The Osun State Government has filed a suit at the Supreme Court of Nigeria against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) over the alleged unlawful withholding of statutory allocations meant for local government councils since March 2025. The originating summons is supported by a 35-paragraph affidavit deposed to by the state commissioner for finance, Ogungbile Adeola Olusola. In the originating summons filed on its behalf by a team of lawyers led by Mike Ozekhome...

Following the derailment of a train on August 26, 2025, near Jerre, while en route from Abuja to Kaduna, the Federal Government has set up an investigation committee to ascertain the cause of the incident. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, who disclosed this in a statement signed by Janet McDickson Noah, Director of Press and Information in the ministry the said the committee will propose measures to prevent a recurrence. According to...

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, members of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have declared their support for the Presidential aspiration of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim The group at a stakeholders meeting on Wednesday attended by about 170 critical Stakeholders of the party from various area councils, which included Local Government, Party Ward Chairmen, Council Chairmanship Flag bearers, Councilorship candidates, Executive Chairmen, Secretaries of Area Councils and other stakeholders, the...

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has publicly assumed full responsibility for the derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train near Asham station in Kaduna State on Tuesday. Appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Dr Opeifa characterised the incident as “serious,” emphasising that “some coaches and the locomotive capsized.” He said: “As managing director and chief executive, I take full responsibility. In the case of safety, there is...