The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted political parties an additional three days to submit the names and personal particulars of their presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Sunday, the electoral body announced that the deadline, which was initially set to expire at midnight on Saturday, July 11, 2026, has now been extended to midnight on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The statement, signed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, explained that the decision followed a request from the Inter-Party Advisory…
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and two former Apple executives, accusing them of misappropriating confidential trade secrets to accelerate OpenAI’s expansion into the consumer hardware market. The lawsuit, filed on Friday at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that OpenAI carried out a coordinated effort to obtain and use Apple’s confidential information through former employees, recruitment activities, and supplier relationships. According to Apple, the alleged actions were aimed at speeding up OpenAI’s plans to develop consumer hardware capable of competing with products such as the iPhone. In response, OpenAI denied the allegations, stating:…
The Nigerian Army has explained how troops, working alongside other security agencies, successfully rescued the pupils and teachers abducted by suspected Ansaru terrorists in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. The victims were kidnapped on May 15, 2026, when heavily armed assailants invaded their school in Oriire LGA, sparking nationwide concern and triggering a large-scale rescue operation involving multiple security agencies. In a statement issued on Friday, hours after the victims regained their freedom, the Acting Deputy Director of 2 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed that the rescue followed an…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has presented a proposed ₦1.854 trillion Appropriation Bill for the 2026 fiscal year to the Rivers State House of Assembly, marking his first appearance before the Assembly led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule since the political crisis that divided the legislature in 2023. The budget presentation, which signals a major shift in the state’s political landscape following the reconciliation between the governor and lawmakers after nearly three years of parallel legislative sittings, was conducted during plenary at the Assembly complex. Proceedings began with Speaker Amaewhule entering the chamber in full ceremonial regalia ahead of the governor’s…
The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to immediately publish a detailed and independently verifiable account of the more than ₦20 trillion it says has been realised from the removal of fuel subsidy since May 2023. In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, the opposition party said the demand became necessary in light of the worsening economic hardship, rising poverty, soaring cost of living, deteriorating public infrastructure and the absence of visible evidence showing how the subsidy proceeds have been utilised. According to the APM, since President…
Troops Arrest Suspected Chadian Drug Courier, Seize Illicit Consignment Allegedly Bound for Terrorists Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intercepted a suspected foreign drug courier and recovered a large cache of illicit substances and other prohibited items believed to be intended for terrorist groups operating within the Lake Chad Islands. According to the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Goni, the recovered items include seven compressed bundles of suspected cannabis weighing about 30 kilogrammes, two 10-litre containers of hydromercuric chloride, commonly known as “Suck and Die”, one carton containing 48 bottles of dry gin, and…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of a new generation bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Chinonso is being prosecuted on a five-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N294.5m. One of the charges reads:”That you, Chinonso Akujobi, sometime between January and December, 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with a dishonest intent, and while under the employment of Access Bank Plc, stole…
The federal government has set up plans to deepen engagement with governors and emergency responders on the adoption of 112 as the national emergency number across the country. This was the outcome of a meeting between a delegation from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), led by the Chairman of its Governing Board, Chief Ibikunle Olorunnimbe, and Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the State House on Tuesday. The development came days after the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by the Vice President, approved the adoption of 112 as the national emergency number across all levels of government and relevant agencies. The…
The Citizens Platform for Political Inclusion (CPPI) has commenced legal and legislative action against what it described as exorbitant expression of interest and nomination fees charged by political parties, warning that the practice is denying ordinary Nigerians the opportunity to contest elective offices. The group said it had issued separate pre-action notices to the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It also petitioned the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to regulate nomination fees. CPPI, in collaboration with the Athena Centre for Policy and…
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill seeking to establish an independent agency to recover, preserve, manage and dispose of assets linked to unlawful activities, in a move lawmakers said would strengthen Nigeria’s anti-corruption framework and improve accountability in the management of recovered properties. The upper chamber also passed the Legal Practitioners Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, after considering and adopting the reports of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. The two bills—the Legal Practitioners Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 965) and the Proceeds of Crime Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (SB. 343)—scaled third…