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Stakeholders oppose Senate’s move to prescribe death penalty for kidnapping
Key justice and human rights stakeholders on Thursday opposed a Senate proposal seeking to prescribe the death penalty for kidnapping under a proposed amendment to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, warning that capital punishment would neither deter crime nor strengthen national security. The opposition was voiced at a one-day…
Read More »Tinubu to present 2026 budget to national assembly Friday
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025. A formal communication from the Presidency is expected to be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday to notify lawmakers and…
Read More »Tinubu nominates new petroleum regulators as NMDPRA, NUPRC chiefs resign
Two of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s most senior appointees in Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory sector have resigned from office, prompting the President to forward the names of their proposed successors to the Senate for confirmation. In a statement issued on December 17, 2025, the Presidency announced the resignation of Engineer Farouk…
Read More »NLC, civil groups protest nationwide over rising insecurity
File photo: President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday led a nationwide protest against the worsening security situation across the country, calling on the federal and state governments to take urgent and decisive action to protect lives and property. The protest,…
Read More »Gas constraints blamed for nationwide drop in power supply
By Deborah Nnamdi The recent decline in electricity supply across Nigeria has been attributed to gas supply constraints that are limiting the optimal output and operational frequency of power-generating companies (GenCos). This explanation was disclosed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in a post by Nigeria National Grid on its official…
Read More »Last-minute intervention halts planned promotion of Tinubu’s ADC to Brigadier-General
Plans to decorate Nurudeen Yusuf, aide-de-camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu, as a brigadier-general were shelved on Monday evening following last-minute interventions by two former chiefs of army staff, according to sources familiar with the development. Yusuf, who was only promoted to the rank of colonel in January, was reportedly…
Read More »Former CJN, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, dies at 71
By Deborah Nnamdi Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, is dead. He was 71. Muhammad reportedly died on Tuesday at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, about two weeks before his 72nd birthday on December 31. A source close to the family confirmed that the retired jurist passed…
Read More »NBA condemns police plan to resume tinted glass permit enforcement
The Nigerian Bar Association has strongly condemned the Nigeria Police Force over its decision to resume enforcement of the suspended tinted glass permit policy from January 2, 2026, accusing the police of disregarding the rule of law and due process. The police had, in a statement issued on Monday by…
Read More »S’Court upholds president’s power to declare state of emergency
By Deborah Nnamdi The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional authority of the President to declare a state of emergency in any state to avert a breakdown of law and order or prevent a descent into chaos or anarchy. In a split decision of six to one, the apex court…
Read More »Obi demands independent probe into alleged arms supply to terror suspects
By Deborah Nnamdi Former presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has called for an immediate and independent investigation into allegations that government officials supplied arms and logistical support to suspected terrorists. Obi made the call in a statement posted on X following the circulation of a video…
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