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Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma’s spokesman has rejected an appeal by Afrobeats star Davido over the Osun governorship election, describing it as misplaced and “emotional blackmail.” In a statement signed by Ambrose Nwaogwugwu and released on August 5, 2026, the aide said Davido’s intervention was directed at the wrong person. Uzodimma, who chairs the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for the August 15 poll, has no power to decide the outcome of the election, the statement stressed. “His appeal should be directed to the people of Osun State, who are the ones that will ultimately decide the outcome…

A Nigerian lawyer has been ordered to personally pay a N50 million cost and faces a potential nationwide ban on appearing in any court after the Supreme Court dismissed as an abuse of process his bid to reopen one of its own decisions. In a unanimous ruling delivered on May 15 by a five-member panel, the apex court held that the application brought by S.M. Danyaro, counsel to Alhaji Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo, was a direct attack on the finality of its judgments. The cost must be paid within 90 days; failure to do so will strip the lawyer of the…

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the detained Director General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), has accused the police of holding him beyond the limits of a court order and urged the House of Representatives to question him in an open session rather than behind closed doors. In a statement issued late Tuesday in Abuja by his lawyer, Prince Ademola Oyedokun of Ademolaw Toye Law Firm, Adeyemi welcomed the House Ad-hoc Committee’s inquiry into the council. He stressed that the National Assembly draws its authority from the Nigerian people and possesses the constitutional power to establish the facts of the matter.…

The quarter-final line-up for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is taking shape, with three fixtures confirmed for this weekend in Morocco. On Saturday, Ivory Coast face Algeria at 17:00 GMT in Casablanca, while hosts Morocco take on South Africa at 20:00 GMT in Rabat. Sunday’s action sees Cameroon meet Nigeria at 17:00 GMT in Casablanca. The final quarter-final, also in Rabat at 20:00 GMT, will feature Malawi against the winner of Thursday’s Group D clash between Ghana and Mali. A draw in that match will be enough for Ghana to advance; Mali must win to progress. The four…

The Crime Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CCAN) has called on citizens across all sectors to actively contribute to the ongoing overhaul of the country’s security architecture by submitting memoranda and policy proposals for the creation of state police. The appeal follows an invitation from the Presidential Working Group on the proposed National Policing Bill, which is seeking public input to shape a comprehensive legal and operational framework for state-led law enforcement. In a joint statement signed by Chairman Festus Fifen and Secretary Peter Ireh, the association said broad public participation is essential to ensure any decentralised policing system meets community…

Former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has praised the Faculty of Health Science Students’ Association (FOHSSA) of Imo State University for organising a free medical outreach, describing good health as the foundation for education, productivity, creativity and sustainable development. Madumere spoke while addressing participants at the outreach held at Imo State University, Owerri. He stressed that no society can achieve meaningful progress without a healthy population and highlighted the value of preventive healthcare initiatives in reducing disease burden through early detection, timely intervention and public awareness. He noted that the outreach reflected the true essence of the…

An Owerri High Court has issued an interim injunction restraining the Imo State Government and four other defendants from further acts of trespass on the contested Umuocha Avu ancestral land along the Port Harcourt–Owerri Expressway. Justice Eke granted the order in Suit No. HOW/83/2026. It remains in force pending a ruling on the interlocutory injunction application, scheduled for 22 October 2026. The defendants are the Imo State Government, the Attorney-General of Imo State, the Imo Housing Corporation, Vertex Estate Limited and Michael Onyekachi. Counsel to the plaintiffs, Barrister Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume (SAN), told the court that the defendants had continued demolishing…

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has cancelled the operating licence of Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation for failing to meet the statutory Minimum Capital Requirement and appointed Dr Muiz Banire, SAN, as receiver and provisional liquidator. The appointment took effect on 3 August 2026. In a public notice dated 4 August, Banire confirmed he was empowered by NAICOM to oversee the receivership and liquidation of the company (registration number RR-002). The revocation followed the corporation’s inability to comply with the prescribed capital threshold within the given period, under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 and related regulations. Banire’s mandate includes…

The Osun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, SAN, has declared that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no legal authority to freeze the state’s statutory account. Speaking to journalists in Osogbo on Wednesday, Jimi-Bada responded to reports that the anti-graft agency had restricted access to the state government’s statutory account held at First Bank. He stressed that while the state recognises the EFCC’s statutory mandate and that of other lawful institutions, the specific provisions cited by the commission do not grant it power to freeze or interfere with a state’s statutory account. He pointed to…

Twenty-four members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership cannot force embattled Speaker Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji to remain in office. The lawmakers, who rose from a parliamentary meeting in Akure, said Oladiji must either resign or face impeachment over allegations of financial misconduct involving about ₦44 million tied to the reordering of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) budget. They also set up a four-member panel to examine the Assembly’s finances. Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Olatunji Fabiyi, dismissed reports that the lawmakers had abandoned…