooms and are expected to last four days, in what officials describe as one of the largest coordinated terrorism trials in recent years. The Attorney General of the Federation...

Troops of the Nigerian Army, supported by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar, weeks after she was abducted by bandits. Mrs Abubakar was taken alongside her husband, a former Director of Defence Information, during an earlier attack by armed criminals. The retired senior officer died in captivity. Her rescue followed days of sustained military pressure on the bandits by troops under Operation FASAN YAMMA,...