The Federal High Court has issued the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, introducing a new procedural framework aimed at ensuring the speedy, efficient, and fair determination of pre-election disputes across Nigeria. The new Practice Directions were approved by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Terhemba Tsoho, according to a statement signed by the court's Director of Information, Catherine Oby Christopher. The statement explained that the […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, fresh bail in the sum of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier bail over his failure to appear in court. Delivering the ruling on Tuesday, Justice Muhammad Umar ordered Sowore to provide two sureties before the bail could take effect. One of the sureties must be a traditional ruler from his community, while the […]

A Nigerian woman, Habibat Salawudeen Ihiovi-Jack, has successfully completed a 144-hour marathon reading of the Holy Bible in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous Bible reading. The remarkable feat was completed after six days of uninterrupted reading, with the challenge conducted in strict compliance with Guinness World Records guidelines, which permit only limited breaks for participants to attend to essential needs. The initiative, […]

Nigeria’s downstream petroleum regulator has been directed to step up oversight of the deregulated fuel market to prevent excessive pricing and protect consumers from unfair practices. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the directive during the opening of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) General Counsel and Legal Advisers Forum in Abuja. Speaking on the theme, "Beyond Compliance: Driving Regulatory Certainty […]