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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and seven others over alleged fraud and money laundering linked to a ₦10.8 billion CCTV security project in the state. According to court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on April 17, the anti-graft agency brought 11 counts against the former governor and the other defendants under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. A former Kaduna State Commissioner for Information and Chairman of Liberty Television, Alhaji Tijjani Ramalan, disclosed the development in a post…

A new ranking of the pro-Tinubu campaign support groups has placed the One North Movement ahead of the City Boy Movement. The ranking described the One North Movement as the most impactful group leading the re-election campaign, support and mobilisation of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential poll. The ranking process which was conducted online across the nation assessed grassroots impact and its effect on the various campaigns for the Tinubu-led government. Results from the poll showed that the One North Movement secured the top position, ahead of several other prominent groups, including the City Boy Movement, which…

Nigerian singer Adebayo Adeleke, known as B-Red, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Osogbo on Wednesday afternoon. CityNews reports that the incident happened at about 3:30 PM near the Oke-Fia area, close to the Government House. According to an account by the singer, he followed and chased by a group of suspected hoodlums while moving through the area. B-Red had stepped out to buy items at Alekuwodo market when the situation began. At a traffic point under the Okefia Bridge, some motorcycle riders wearing AMBO caps reportedly tried to surround his vehicle. As he attempted to leave the scene, another vehicle, identified…

A statement by former President Goodluck Jonathan has been read before the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom in the ongoing trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke. The statement was presented during proceedings on Tuesday, according to BBC reports. In the statement, Jonathan said it was not unusual for third parties to make payments on behalf of ministers during official overseas duties. “Any properly incurred incidental or in-kind assistance from third parties would be recorded and reimbursed where applicable,” the former president was quoted as saying. He also confirmed that he approved Alison-Madueke’s use of private jets for certain foreign trips. Alison-Madueke,…

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara, has announced that it has taken over the national leadership of the party. CityNews reports that the PDP BoT, in a statement on Thursday, signed by Wabara, said the step was taken based on the Supreme Court ruling of Thursday. According to him, the judgment of the apex court left the PDP without a recognized leadership, and the BoT had to take over in order to avoid a leadership vacuum in the party. The former lawmaker described the court ruling as an unpleasant judgment. He argued that…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed Saturday, June 20, 2026, for the conduct of bye-elections in six states of the Federation. This is also as it formally welcomed a newly sworn-in National Commissioner, Rear Admiral Jamila Malafa (rtd.). Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this on Thursday at a brief ceremony held at the INEC Headquarters in Abuja to receive the new National Commissioner. He said the bye-elections will be conducted alongside the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled for the same date. According to him, the elections will cover senatorial vacancies in Enugu, Nasarawa, Rivers…

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has declared that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi have failed Nigeria in the past. Okpebholo disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television’s one-on-one Politics Today on Thursday. He noted that despite the opposition, President Bola Tinubu would win his second term in 2027. According to Okpebholo: “Tinubu has made a great landmark in this country and this election is as good as won because we have every instrument to win this election, his works, his policies are speaking for him. “Evil people are the ones…

The management of De Rainbow Event Centre has denied claims that it was threatened with licence revocation by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the hosting of the African Democratic Congress convention. The clarification was made on Thursday in Abuja. It comes after days of controversy surrounding the venue used for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) national convention held on April 14. Speaking at a press briefing, the Director of the centre, Mrs Martina K. Yusuf, dismissed the allegation. She described it as false and misleading. She said, “We wish to categorically state that De Rainbow…

Ahead of the 2027 elections in Rivers State, a group of elders and political stakeholders purchased nomination forms for Governor Siminalayi Fubara under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The delegation carried out the purchase on Tuesday. It was led by Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, a member of the House of Representatives representing Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency. The move was done without the direct involvement of the governor. Speaking shortly after the exercise, Abiante made it clear that the governor did not initiate the process. According to him, the decision came from the people. “He didn’t send us here,” he said. “It is…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced Lagos socialite, Mrs Funmilola Ogbuaya, popularly known in social circles as “Ariket,” to 15 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy, aiding, and abetting the trafficking of cocaine. The conviction comes nine years after her co-conspirator, Odeyemi Omolara, also known as Ariyo Olabisi, was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for her role in the same drug trafficking operation. Justice Deinde Dipeolu, who delivered the judgment on Wednesday, held that the prosecution had successfully established its case against Ogbuaya beyond reasonable doubt. After reviewing the arguments of both parties, the judge found her guilty…