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Nnamdi Kanu: Police Warn Protesters To Obey Court Order, Vow Tough Action Against Violators
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has cautioned all groups planning to stage protests in Abuja to comply strictly with a valid Federal High Court order restraining demonstrations around key government institutions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The warning follows a subsisting order by Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered on October 17, 2025, in Suit...
Group Petitions IGP, NSA, DSS To Investigate Gov. Otti Over Alleged Threats Of Violence
A sociopolitical organization under the banner of the Abia Renaissance Group (ARG) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the National Security Adviser (NSA), and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), calling for an immediate investigation into what it described as “threats of violence” allegedly issued by the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti. https://youtu.be/a0aiUct_ek8 In a...
Rivers Govt Revokes N134bn Secretariat Contract Awarded By Ibas Administration
The Rivers state executive council has revoked the N134 billion contract awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the renovation and furnishing of the state secretariat complex. The council took the decision on Thursday during a meeting presided over by Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, at the government house in Port Harcourt. Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara’s chief press secretary...
FG Dismiss Reports Of Scrapping JAMB Requirement For Admission Into Varsities
The Federal Government has dismissed reports circulating online that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is no longer required for admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Some viral online posts had claimed that the Federal Government had abolished the use of JAMB for admissions into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, and that individual institutions would henceforth conduct their...
Court Orders Suit Seeking Parties To Maintain Status-quo Ahead Of PDP Convention
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, ordered all the parties in the suit seeking to stop the planned convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to maintain the status quo, pending the determination of the case. Justice James Omotosho warned that none of the parties should take any step that could jeopardise or render the subject matter of...
Atiku Criticized Over Call For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
The Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his recent call for the unconditional release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, saying the appeal could weaken confidence in the rule of law and send a wrong message on accountability. The group said Atiku’s position on the issue appeared...
US-Based Doctor Urges NASS, Assemblies To Improve Legislation On Alternative Medicine
A United States-based Nigerian medical doctor and Chief Executive Officer of Optimal Health, USA, Abraham Hollist, has urged the National and state assemblies to improve legislation surrounding the use of alternative medicine in Nigeria. Dr. Hollist said that improved legislation on alternative medicine will attract more personnel and practitioners like himself into the profession and, therefore, save the government a...
Wike’s Aide Slams Obi As ‘Politician Without Clear Path’
The war of words between Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and the camp of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, took a sharp turn, yesterday, with Wike’s aide dismissing Obi as a politician without a clear path to the 2027 presidential race. Reacting to Obi’s criticism of the dilapidated state of public schools in the...
Senate Confirms Amupitan Appointment As INEC Chairman
The Senate has confirmed Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan SAN as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation of Amupitan followed the screening exercise at the Hallowed Chamber on Thursday, where the Senators grilled the nominee of President Bola Tinubu for three hours, asking him questions to which he responded. After the Committee of the Whole, the President...
“Nigeria’s Open Banking Will Happen Soon” – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that open banking has not gone live yet, despite earlier expectations of an August 2025 rollout. The regulator, however, assured that work is progressing on the governance structure and API standardisation required for a safe and functional system. “Open banking hasn’t gone live yet,” said Chai Gang, Deputy Director at the CBN’s Payments...
