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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the official timetable for Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections, outlining key dates for voting, party primaries, campaigns, and voter registration. The announcement comes amid growing concerns over the delayed passage of the amended Electoral Act currently before the National Assembly. INEC had, on February 4, indicated that it had completed work on the election timetable and schedule of activities despite the delay. According to the schedule, the Presidential and National Assembly elections will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2027. Governorship and State House of Assembly elections will follow two weeks later on…

Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has paid a solidarity visit to former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, following what he described as a failed attempt to arrest the ex-governor at an airport upon his return to Nigeria. Atiku disclosed the visit in a statement shared on his official Facebook page on Friday. According to him, El-Rufai remained calm and resolute despite the incident. “Last night, I paid a solidarity visit to the former Governor of Kaduna State and stalwart of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, following…

Justice Obiora Egwuatu has recused himself from two cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Justice Egwuatu, who was recently reassigned the cases by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, said he decided to withdraw for personal reasons and in the interest of justice. The two cases include the multi-billion-naira asset forfeiture case concerning 57 properties and the ₦8.7 billion money laundering charges filed by the EFCC against Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami. The…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit. The development was confirmed on Thursday in a statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President). The summit, themed “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” will focus on strengthening continental commitments toward sustainable water management, improved sanitation, and the broader development objectives outlined in the AU’s Agenda 2063 framework. While in Addis Ababa,…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the only political party capable of salvaging Nigeria, urging voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to support its candidates in the forthcoming local council elections. Atiku made the remarks on Thursday while joining the campaign trail of Dr. Moses Paul, the ADC chairmanship candidate for the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), ahead of the February 21 FCT Area Council elections. Speaking during a visit to Apo Wasa, Atiku described Dr. Paul, popularly known as Dr. Mo, as a credible and relatable candidate capable of earning the…

Security operatives on Thursday allegedly attempted to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, has claimed. In a statement released shortly after the incident, Adekeye said the former governor had just returned from Cairo when security agents approached him at the airport. According to the statement, El-Rufai declined to accompany the operatives, insisting on a formal written invitation or warrant. Adekeye further alleged that the agents subsequently seized the former governor’s international passport from one of his aides. “Security agents today attempted to arrest…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed as false and misleading reports alleging that the Federal Government directed it to suspend enforcement of the ban on sachet alcohol and alcoholic beverages packaged in PET bottles below 200ml. In a press statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, NAFDAC clarified that no such directive had been received from the Federal Government and reaffirmed that the prohibition remains fully in force. “At no time has the Agency received any directive to suspend its regulatory or enforcement activities regarding sachet alcohol and small-volume…

A sensational story published by Sahara Reporters and entitled “EFCC Prosecutor Steps Down Amid Pressure to Compromise High-Profile Fraud Case Against International Fraudster Jesam Michael” is, to say the least, totally fabricated, unprofessional, and in bad taste. As an anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) places a high premium on the integrity of its operations and workforce. One of its prosecutors, Geraldine Ofulue, who was part of the team handling the case of Jesam Michael, CEO of Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS) Limited, recently resigned her appointment with the Commission. To avoid a vacuum and ensure diligent prosecution…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Ismail Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanugu, said the appointment is subject to the Senate’s approval in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2026. “President Tinubu sent a letter today to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, requesting the expeditious confirmation of Ambassador Yusuf to replace Professor Abdullahi Usman, who resigned this week after about 14 months in the post,” the statement read. Yusuf is a seasoned…

An eighth witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial of suspected attackers of St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, in 2022, has corroborated Tuesday’s testimony of the seventh witness, who identified one of the suspects as being among those who carried out the attack. Like the seventh DSS witness did on Tuesday, the eighth witness also identified the second defendant, Al Quasim Idris, as being among those who allegedly killed the worshippers. The witness, an Amotekun operative, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he was one of the officers who arrived…