The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has taken sweeping disciplinary action against judicial officers and court personnel, compulsorily retiring two officials, demoting a Sharia Court judge, suspending a court clerk without pay, and ordering fresh investigations into other officers over alleged misconduct. The decisions were reached at the commission’s 90th meeting chaired by the Chief Judge of Kano State, Dije Abdu Aboki, following the consideration of reports submitted by the Establishment Committee and the Judiciary Public Complaints Committee. Among those sanctioned is Hon. Alkali Aliyu Yahaya Muhammad, Presiding Judge of the Sharia Court in Babeji, who was compulsorily retired after…
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No fewer than 34 tertiary institutions across Nigeria are under investigation over allegations that they failed to refund students whose tuition fees were paid twice under the Federal Government’s student loan scheme. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this during an interview on Arise Television, revealing that the agency has deployed a five-member investigative team, including operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and internal auditors, to examine the allegations. According to Sawyerr, the probe was triggered by a wave of complaints from students who paid their tuition fees before their…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major technology companies, including Meta, Google, Alphabet, X and Generative AI platforms, over allegations of anti-competitive practices and exploitation of Nigerian media content. The directive followed a joint petition submitted to the Presidency by the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), comprising the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers. According to a statement issued on Monday by FCCPC Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, the directive was conveyed in a…
The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise has approved the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) proposed N11.074 trillion revenue target and N1.235 trillion expenditure estimate for the 2026 fiscal year, expressing confidence that the agency can sustain its reform-driven revenue growth despite global trade uncertainties. The approval followed the defence of the 2026 budget proposal by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, before the committee at the National Assembly on Monday. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Customs and Excise, Isah Jibrin, described the revenue projection as ambitious but achievable, urging Customs to intensify efforts to meet the target. Jibrin also…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed as false and fabricated a report claiming he was offered ₦500 billion to contest the 2027 presidential election against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Peter Obi, to split votes in the South-South. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan described the publication as baseless and a deliberate attempt to drag him into needless political controversy. He urged Nigerians to disregard the report, saying it originated from a little-known website and falsely attributed the claim to him without providing any evidence. According to the statement,…
The arrest of the father of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has ignited fresh controversy, with human rights lawyer Femi Falana describing the action as unlawful and a clear case of substituted arrest. Police officers reportedly stormed the Adeyemi family residence in Ogbomoso on Monday morning, taking Adeyemi’s father into custody. A family friend who happened to be visiting at the time was also arrested during the operation. The incident reportedly left Adeyemi’s elderly mother distressed, as officers searched the premises in what appeared to be an effort to locate…
By Mati Ali The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has moved to consolidate its political coalition in Jigawa State with the formal acceptance of the deputy governorship nomination by veteran politician, Mallam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim, completing the party’s ticket ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Ringim accepted the nomination at his residence in Ringim on Sunday, a development party leaders believe will strengthen the ADC’s growing coalition and broaden its appeal across the state’s three senatorial districts. His emergence as running mate to Senator Sabo Mohammed Nakudu comes after weeks of consultations among party leaders and key stakeholders aimed at building…
By Friday Idachaba Lokoja — Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has praised the people of Ekirin-Adde in Ijumu Local Government Area for their commitment to community-driven development, describing their self-help initiatives as a model for grassroots participation in governance. Represented by his deputy, Joel Salifu Oyibo, at the 2026 Ekirin-Adde Day celebration, Ododo endorsed the launch of a N750 million community development fund aimed at financing critical infrastructure and social projects in the town. He said the initiative reflected the community’s determination to shape its future through collective responsibility and urged other rural communities across Kogi State to emulate…
_Douglas Baye-Osagie_ Nigeria and Morocco share a footballing history defined by talent, passion, and periods of underachievement. For years both were seen as African giants on paper. Yet in the last decade, their trajectories have diverged. Morocco rebuilt quietly while Nigeria debated and speculated about getting things started. The difference is not talent. It is simply process. Morocco had a decent domestic league for decades. Clubs like Raja and Wydad were continental names, and individual players thrived in Europe. But from France ’98 to Russia 2018, the Atlas Lions missed four consecutive World Cups. That is 20 years in the…
By Ajuluchukwu Brown, Abuja Public life often presents a paradox. The higher an individual rises in service to the nation, the more vulnerable they become to allegations that may or may not bear any relationship to the facts. For retired Major-General Barry Tariye Ndiomu, former Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), the recent allegation by an anonymous social media account claiming he paid ₦4 billion in bribes to retain his appointment belongs squarely in that category—an accusation that, on close examination, appears devoid of substantiation and inconsistent with the life and career of the man at its centre.…