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(+Video) El- Rufai’s passport seized after failed arrest, Atiku says it’s national embarrassment

There was heightened tension on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport following an alleged attempt by security operatives to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. At...

Not Yet Uhuru: Senate Makes U-Turn on Electoral Act, Restores E-Transmission but Stops Short of Real-Time Mandate

In a reversal amid mounting public pressure and street protests, the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday rescinded its earlier position on electronic transmission of election...

Moves Ahead of APC Congresses Threaten Party Unity in Anambra

●Members demand inclusive, transparent congresses ●Petition National Chairman, reject tenure extension for executives Fresh cracks have emerged within the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives...

Senate to Reconvene for Emergency Sitting Amid Outcry Over Electoral Amendment

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has formally announced plans to reconvene for an emergency plenary sitting on Tuesday, February 10, 2026,...

MEKSTA Calls for Ododo’s Resignation Over Alleged Complicity in Bello-Era Corruption

The Movement for the Emancipation of Kogi State (MEKSTA) has called on Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to resign, alleging his complicity in corruption cases...

Implications of Shari’ah Council Threat Against INEC Chairman And Nigeria’s Democracy

By Sabastine Abu A recent demand by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) for the removal of INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan, backed...

Reps Get Harmonisers As Senate Struggles To Explain Its passage of ‘flawed’ Electoral Act Amendment Bill

The House of Representatives has put together members who will join select Senators to harmonise Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, as the Upper Legislative...

N80.2bn Fraud Trial: Court Insists on Receipts as Defence Says Yahaya Bello’s Case Is Political

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over an alleged ₦80.2 billion fraud continued on Wednesday before Justice...

Coup Plot: Defence Minister Reveals He Was Targeted for Arrest and Execution; Says He Plans to Join APC (+Videos)

The country's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has disclosed that he was among key government and military figures singled out by officers...

Federal High Court Nullifies PDP Ibadan National Convention, Orders Return to Caretaker Leadership

A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has annulled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in the Oyo State capital on November...

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