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  Justice Belgore has forwarded the case file of the fundamental human rights enforcement suit instituted by former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai to the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for reassignment to another court. The development follows the judge’s decision to proceed on leave. The court had on Wednesday, February 25, adjourned proceedings to Friday to hear El-Rufai’s bail application. However, at Friday’s sitting, Justice Belgore disclosed that he would be proceeding on leave and, consequently, returned the case file to the FCT Chief Judge for reassignment to another judge. The suit was instituted to enforce El-Rufai’s fundamental human rights against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Attorney-General of the Federation. According to a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Febru...

  The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Oyo State Command has apprehended a visitor for attempting to smuggle suspected hard drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Agodi, Ibadan. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olanrewaju Anjorin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.  Mr. Anjorin said the male visitor was apprehended during routine security checks conducted on visitors and their belongings at the facility’s entrance. He noted that the suspect, who claimed to be visiting an inmate, was found to have concealed substances suspected to be Colorado and hemp inside a portion of cooked rice and pasta.  The PRO stated that further investigation revealed inconsistencies in the suspect’s stated purpose for the visit, indicating an apparent attempt to evade detection. Anjorin added that the suspect has been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for further investigation and prosecution. He also no...

A female Boko Haram member has reportedly surrendered to the troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Konduga, Borno State. The 25-year-old woman identified as Kaltum Dalha surrendered to troops at Forward Operating Base at about 11:00 a.m. on February 26, 2026. She reportedly arrived from Sabsawa Village with her two-year-old child, Awana Dalha. Preliminary investigations revealed that her husband, said to have been the terrorist commander of the Mairam Buri enclave, was neutralized by troops during a recent firefight as referenced in an earlier operational report. The report indicated that the death of her husband compelled her to surrender to troops. She further confirmed during interrogation that the group had disintegrated following the elimination of their commander. Operation Hadin Kai has sustained intensified offensives in recent months, resulting in the neutralisation of several terrorist commanders, arrests, recoveries of arms and ammunition, and the surrender of fighters and their ...

The head coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has confirmed that he presented specific conditions to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) regarding a new contract. Chelle has been locked in negotiations with the National Sports Commission (NSC), since he led the team to a third-place finish at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in January. However, some of the details were leaked to the media. Reports claimed Chelle asked for €130,000 monthly alongside improved working conditions. Chelle has now confirmed the circulated document is authentic and questioned how it became public. “Today, if I’m being honest, I don’t really know. The first question I ask myself is how this document could have ended up in the media. "That’s the question I’m asking myself,”  he said in an interview with histoiresdefootpodcast. Chelle also explained that the salary figure was in dollars, not euros. And according to the Malian, the amount would cover the wages of his technical crew.

The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos State has authorized three laboratories—two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States—to conduct DNA tests to establish the paternity of Liam, the child left behind by the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Liam's paternity has been disputed on several occasions by Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer. Mr Aloba says that the remains of late Mohbad who passed way on September 27, 2023, will not be laid to rest until a DNA test is done to determine Liam's paternity. At the resumed hearing of the paternity case between Mr Aloba and Wunmi, the singer's widow, the counsel to Mohbad's father while speaking to newsmen, said;  ’The court has eventually picked three DNA Laboratory centers, two in the UK and one in the U.S. One from us, one from them and the court picked an independent one. "The matter has been adjourned to the 7th of April for us to report on the picking of samples. Prior befor...

Leaders of Nigeria’s opposition political parties have voiced strong opposition to the recently amended Electoral Act 2026, which was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The opposition figures, including former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and other major party leaders, criticized the process through which the National Assembly passed the legislation, describing it as flawed. Speaking at a press briefing, Ajuri Ahmed of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is strategizing to position President Tinubu as the sole credible presidential contender ahead of the 2027 general elections. He maintained that data at their disposal indicates that results can be electronically transmitted from all polling units nationwide, questioning the rationale behind retaining a manual transmission provision in the new law. Ahmed further expressed shock at the swiftness with which the President approved the bill, noting that similar urgenc...