At least 145 people have been kidnapped in Kebbi, Niger, and Zamfara states in the past four days. In the run-up to the 2023 general elections, abductions were rampant. According to reports, between January and March 2023 alone, 792 people were abducted across Nigeria. Many of these incidents were tied to banditry and criminal gangs, […]
In an open letter addressed to the APC National Chairman and Lagos State Chairman, the group’s convener, Abiodun Fashola, described Ambode as a proven leader whose first term in office from 2015 to 2019 delivered “exemplary leadership” in infrastructure, public transportation, and healthcare. The letter argued that Ambode’s financial expertise strengthened Lagos as a leading […]
This followed a motion ex parte dated September 2, 2025, and filed by Nafiu Gombe. The motion listed the ADC, Mark, and Aregbesola as the first, second, and third defendants, respectively. The order of interim injunction issued by Justice Emeka Nwite also restrains INEC from recognising the representatives of Mark and Aregbesola, pending the hearing […]
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, condemned the act, highlighting the commission’s major challenge in tackling the issue which is a gap in the electoral legal frameworkwho. Yakubu spoke at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Roundtable on Premature Political Campaigns organized by The Electoral Institute (TEI) at its headquarters in Abuja, revealing that “there is no sanction whatsoever concerning […]