Traditional leaders and key stakeholders in Ibadanland have cautioned politicians against dragging the revered stool of the Olubadan into partisan politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. The warning was issued during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting held in Ibadan, bringing together monarchs, members of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, Baales, Mogajis, market leaders, and representatives of Ibadan indigenes at home and abroad. The meeting, chaired by Bada Olubadan, Chief […]

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has appeared before the Federal High Court in Kaduna to face new charges filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The anti-corruption agency arraigned the former governor on allegations related to financial crimes and the conversion of public property. The charges stem from an amended nine-count suit recently filed by the commission as part of ongoing legal proceedings. El-Rufai had […]

Eighteen lawmakers elected on the platform of the African Democratic Congress in the House of Representatives have announced their defection to other political parties. Seventeen of the legislators moved to the National Democratic Congress, while one member, Leke Abejide, defected to the All Progressives Congress. Abejide, who chairs the House Committee on Customs and Excise, led the single defection to the ruling party. The lawmakers attributed their decision to ongoing […]

The Federal Capital Territory High Court is set to deliver judgment in a ₦5.5 billion defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. The suit was instituted by Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele, who accused SERAP and its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, of publishing defamatory statements regarding an alleged incident at the organisation’s Abuja office in September 2024. The […]