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Rivers Court Halts Fubara Impeachment Suit as Appeals Shift Battle to Higher Courts

OYIGBO, Nigeria — A Rivers State High Court on Tuesday adjourned indefinitely a lawsuit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi...

Niger State Hands Over Land for Federal Rural Development Pilot Programme

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has secured land from the Niger State Government for a new rural development initiative intended to integrate agriculture...

Rivers Assembly Calls for Investigative Panel as Impeachment Threat Against Governor Fubara Intensifies

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday, January 16, 2026, escalated its confrontation with Governor Siminalayi Fubara by voting...

Nigerian Government Withdraws Criminal Defamation Case Against Senator Natasha

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal defamation case against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, bringing to a close a politically charged prosecution...

Federal Gov’t Declares Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Public Holidays

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government on Monday, December 22, 2025, declared December 25, December 26 and January 1, 2026, as public holidays to...

‘Under New Tax System, NIN Will Be Default Tax Identification Number ‘ – FIRS

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service has announced that the National Identification Number issued by the National Identity Management Commission now automatically...

Dangote Details $5 Million School Fees Claim Against NMDPRA CEO

LAGOS, Nigeria — Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Limited, has released detailed figures to support his claim that Farouk Ahmed, chief executive of Nigeria’s Midstream...

Tinubu Orders Civil Defence to Replace Police Guarding VIPs

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his directive ordering the withdrawal of police officers attached to very important persons across the country, insisting...

‘Why Only Us?’ Senator Ningi Protests Withdrawal of Police Orderly, Demands Uniform Enforcement

ABUJA, Nigeria — Abdul Ningi, the senator representing Bauchi Central, has protested the withdrawal of his police orderly, saying the enforcement of President Bola Tinubu’s...

Lai Mohammed Insists That No ‘Massacre’ Happened at Lekki Tollgate

ABUJA, Nigeria — Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s former minister of information, has again insisted that no “massacre” occurred at the Lekki tollgate during the #EndSARS protests of...

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