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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has restored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s revised timetable and guidelines for the 2027 general elections, clearing the way for the electoral process to continue as planned. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the unanimous judgment was delivered by a three-member panel on Thursday. The appellate court set aside the May 20 decision of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which had invalidated parts of INEC’s timetable for party primaries, candidate nominations and other pre-election activities. It held that the trial court failed to follow binding judicial precedents and ruled that INEC’s revised timetable is subsidiary…

Mr. Tanko Habila Wisdom, father of late Miss Mary Habila, has rejected plans for an autopsy on his daughter’s remains and withdrawn from further investigation into her death. In an Affidavit of Withdrawal filed before the High Court of Justice, Ebonyi State, Mr. Habila, of Sabon Gari Noh, Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, said the family wants the body released for burial without further medical procedures. The deceased, Miss Habila, a staff member of David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences, died on June 27, 2026, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to the…

Africa’s biggest reality television show, Big Brother Naija, returns for its highly anticipated Season 11 on Sunday, 26 July 2026 on DStv and GOtv. The launch show will air from 7pm on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Family channels with the 24-hour show on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 49. BBNaija fans can also watch the show live via DStv and GOtv Stream. This season’s winner will walk away with a record ₦160 million grand prize, which includes a cash sum of ₦100 million and a brand-new SUV. The prize is the highest in the show’s history, raising…

Former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has joined the call to demand that Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, step aside over the fake agency scandal. Akande made the call on Thursday in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’. He was reacting to the arrest of self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi. Akande said, “Gbajabiamila holds it to himself, his family, the President and Nigerians, to step aside. It is just the common human decent thing to do. “Adeyemi has told Nigerians that he knew nothing about the itemizing of the ‘fake’…

The family of the deceased physiotherapist, Mary Habila, who was found dead at the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has expressed opposition to an autopsy on their daughter. CityNews reports that the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ebonyi State command disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He stated that the Command has insisted on conducting a post-mortem examination into the death of Habila. The command said preliminary findings showed that the deceased and a colleague were members of the medical team attached to the minister and had accompanied him to his hometown in Uburu,…

A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has admitted that the party is facing difficulties selling its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to voters in Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Galadima, a close ally of Obi’s running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, made the admission while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Wednesday. According to him, although the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket has encountered resistance in the North, the challenges are not impossible to overcome. “We have a lot of problems. We are having a lot of problems, but the problems are not insurmountable. We will…

Nigeria’s headline inflation dropped in June 2026 for the first time since February as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, plans to make a decision on the country’s interest rate on July 21. The National Bureau of Statistics, in its Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Wednesday, said Nigeria’s headline inflation declined to 15.91 percent in June from 15.93 percent in May. On a month-on-month basis, the country’s headline inflation was 1.66 percent, which was 0.09 percent lower than the rate recorded in May 2026 (1.75 percent). Meanwhile, food inflation rose to 17.52 percent in June, up from 16.69…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called for economic sanctions and visa bans against Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, Senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and the APC campaign Director General, Hon. Wole Oke, over alleged involvement in political violence in the state. The governor made the call on Monday while receiving a delegation from the British government ahead of the forthcoming Osun elections. Speaking at the meeting, Governor Adeleke accused the listed leaders and other Osun APC leaders of actively promoting political violence through their allies and…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to deepen its collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) by using the National Identification Number (NIN) to verify voters and curb cases of multiple voter registrations across the country. The move is expected to strengthen the integrity of Nigeria’s voter register and improve the credibility of future elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made this known on Wednesday when he received the Director-General of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and members of her management team during a visit to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan said the partnership became possible…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to hold in New York, United States, in September. CityNews reports that Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday after meeting the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ibrahim said Tinubu had confirmed that he would personally lead Nigeria’s delegation to the annual gathering of world leaders. “The President was able to give us his word. Now he will come to UNGA this September,” the envoy said. The diplomat, who presented the proposed budget…