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The supreme court has dismissed an appeal by the family of Sani Abacha seeking to stop the federal government from reopening criminal forfeiture proceedings against the former head of state. Delivering judgment on Friday, the apex court, led by Emmanuel Agim, upheld the judgments of both the federal high court and the court […]

A chief magistrate court in Abuja has terminated the criminal suit filed against Umo Eno, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state. At the court session on Friday, Emmanuel Iyanna, the presiding chief magistrate, said following an affidavit of urgency filed by the defendant(Eno) on Monday, and which […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says President Muhammadu Buhari was right to grant a state pardon to Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, former governors of Plateau and Taraba states. Dariye and Nyame were released from the correctional facility in Kuje council area, federal capital territory (FCT), on August 8, 2022. […]

Pat Utomi, professor of political economy, says Nigeria needs a stingy man like Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to run its affairs. At a presidential rally in Akure, Ondo state capital, Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), described Obi as a stingy man. Tinubu said […]

Labour unions in Lagos state have thrown their weight behind Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos. Sanwo-Olu is seeking another term in office. The unions — Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) — own the Labour Party which has Peter […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disowned a viral letter, alleged to have been authored by him, asking Britain not to interfere in the forthcoming general election. In a report published by some media outlets, Obasanjo was said to have asked Britain to “back down on the 2023 election and allow Nigerians to decide […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of permanent voter cards (PVC) till January 29. The commission announced this in a statement on Thursday signed by Festus Okoye, its national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education. INEC had fixed December 12 to January 22 for […]