BREAKING: Supreme Court Voids National Lottery Act
The Supreme Court has invalidated the National Lottery Act 2005, ruling that the National Assembly lacked the constitutional authority to legislate on matters related to lotteries…
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The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
Africa & World
Mali Junta Names General Abdoulaye Maiga as Prime Minister
Mali’s military junta has strengthened its grip on power by appointing General Abdoulaye Maïga as the country’s new prime minister. The announcement, made on state television…
Politics
“Stop Contesting Presidency, You Will be 81 in 2027”, Bode George Tells Atiku
Bode George, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to reconsider his political ambitions…
BREAKING: Simon Ekpa Will Be Extradited To Nigeria To Face Charges — DHQ
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has stated that Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed prime minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) will be extradited to the…
Politics
National Assembly Approves President Tinubu $2.2bn Loan
The Senate and House of Representatives have approved a $2.2 billion loan request from President Bola Tinubu to address the N9.1 trillion deficit in the 2024…
Africa & World
Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine
Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv’s air force said, in what would be the…
Tension in Anambra as Security Agents Mistake Each Other for IPOB Militants, Open Fire on Themselves
Security operatives exchanged gunfire in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday after mistaking each other for members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The incident…
Security
Terrorist Intent: Simon Ekpa, Four Others detained
Simon Ekpa, has been arrested in Finland along with four others on terror-related charges, The Finnish-Nigerian separatist and self-proclaimed leader of the Biafra Republic Government in…
Security
JUST IN: Simon Ekpa Arrested in Finland For Terrorism Related Offences
Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested and remanded in Finland for disseminating terrorist propaganda. Reports show…
Abandoned Executive and Constituency Projects Under Scrutiny as ICPC Begins New Tracking Phase
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced the seventh phase of its Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative. In a statement…