Nigeria’s electoral body has announced a wave of bye-elections across six states, scheduled to coincide with the high-stakes governorship poll in Ekiti State this June. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed on Thursday that voters will head to the polls on...
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has struck down a legal order that had frozen the leadership structure of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), ruling that courts cannot “preserve” a dispute once proceedings have effectively ended. The decision marks a critical turn in the battle for...
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has invalidated the national convention of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), plunging the party into further leadership uncertainty ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a split decision delivered on Thursday, the apex court ruled that the...
Anti-narcotics agents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano have arrested 52 suspects and seized a cache of illicit substances during a two-day “dislodge and occupy” offensive. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) launched the campaign, codenamed “Operation...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered a leadership shake-up at the nation’s powerful petroleum regulator, removing the head of the agency responsible for the midstream and downstream sectors. In a move described by the presidency as being in the “public interest,”...
