The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Tuesday, February 24, 2026, to hear a suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress and other political parties over alleged constitutional breaches. The case was filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators against the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Attorney General of the Federation, and five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress, the Accord Party, the Zenith Labour Party, and the Action Alliance. The matter was first scheduled for mention on Monday, February 16, 2026, before Justice Peter Lifu but was not heard. The…
Author: Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
A lawmaker in Oyo State, south western Nigeria, has left the Peoples Democratic Party and joined the African Democratic Congress. Dawood Olalere, who represents Ibadan North West State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, announced his resignation in a letter dated Friday, February 13, 2026. The letter was addressed to the Chairman of Ward 7 of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ibadan North West Local Government Area. He stated that his resignation takes immediate effect. Olalere explained that his decision was due to “long lingering and unresolvable division bedevilling the party.” He later led many of his supporters…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased slightly to 15.10% in January 2026, down from 15.15% in December 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report released on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s official statistics agency. The decline was small, but it came after earlier expectations from some analysts that Nigeria’s inflation could rise toward 19% in January 2026. Inflation is closely tracked because it reflects changes in the cost of living and can shape decisions by households, businesses, and policymakers. The National Bureau of Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index, a broad measure of price movement…
The federal government of Nigeria has filed charges against Nasir El-Rufai, a former Governor of Kaduna State in north-western Nigeria, in connection with the alleged interception of phone communications belonging to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, was filed by the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. According to the prosecution, the charges stem from statements El-Rufai allegedly made on Friday, February 13, 2026, during an appearance on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme in Abuja. Prosecutors claim he admitted that he and others unlawfully intercepted…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, a Nigeria-based Christian ministry, has commissioned a newly built mosque in Lagos State, south-west Nigeria, and named it after Abibatu Mogaji, the mother of Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The ceremony took place during Ayodele’s annual thanksgiving event on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Oke-Afa in Lagos State. The gathering attracted guests from religious groups, traditional institutions, politics, and the entertainment industry. Organisers said attendees included Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, described as the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, a prominent market leadership title, and a daughter of President Tinubu, represented by delegates.…
The United States has imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians accused of having links to Boko Haram, the Islamist armed group based in northeastern Nigeria, as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and cybercrime-related activity, freezing any assets or property connected to them under United States jurisdiction. The names appeared in a 3,000-page sanctions publication dated Tuesday, February 10, 2026, issued by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and seen on Monday, February 16, 2026, at 10:44 in the morning West African Time (WAT, GMT+1). The document lists Specially Designated…
The Adamawa State Government in northeastern Nigeria has announced temporary road closures and called on residents to welcome Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during a one-day working visit to Yola, the state capital, on Monday, February 16, 2026. The announcement, issued on Sunday, February 15, 2026, was signed by the Adamawa State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Iliya James. He said the measures were to support a smooth and secure visit by the president, who is also Nigeria’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The state listed the routes expected to be affected as Airport to Kofare Road via Galadima Aminu…
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 32 Artillery Brigade say they killed two suspected armed terrorists and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation in Ondo State, in southwestern Nigeria. The army said the troops, operating from the Forward Operating Base in Auga, carried out the mission along the Akunu to Auga Road on Saturday, February 14, 2026, after receiving what it described as credible human intelligence about the movement of suspected criminals in the area. In a statement signed by Major Irabor Njoka, the Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, the army said the troops moved quickly, intercepted the suspects,…
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the government of South Sudan to release the country’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, and other opposition figures, as African leaders renewed attention on the slow pace of South Sudan’s peace process. The position was contained in a statement issued on Monday, February 16, 2026, signed by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to Nigeria’s President on Media and Communications in the Office of Nigeria’s Vice President. Tinubu was represented by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, at the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee for South Sudan, also known as the C-5 Plus…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has called on Muslims across Nigeria, a West African country, to search for the crescent that signals the start of Ramadan immediately after sunset on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in West African Time (WAT, GMT+1). The council said the date aligns with 29 Sha’aban 1447 Anno Hegirae (A.H.), and the result of the sighting will determine when the fasting month begins. Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide and is based on the lunar calendar, meaning its start is tied to the appearance of the new moon. The announcement was conveyed on behalf of…