Court sets May 8 for case against Jonathan’s 2027 ambition
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled Friday, May 8, for the hearing of a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, was filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, who is asking the court to declare Jonathan constitutionally ineligible to run for the presidency again. Justice Peter Lifu fixed...
Senate rescinds amended standing rules on presiding officers’ election
The Senate on Thursday rescinded the earlier amendments to Orders 2(2) and 3(1) of the Senate Standing Orders 2023 (as amended), retaining previous rules after the emergence of constitutional concerns. The Senate had recently amended the standing rules, restricting principal leadership positions exclusively to lawmakers serving, at least, second terms. The revised provisions stated that only serving 10th Senate lawmakers re-elected...
Cocoa farmers seek local processing to regulate price, boost production
Cocoa farmers have called for the establishment of cocoa processing factories in Nigeria to help regulate cocoa prices and boost production. The Secretary of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Osun State, Adewole Abimbola, made the call on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Abimbola, who is also the Chairman of the Sweet Cocoa Association in Osun State, said cocoa farmers...
Apo Mechanics move to Wassa now reality — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the long-awaited relocation of Apo Mechanics and traders to Wassa has finally been actualised under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Wike made the declaration on Thursday after inspecting several ongoing infrastructure projects in Abuja, including the Wassa informal sector roads, Road CN2 in Katampe, OSEX Main Carriageways and...
Oyebanji seeks re-election, urges Ekiti voters to sustain good governance
Governor Biodun Oyebanji has appealed to residents of Ekiti State to re-elect him in the June 20 governorship election, saying continuity in governance is necessary to sustain development and prevent what he described as politics of retrogression. Oyebanji, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the election, made the appeal on Thursday during campaign rallies held in...
Those who kill in God’s name will go to hell — Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has condemned individuals who kill innocent people in the name of religion, insisting that such acts have no connection with Islam. Speaking on Thursday at the first triannual meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council in Abuja, the Sultan said violence and terrorism should not be linked to any religion, describing perpetrators as criminals...
Wike clarifies FCT land allocation policy, slams critics for ‘hypocrisy’
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hit back at critics on the allocation of land to diplomatic personnel, accusing them of hypocrisy for questioning policies from which they previously benefited. In a response to recent criticisms that the government is prioritising foreign diplomats over "ordinary" Nigerians, Wike stated that land allocation is a standard government...
Gunmen attack Nasarawa varsity students’ lodge, kidnap 7
Gunmen have abducted six students of Nasarawa State University and one other person in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Rahman Nansel, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Thursday, May 7, 2026. Nansel disclosed that the students were abducted at about 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday when gunmen invaded a...
Nigerian faces 20-year jail term in US casino fraud case
A Nigerian man, Kenneth Godwin, has been indicted by a United States federal grand jury over his alleged involvement in a wire fraud scheme targeting a casino owned by a Native American tribe in South Dakota. The indictment was announced on Wednesday by the United States Department of Justice, which charged Godwin with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud,...
Why I chose South Africa over Germany — Fani-Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu approved his redeployment from Germany to South Africa after he personally requested a change in his diplomatic posting. Fani-Kayode disclosed that he was initially appointed as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Germany but later appealed to the Federal Government to redeploy him to South Africa, citing personal reasons and his...
