SGF Akume Condemns Killing of Benue MACBAN Chairman

…Police Nabs 10 Suspects Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has condemned the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku, and his associate, describing the attack as a grave threat to the peace being restored in the state. Akume, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, expressed shock, sadness...

Gunmen murders MACBAN Chairman , Governor Alia Condemns the attack 

The Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku, and his friend have been killed while returning from a security meeting they attended in Otukpo. Reacting to the killing, Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has condemned the murder, describing the attack as a calculated attempt to undermine the peace and stability gradually returning to the state. The governor, in a statement issued on Saturday by...

Peter Obi describes ruling as setback for democracy

Meanwhile, NDC presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, described the Lokoja court ruling as “an unnecessarily serious setback” for Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Friday, Obi said he received news of the judgment while attending engagements in Imo State, including the 80th birthday celebration of Emeritus Archbishop Anthony Obinna and a visit to the School of Nursing Sciences, Emekuku. He said the ruling should concern every Nigerian committed to the country’s democratic development. “Every Nigerian...

NDC rejects ruling, heads to Court of Appeal

Reacting to the development, the NDC said it had instructed its legal team to immediately challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal, maintaining that the party had not been deregistered. In a statement issued on Friday, Sen. Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, the national chairman of the party said it was compelled to approach the Federal High Court in 2025 after INEC refused to register it as a political party, adding that the court upheld its...

Fresh Trouble for NDC as Court Vacates Registration Judgment

Party Heads to Court of Appeal Obi Calls Ruling ‘Setback for Democracy’ The Federal High Court in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party, nullifying all actions taken pursuant to the ruling and reopening the legal battle over the party’s registration. Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling on Friday, held that the court’s judgment of December...

DG NYSC Charges Corps Members To Contribute To Nation Building

Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has charged Corps Members to dedicate their intellectual capacity, creativity, and energy to the development of Nigeria. He gave the charge while addressing Corps Members deployed to Bauchi State for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream I service year at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Wailo, in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state. Nafiu urged the Corps Members to be...

Nigeria, Netherlands Sign Historic Customs Alliance On Trade Facilitation, Border Security 

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Customs Administration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed a Joint Declaration to strengthen collaboration between the two Customs authorities. This has reinforced ongoing efforts to enhance trade facilitation, border security, capacity building, and the fight against transnational organised crime. This declaration was signed on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Brussels by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, and the Director-General of Netherlands Customs, Mrs. Nanette Van...

SEDC Signs MoU With Enugu To Drive S. East Agricultural Transformation

The South East Development Commission (SEDC) and the Enugu State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commence the implementation of the South East Agro Development Programme. The development marks the first state-level partnership under the Commission’s regional agricultural transformation agenda. The agreement, signed yesterday, is expected to unlock agricultural productivity, attract private investment, strengthen food security, and stimulate inclusive economic growth across the South East, while positioning agriculture as a catalyst for...

Lokoja Court Ruling On NDC: Setback For Democracy – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the Lokoja High Court ruling on the registration status of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), describing it as a setback to democracy. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Interim National Working Committee, Comrade Ini Ememobong, in a statement on Friday, noted that the situation is particularly disturbing, coming after Nigerians had expended their resources to aspire to various elective offices under the platform of the NDC. The statement reads,...

NDC Rejects Lokoja Court Ruling, To Appeal Verdict

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected a ruling by the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, that set aside an earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register it as a political party. The party, in a statement on Friday, noted that it was dissatisfied with the ruling delivered by Justice Isah Dashen, describing the decision as surprising and legally questionable, and has vowed to appeal the verdict. It...

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