The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Action Alliance (AA), led by Chief Barrister Kenneth Udeze has dragged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Nigeria Police, and others to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, over what it described as an illegal attempt to arrest, harass, and intimidate its legitimate leadership. The National Secretary of the party, Vernimbe A. James, in a press statement on Monday, noted that the party’s legal action...

Chief Dele Momodu a prominent politician and a renowned publisher, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC) The politician, who cited his decision to what he described as the hijacking of the party by “antidemocratic forces, who he said are determined to destroy democracy in the country. Momodu had in a resignation letter dated July 17, 2025, made available to journalists, and addressed...

The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the state government to introduce the compulsory teaching of the Efik language in all primary and secondary schools across the state. The Assembly also urged that each Local Government Area (LGA) in the state adopt its most widely spoken indigenous language as a compulsory subject in schools within its jurisdiction. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Bassey Effiong, member representing...

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped for the third consecutive month in June 2025, settling at 22.22 per cent, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marks a modest decline from the 22.97 per cent recorded in May, and a significant drop from 34.19 per cent in June 2024, aided largely by the recent rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) series which now uses 2024 as the new...