Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL), Lapai, has been arrested after making online criticisms of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State. Mokwa, aged 29 and a member of the Department of Agricultural Economy and Extension, was arrested late on 23 October 2025 at an off-campus lodge in Lapai and transferred to the Niger State Police Command Headquarters in Minna for further investigation. According to SP Wasiu Abiodun, spokesperson...

On Friday, 24 October 2025, a Magistrate Court in Kuje granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu’s brother Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and ten other protesters arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held earlier this week. They were arraigned on charges of unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace. Each defendant was granted bail in the sum of ₦500,000. The court imposed several conditions: submission...

Human rights activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore was arrested today by the Nigeria Police Force shortly after leaving the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sowore had attended the court session in connection with the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to the police, his arrest is linked to his role in leading protesters into a “restricted area” during a rally on Monday, calling for Kanu’s release....

Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has formally applied to withdraw from representing him in the ongoing terrorism­s-related trial. Agabi made the application before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, stating that his legal team was “stepping down after Kanu decided to take back control of his case.” Following his lead, all other Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Kanu’s defence...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially sworn in Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging him to conduct credible, transparent elections across Nigeria. The swearing-in took place on Thursday during an expanded meeting of the National Economic Council at the State House Council Chambers in Abuja. Addressing the new INEC chairman, Tinubu said: “It is important that our elections are free, fair, and credible. We must consistently improve...

Barr. Taofik Gani, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to demonstrate transparency and fairness in his administration by directing the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to publicly clear his name over alleged irregularities in his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) record and previous corruption allegations. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Gani, who is a former spokesperson of the PDP in Lagos State, warned that the growing...

The unions of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have called off their planned strike scheduled for Wednesday midnight after meeting with their representatives and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN. After extensive deliberations that involved constructive consultations and a thorough review of facts and figures, a resolution was reached, leading to the suspension of the planned strike action, which was earlier scheduled to commence by Wednesday midnight. A press statement on...

To guarantee a peaceful and credible governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025, the Anambra State Police Command has hosted a Situation Room meeting with heads and representatives of all security agencies operating in the state. The meeting, which held on Wednesday at the Police Command Headquarters in Awka, was convened in line with the directives of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). It provided a robust platform for strategic review, operational coordination,...

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has vowed not to negotiate with armed bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims, but encouraged communities to adopt self-defense measures to safeguard their lives and properties. Governor Bago said he has resolved to treat armed bandits in line with what they represent, and by doing so, paying ransom is out of the way as doing that will only embolden the criminals and worsen the security situation. The...