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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed 6 July for judgement in the forfeiture case involving 57 properties linked to former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, his family members and associates. Judge Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the date after lawyers representing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Malami, companies and other individuals adopted their final processes in the matter. The EFCC sought an order of final forfeiture of the properties to the federal government. The commission alleged that the assets were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities. During Tuesday’s proceedings, prosecution lawyer Jibrin Okutepa, a…

When the Electoral Act 2026 was passed into law in February 2026, the expectation was that it would be the deus ex machina (the fool-proof, mechanical, solution as in complex Greek tragedies of old) to Nigeria’s electoral problems since the return to civilian rule in 1999, but the newest law merely followed the old pattern, incomplete and inadequate in its provisions, suspicious in terms of its intentions, creating fresh problems of its own, and proving that there is apparently no definite solution to Nigeria’s electoral problems. By this time next year, there can be no doubt that we would be talking about…

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has declared Sandy Onor as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Onor, an ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike was the 2023 Cross River State PDP’s governorship candidate. Recently, Onor purchased his presidential nomination forms at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He was the first aspirant to obtain the presidential nomination forms under the PDP. Onor served as the senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial District from 2019 to 2023. He was elected in 2019 to represent Cross River Central Senatorial District…

Nigerian businessman Isaac Fayose has alleged that the recently concluded All Progressives Congress, APC, primary elections were rigged. DAILY POST reports that the ruling party recently concluded its primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. President Bola Tinubu was on Monday declared winner of the presidential primary conducted across the country’s 8,809 wards in all 774 local government areas. The President was said to have polled 10,999,162 votes to defeat his only challenger, Mr. Stanley Osifo, who got a total of 16,503 votes. However, video clips circulating on social media captured moments where the number of voters was allegedly…

Wikki Tourists technical adviser, Evans Ogenyi, has set his sights on an improved performance in the President Federation Cup. The Bauchi Elephants were relegated to the Nigeria National League (NNL) at the end of the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Wikki Tourists will face Bayelsa United in the Round of 32 of the President Federation Cup. Ogenyi said their target is to make a statement in the competition. “We want to make a statement in the Federation Cup when we face Bayelsa United next in the competition,” Ogenyi told Puyaka. The encounter is billed for the Lafia City…

The Mayor of Umuahia South Local Government Area, Philip Enwereuzo, says his administration has intensified collaboration with security agencies to fight drug abuse and insecurity in the area. He revealed that the local council has launched new youth empowerment programs to sustain peace and reduce crime in the council area. Enwereuzo disclosed this on Monday in his office in Apumiri Ubakala. He stated that although insecurity remains a national challenge, he maintained that Umuahia South and Abia State at large are “relatively peaceful”. He said, “We cannot afford to be complacent. We must continue to take the necessary steps to…

A clearing agent, Agoro Moninuola, has been arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency before a Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged attempted exportation of 2.80 kilograms of cocaine to the United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. The defendant was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Daniel Osiagor on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful procurement, and exportation of narcotic drugs. The NDLEA prosecutor, Arit Okon, told the court that the defendant allegedly conspired with two persons identified as Azeez Nurudeen and Nuru, who are currently at large, to traffic the illicit substance abroad…

American President Abraham Lincoln tried to simplify democracy as the “Government of the people, by the people and for the people.” With this, he meant that rather than have (what medieval Europe described as) divine, chosen kings, citizens chose their rulers from among themselves. But what seems to be happening in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic is the government of a close-knit political elite, anointed by their ilk, to serve the interests of the political elite who also weaponise poverty to keep the masses permanently outside the corridors of power. However, Nigerian citizens, who appear to be hapless and clueless about governance…

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has said the high level of poverty in Gombe State and the need for inclusive governance informed his decision to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Pantami spoke on Tuesday shortly after he was affirmed as the PDP governorship candidate for Gombe State during the party’s affirmation exercise. Announcing the result, Chairman of the PDP Gombe Electoral Panel, Gregory Yenlong, declared Pantami the sole candidate and affirmed him in line with the party’s guidelines. Yenlong said, “Our candidate is Professor Isa Ali Pantami.…

One of Nigeria’s fast-growing football academies, The Future Academy, recently embarked on a football training tour of Portugal with four young players, where they played against teams from Atlético Madrid, S.L. Benfica and Sporting CP. By the time they returned to Lagos, what truly announced them to the wider public was one voice — innocent yet reflective — that captured the imagination of many. That voice belonged to Samson Azeez, the academy’s eight-year-old prodigy who became a fan favourite during the Portugal trip. The youngster’s heartfelt reflections after returning from Portugal offered more than a glimpse into the tour itself.…