The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled November 20 for the judgment in the terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Friday after Kanu failed to open his defence within the six days granted to him
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The European Union has deployed 687 election observers to Anambra State ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll, as part of its EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme.The deployment, announced in Abuja on Thursday, is one of the largest civil society–led observation efforts ever mounted for a state election
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two Cameroonian nationals linked to a notorious syndicate allegedly involved in luring and kidnapping unsuspecting victims under the guise of processing foreign visas.The command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Omolola Odutola, disclosed that on Tuesday, at about 10:30 a.m., operatives of the
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The internal crisis within Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), intensified significantly on Friday as the faction supporting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, announced the dissolution of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), previously chaired by former Senate President Senator Adolphus Wabara.The
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has commenced a mass retrenchment exercise affecting about 800 employees, even as Nigerians continue to grapple with soaring inflation, escalating living costs, and erratic power supply.The layoffs, which began on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, are part of an ongoing rightsizing and internal restructuring programme
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