The United States has expressed serious concerns over handling the Edo State governorship election, saying it is paying close attention to how the legal tussle is unfolding. This comes just days after the Edo Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed the case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and upheld the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the September 2024 election. But the US Mission in Nigeria says...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has stepped into the prolonged detention saga involving 15 former domestic staff of Nigeria’s ex-First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who have now spent six years behind bars without trial. Held at the Okaka Custodial Centre in Bayelsa State since 2019, the former aides were arrested and charged for allegedly stealing items valued at ₦200 million from Mrs Jonathan’s apartment in Otuoke, Bayelsa. The charges range from burglary, conspiracy to commit...

Due to shoddy deals by some contractors for sabotaging ongoing projects in Ebonyi state, the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru has ordered the arrest of 6 commissioners and Local Government Chairman. Those the governor ordered their arrests include, Prof. Omari Omaka, Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hon.Victor Chukwu, Environment, Hon. Mr. Ifeanyi Ogbuewu, Culture and Tourism, Hon. Uchenna Igwe, Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Dr Moses Ekuma, Health and Hon. Felix Igboke, Project Monitoring, and...