The African Democratic Congress has declared it will not abandon its leaders facing prosecution, even as it challenges the even-handedness of federal anti-corruption agencies and insists on the constitutional rights of all citizens.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot offered no excuses after his side’s 2-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Tuesday night, describing the result as emblematic of a pattern that has defined his team’s Premier League campaign.
President Bola Tinubu has officially sworn in Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP).
Eighty percent of the judgements handed down by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States cannot be enforced a damning statistic that the court’s own president laid bare before Nigeria’s highest judicial officer in Abuja, underscoring a deepening compliance crisis that has long undermined the legitimacy and operational effectiveness of one of West Africa’s most important regional institutions.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned for ruling on a critical evidentiary dispute between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, as a prosecution witness testified that Bello’s name did not appear in any of the banking records tendered before the court.
A fresh push for universal identity registration has emerged as the National Identity Management Commission urges parents and guardians across Nigeria to secure the National Identification Number for their children, emphasising its mandatory status for key educational milestones like the 2026 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations.
The Federal Government has prohibited the use of roadblocks for tax collection across Nigeria as part of a sweeping reform of informal sector taxation, introducing presumptive tax regulations designed to bring millions of small businesses into the tax net while exempting the poorest enterprises.
