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Hon. Ejaife Omizu Odebala has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to be declared the winner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship primary in Delta State. In the action marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1636/2026 and dated July 29, 2026, Odebala is asking the court to recognise him as the party’s legitimate candidate for the 2027 Delta State governorship election. He argues that he polled the highest number of votes in the primary held on May 29, 2026. His legal team is led by Fredricks Itula, SAN. The plaintiff named Chris Iyavwoye as the first defendant, alongside the…

A federal lawmaker from Imo State has added three more communities to a constituency electrification programme, taking the total number of towns and villages supplied with new transformers to seven. Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato Federal Constituency and chairs the House Committee on Downstream Petroleum, has installed 500KVA transformers and related equipment in Ogwume, Dikenafai and Akpulu. The work forms part of Operation Light Up Ideato, an effort to improve electricity access in Ideato North and South. Installation in Akpulu is complete. Work is still under way in Ogwume and Dikenafai. Earlier phases of the same programme delivered transformers…

The Eastern Bar Forum (EBF) has denied claims attributed to Anthony Ibe Esq. regarding an alleged ₦40 million financial support from the Imo State Government for its July 2026 quarterly meeting, insisting that the only amount received by the Forum was ₦9 million. In a press statement dated 5th September 2026, the Governing Council of the Eastern Bar Forum said it was compelled to respond to what it described as a “baseless and misleading allegation” concerning the alleged ₦40 million support. The Forum stated that records available to it showed that the Imo State Government, through the Honourable Attorney-General and…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the re-emergence of long-standing allegations linked to his time in office under President Olusegun Obasanjo, insisting that no court ever found him guilty. In a statement released on 4 September 2026, he described the latest references to the claims as a sign of political desperation by opponents unable to address Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said the allegations had already been examined by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an administrative panel, the National Assembly and the courts during the height of…

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said on Thursday that the initial public offering for his Nigerian oil refinery will open in the next 10 to 12 days, with ambitions to raise around $5 billion in what could become the continent’s largest IPO. Speaking to investors and analysts during a visit to Botswana, Dangote outlined plans to double the facility’s capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day. The 650,000-barrel-per-day plant, which reached full nameplate capacity in February and has already tested production at 700,000 barrels per day, is a flagship project of the Dangote Group. The refining sector has seen stronger…

The Director-General of Nigeria’s Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has instructed the agency’s operatives to stop arresting people over civil disputes. The directive forms part of broader reforms he has introduced to reinforce the rule of law and improve the service’s human rights record. Ajayi outlined the changes in a media interview on Thursday. He said the reforms centre on five areas: law enforcement practices, better coordination with other agencies, stronger accountability, greater respect for human rights, and upgrades to infrastructure and administration. A key element, he explained, is drawing a sharper line between civil and criminal matters. Ajayi…

A Federal High Court judge in Lagos has rejected bail applications from 10 people accused of running a large-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun State. Justice Akintayo Aluko ruled that the defendants failed to provide enough grounds to justify their release while their trial continues. The group consists of three Mexican nationals and seven Nigerians. They face charges linked to the alleged production of methamphetamine at a hidden laboratory. In his ruling, Justice Aluko said bail remains discretionary but must be exercised carefully based on the facts presented. He stressed that one main purpose of bail is to ensure defendants appear…

Yobe State APC Chairman Alhaji Mohammed Gadaka has retracted a statement in which he encouraged married women to leave their husbands if blocked from supporting the party, offering to pay their bride price and marry them himself. The comment was made on Thursday in Nangere during an event where hundreds of people defected to the All Progressives Congress. Addressing the crowd, Gadaka reportedly told women that if their husbands would not allow them to vote for the APC, they should end the marriage. He added that he would cover the bride price and marry them, and he extended the same…

A former production assistant has filed a lawsuit accusing comic-book writer and television showrunner Ed Brubaker and the companies behind Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming crime series Criminal of fostering a hostile workplace marked by sexual and racial harassment, religious discrimination, and assault. Ijaaz Noohu, a Sri Lankan American filmmaker, filed the complaint Wednesday in California state court against Brubaker, Amazon MGM Studios, and Big Indie Pictures, the production company that hired him. He is seeking unspecified damages. The allegations have not been proven in court. Noohu was hired by Big Indie in February 2023 as a production assistant on Criminal,…

Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated the long-running dispute with Britain by announcing plans to sanction companies preparing to develop a major oil field near the Falkland Islands, which Argentina calls the Malvinas. In a national address from the presidential palace, Milei described the Sea Lion project as a “clear and present danger” to Argentina’s territorial claims. He said his government would introduce legislation targeting Britain’s Rockhopper Exploration and Israel’s Navitas Petroleum, the firms expected to begin development of the field within two years. The Sea Lion field lies about 130 miles from the islands and is estimated to hold…