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The Supreme Court has dismissed the trial of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), the former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha in the murder of late politician, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Kudirat Abiola was the wife of the late businessman cum politician, Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the
The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed that it has arrested no fewer than four suspects in connection with various offences. The four suspects were arrested at different locations across the state over alleged defilement, murder, and unlawful possession of human parts. The Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Olayinka Ayanlade, made this
Former Nigeria captain, Sunday Oliseh, has said Victor Osimhen should be held responsible for the country's failure to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria ended the tournament with a bronze medal after losing to the host nation Morocco in the semi-finals. Oliseh has pointed to Osimhen's public spat with Ademola Lookman as the
The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued 17 suspected victims of human trafficking during a stop-and-search operation in Karu Local Government Area of the state. The victims, made up of 11 boys and six girls aged between 10 and 19 years, were intercepted on Friday, January 17, 2026, at Sharp Corner in Mararaba by patrol
The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA) has strongly condemned the recent kidnapping of 177 persons from Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Its Chairman, Apostle Dr Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, in a statement on Thursday and made available to DAILY POST described the incident as heart-rending, alarming, and unacceptable, noting that it marks the
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended 14 lawyers to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court. The Council, at its 110th meeting held on 13 and 14 January 2026 and presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, resolved to recommend to
A former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South-West, Ayo Fadaka, on Thursday resigned over what he described as endless crisis within the party. Fadaka stated that the decision to leave the PDP became imperative following the manner in which the party is run by those he tagged as opportunistic leaders.
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize and publish names of candidates forwarded to it by the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, in respect of the February 21, Area Councils election in the Federal Capital
Aloy Ejimakor, legal consultant to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said Igbos are unhappy with the conviction of the Biafra agitator. Ejimakor warned that if Kanu's life imprisonment is not urgently ratified, Igbos would make their feeling known during the 2027 elections. In a post on X, Ejimakor wrote:
Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Alhaji Muhammad Rabiu, has described the reported Kadnap of over 100 worshippers at Kajuru, as mere falsehood which is being peddled by conflict entrepreneurs who want to cause chaos in Kaduna State. Addressing reporters after the Sate Security Council meeting at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Monday, the police Commissioner challenged
The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Thursday debunked reports that it's delaying the promotion of inspectors who sat for the 2025 promotion examinations. Torty Njoku Kalu, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs, Police Service Commission, Abuja, in a statement described the reports as coming from an unsubstantiated anonymous sources. He stated that the reports misrepresented the
The Ogun State Government has dismissed as blackmail and reckless defamation allegations by a Labour Party chieftain, Mr. Arabambi Abayomi, that the administration of Dapo Abiodun is selling government-owned housing assets, including the Ibara Government Reserved Area (GRA). The government described Abayomi as an attention-seeking rabble-rouser with a penchant for blackmail, alleging that his claims
The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has rejected fresh moves to drop Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Tinubu's running mate in the 2027 election, warning that such a decision would amount to 'political miscalculation'. Indications recently emerged that some elements within the ruling party are pushing for Shettima's replacement as Tinubu's running
One of the suspects being prosecuted by the Department of State Services, DSS, alongside Khalid Al-Barnawi and three others, for masterminding the August 26, 2011 bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja how he joined the terror organisation. At the resumed trial on Wednesday, the second defendant,
Kwara State Fire Service personnel on Saturday averted a major fire disaster at a filling station in Ilorin, the state capital, when a petrol tanker reportedly caught fire on arrival from Lagos to discharge fuel in the station. The incident, which involved the tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of petrol occurred at about 14:31hrs, at
