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Strike: Falana sues Nigerian govt for allegedly discriminating against university lecturers

Nigeria, June 1 -- Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and activist, has sued the federal government over what he called "discriminatory.treatment of members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (AS... Read More


Atiku's first witness testifies in petition challenging Tinubu's victory

Nigeria, June 1 -- The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, presented his first witness at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja. Ati... Read More


Tinubu, INEC object to Atiku's tendering of electoral documents from 32 states

Nigeria, June 1 -- President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, objected to the admissibility of some electoral documents before the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja. The Independent National El... Read More


Peter Obi seeks adjournment of petition against Tinubu

Nigeria, May 31 -- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Wednesday, sought an adjournment of his petition challenging President Bola Tinubu's victory. Mr Obi's lawyer, Aw... Read More


Benue governor appoints SSG, chief press secretary, others

Nigeria, May 31 -- The governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has made his first set of appointments. Mr Alia, a Roman Catholic priest, won the state governorship election in March on the platform o... Read More


Presidential election court admits INEC's final results declaring Tinubu president-elect

Nigeria, May 30 -- The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted the final results of the 25 February election declaring Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as N... Read More


Presidential election court admits documents alleging Tinubu's indictment for illicit drugs offences

Nigeria, May 30 -- The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted documents in evidence accusing President Bola Tinubu of drug offences in the United States. The court accepted... Read More


Tinubu asks presidential election court to dismiss petition alleging Shettima's nomination

Nigeria, May 30 -- President Bola Tinubu has urged the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to dismiss a petition challenging his candidature in the 25 February election on the basis of alleg... Read More


Court sacks Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba

Nigeria, May 28 -- The Federal High Court in Akwa, Anambra State, has declared Usman Baba's extended stay in office as Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police illegal. President Muhammadu Buhari appoin... Read More


Swearing-in: Supreme Court dismisses PDP's suit against Tinubu, Shettima's candidature

Nigeria, May 26 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu as a candidate in the last presidential election. T... Read More