Supreme Court fixes April 22 for PDP leadership crisis appeals
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has scheduled April 22 for the hearing of appeals arising from the deepening leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party. The appeals were filed by a PDP faction led by former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, challenging Court of Appeal judgments delivered on March 9. A five-member panel headed by Justice Mohammed Garba fixed...
Accreditation begins as 3,000 delegates arrive ADC convention venue
No fewer than 3,000 delegates have arrived at the Rainbow Event Centre in Abuja, the nation’s capital, for the ongoing African Democratic Congress (ADC) national convention. The delegates, dressed in colourful attire, were drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), showcasing unity and diversity within party ranks. Security personnel conducted thorough checks on all...
Court grants El-Rufai bail
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, ending a detention that had stretched nearly two months since his arrest by the ICPC. Justice Rilwan Aikawa delivered the ruling on Tuesday — the date to which the bail application had been adjourned after arguments from both sides. El-Rufai's counsel had argued...
JAMB declares readiness for 2026 UTME, urges parents to protest admission violations
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has finalised all arrangements to conduct the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) slated to hold between April 16 and 22, 2026. According to JAMB, 2.2million candidates are expected to sit the UTME in about 966 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across Nigeria, following the deletion of 23 centres for poor performance...
French court convicts Lafarge Cement, officials of paying $6.5m to ISIS, other jihadist groups
A Paris court has found French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism after the company paid $6.5 million to jihadist groups, including the Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, to keep its Syrian factory operational during the country's civil war. The verdict, delivered Monday, marks the first time a company has been tried in France for terrorism financing....
3.38m Nigerians displaced across 14 states in 2023 — NBS
No fewer than 3,381,228 persons were internally displaced across 14 states in Nigeria in 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The figures are contained in the NBS Demographic Bulletin 2023, released on Tuesday in Abuja, which compiles data from administrative sources and surveys to support policy formulation and research. Borno State accounted for the largest share of internally displaced...
Edo Assembly gives Benin DisCo 4-month ultimatum over poor power supply
The Edo State House of Assembly has given the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) four months to address the persistent poor power supply in the state. The directive was issued when BEDC management appeared before lawmakers over concerns about erratic electricity supply on Monday, April 13, 2026. The Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, said residents were dissatisfied with the company’s services and urged...
Edo police arrest 5 officers, 5 others over abduction, extortion
The Edo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects, including serving and dismissed officers, over allegations of harassment, abduction, and extortion in Benin City, the state capital. The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this via a statement issued on Monday, April 13, 2026. Ikoedem said the arrests followed multiple complaints from residents who accused individuals posing...
Kano: Police raid criminal hideouts, arrest 193 suspects
The Kano State Police Command has arrested 193 suspects and recovered weapons and illicit drugs following a series of raids on criminal hideouts across the state. The operations were conducted simultaneously across identified black spots between April 10 and 12, 2026, under the direction of the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, and in line with directives from the Inspector-General...
Stock market investors gain N443bn amid strong buying interest
The Nigerian stock market began the week on a positive note, as investors gained N443 billion amid renewed buying interest on Monday, April 13, 2026. The rally was driven by increased demand for stocks such as NGX Group, Trans-Nationwide Express, MC Nichols, VFD Group, CHAMS, and 27 others. Market capitalisation rose from an opening value of N131.165 trillion to close at...
