Tag: Politics

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered an official who allegedly enrolled 14 family members on the government payroll as ghost workers. The ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Economic Confidential Lecture and National Spokespersons Award organised by Image Merchants Promotions Limited […]

The Federal Ministry of Interior has dismissed as fake and fraudulent a press release circulating on social media claiming that the ongoing Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) recruitment exercise has been postponed until after the 2027 general election. The ministry said the document, titled “CDCFIB Recruitment Update” and dated August 11, […]

Movement into and out of Osun State will be restricted from midnight on Friday as security agencies intensify preparations for the state governorship election. The Nigeria Police Force said the restriction would cover major border routes leading into the state, with the Army expected to block entry points as part of efforts to maintain peace […]

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has ordered the police to investigate Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged comments interpreted as a call for violence against members and supporters of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. Presiding Magistrate II, Farida Ibrahim, directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7, […]

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Musa Aliyu, has blamed weak institutional controls for allowing the alleged operator of the disowned Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, to manipulate government processes. Aliyu made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja at the fourth Economic Confidential Lecture and […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately unfreeze the accounts of the Osun State Government. The President also ordered the anti-graft agency to return to court and vacate the order it obtained to freeze the state government’s accounts. Tinubu gave the directive amid concerns that the EFCC’s action, […]

…Says process lacks transparency and inclusion The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted the House of Representatives over the handling of the State Police Constitution Alteration Bill, insisting that the amendment process fell short of constitutional standards and should be restarted through a transparent and inclusive legislative process. In a statement issued by its National […]

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the recently concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and voter data update exercise by one month to allow more eligible Nigerians to participate in the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Coordinator, […]