Author: Amina Mohammed

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the no-case submissions made by a former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), DCP Abba Kyari and his four co-defendants. Kyari and four members of the IRT, ACP Sunday J. Ubua, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirgba and Inspector John Nuhu, are being prosecuted on charges of conspiracy to deal in 17.55kg of cocaine. They are also accused of dealing in cocaine without lawful authority, conspiracy to tamper with cocaine and unlawfully tampering with the 21.35kg of cocaine seized from two convicted drug dealers. Each…

The apex northern sociocultural body, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has told politicians to prioritise governance, stressing that it’s not time yet for 2027 campaigns. The body described early election campaigns as insensitive amid worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and growing discontent among Nigerians. ACF chairman, Chief Mamman Mike Osuman (SAN), stated this at the 715th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the forum at its national secretariat in Kaduna on Thursday. The ACF chairman described the recent resurgence of violent attacks in parts of the North and other parts of the country as disturbing and unacceptable. According to him, “Only recently,…

Lamidi Apapa, the factional Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), claims he is the most constitutionally qualified person to lead the party amid its leadership crisis. Apapa stated this on ARISE TV’s News Night on Thursday, citing Article 14 of the party’s constitution as the basis for his opinion. He said that he took over the LP leadership position after the Supreme Court’s certified true copy was issued. The self-declared chair stated that the apex court judgment puts him in pole position to replace Abure, as he is the most senior national deputy chairman of the party. According to him,…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a cash gift of ₦10 million to Isioma Nwosu, who was recognised as the top graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2023/2024 academic session.   Nwosu, a Biochemistry graduate from the Faculty of Science, achieved a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.93 out of a possible 5.0. Governor Sanwo-Olu who was represented by his deputy, Obafemi Hazmat, announced the award on Thursday during LASU’s 28th Convocation Ceremony, held at the Buba Marwa Auditorium in Ojo. The event also featured the conferral of honorary doctorate degrees and distinguished professorships on several…

Actress and filmmaker, Wumi Toriola has expressed desire to have more children with ex-husband, despite having no interest in remarrying him. In an interview on TVC ‘Your View’, Wumi who said she has spent over 15 years in acting profession said her ex-husband reportedly told her she wouldn’t make a good wife if they reconciled but praised her as a good mother to their child. Wumi said they’re co-parenting and getting along well. According to her: “I’m not interested in getting married now, but I want to have more babies with my ex-husband”. ” My ex-husband told me that I may…

Chinese leader,  Xi Jinping has said his nation is “not afraid,” in his first public comment on the escalating trade war with the United States that has tanked international markets and fueled fears of a global recession. “There are no winners in a trade war, and going against the world will only lead to self-isolation,” Xi told Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing on Friday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. “For over 70 years, China’s development has relied on self-reliance and hard work — never on handouts from others, and it is not afraid of any unjust suppression,” Xi…

Rising from a meeting in the early hours of yesterday, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and leaders of thought within the party resolved not to abandon the party for any coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Former vice president Atiku Abubakar and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate,  had recently hinted that the party was going into a coalition with other opposition leaders to chase the All Progressives Congress (APC) out of power in 2027. But the party leaders and the governors who met on Wednesday night through Thursday morning in Abuja, believe that rather than…

Staffers of the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been thrown into a state of mourning on Thursday following the news of the murder of its Director of Administration, Dr. Abdulraif Adekunle Adeniji, by suspected kidnappers who abducted him since January 26 this year. The kidnappers went ahead to murder Adeniji after collecting the sum of about N90 million ransom. The late Adeniji was abducted alongside his brother and his wife who was immediately shot dead due to her inability to keep pace with them while on their way to an unknown destination. APc’s Deputy Director of…

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) , Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called for greater collaboration among Election Management Bodies in West Africa to strengthen democratic governance in the region. Yakubu spoke at the opening of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions in Banjul, Gambia, according to a post via the commission’s X on Thursday. According to the commission, Yakubu emphasised the importance of cooperation and shared learning among member countries to tackle common challenges and build institutional capacity. A key highlight of the meeting was the review and expected adoption of revised…

The federal government has tendered an apology for the errors in the list of appointments released after accusations of President Bola Tinubu’s alleged unbalanced appointments. The controversy began after Tinubu was accused by the opposition of favouring Nigerians from his tribe and women over those from other ethnic groups. APC lawmaker representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, while appearing on Arise Television, alleged that the president violated the federal character principle in his appointments. In response to the accusation, a list of President Tinubu’s appointees and their geo-political zones was released showing 29 people from the South West, his home region,…