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El-Rufai asks court to quash DSS suit, award N2bn compensation
Former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to quash the charges filed against him by the Department of State Services, DSS for allegedly tapping the telephone lines of National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
24/02/2026
LASTMA Officer, Two Others Die In Road Accident
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of one of its officers and two other citizens in a fatal road accident at the Badagry Roundabout inward Seme on Monday.
24/02/2026
CBN Reduces Interest Rate To 26.50%
The Central Bank of Nigeria has cut the interest rate by 50 basis points to 26.50 percent from 27 percent Nigeria’s apex bank announced this during its 304th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday.
24/02/2026
Nasir El-Rufai files N1 billion suit against ICPC over alleged unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence
El-Rufai Files N1bn Suit Against ICPC Over Alleged Unlawful Search of Abuja Home
A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has instituted a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged unlawful invasion and search of his Abuja residence.
23/02/2026
Electoral Act: Presidential campaign limit raised to ₦10bn
Nigeria’s campaign finance landscape has shifted significantly after the National Assembly doubled the spending ceiling for presidential candidates to ₦10 billion under the new Electoral Act 2026, ahead of the 2027 general election.
23/02/2026
NNPC, NUPRC fear financial squeeze after Tinubu’s order
Fresh questions, concerns, and uncertainty have deepened at the oil and gas agencies affected in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s new executive order directing immediate reallocation of oil and gas revenues to the Federation Account for onward distribution among the three tiers of government.
23/02/2026
APC convention: Party may settle for consensus arrangement –National chairman
Ahead of the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), where new members of the National Working Committee (NWC) are expected to be elected, indication has emerged that the party might settle for consensus arrangement. This was revealed by the party’s national chairman, Professor Yilwatda Nentawe, even as governors have concluded plans to determine the next occupiers of key positions.
23/02/2026
2027 polls: APC, 4 parties ready, 16 others in candidates’ crisis
ABUJA — The release of the timetable for the February 20, 2027 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, may have caught most of the registered political parties in the country unprepared for the contest, and they have a tough nut to crack to make up for lost ground.
23/02/2026
Tinubu is re-engineering Nigeria for tomorrow’s prosperity — Sen Obanikoro
A two-time Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, known as the fearless Koro-Ibo (Koro-Vote) during his bid to become the governor of Lagos State in 2007, speaks from the heart.
23/02/2026
Akpabio predicts APC landslide in 2027
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has predicted an overwhelming victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in the 2027 general elections.
23/02/2026
