Politics
JUST IN: National Assembly Approves Creation of 6 New States
Nigeria is set to have six new states as the National Assembly joint committee on Constitutional Review has approved the proposal for their creation. The approval…
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The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
Was South East Development Commission A Gimmick? Or Mere Settlement For The Boys? We Want Answers
Early this year, accolades were raining on the Deputy Senate President, Benjamin Kalu for his dogged effort in pushing SEDC [South East Development Commission] Bill into…
Abuja/FCT
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor Collapses In Kuje Prison
Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has collapsed while in custody at the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. This development is happening barely…
Politics
Alleged Coup: Tinubu Appoints Yoruba Officer as New CDS
Nigerians have expressed strong reactions following the removal of Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other top service chiefs, barely a week after reports…
Politics
JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints Oluyede Olufemi As New Chief of Defense Staff
President Bola Tinubu has appointed General Olufemi Oluyede as new Chief of Defence Staff. He is to replace General Christopher Musa. Tinubu has also sacked other…
Politics
BREAKING: Tinubu sacks service chiefs
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the federal government of Nigeria to…
Security
Police Re-Arrests, Assaults Sowore Despite Court Bail
Omoyele Sowore has reportedly been re-arrested on Thursday outside the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja, moments after being granted bail along with 13 others. According to…
BREAKING: Court grants Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, 11 others #6.5m bail
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, has granted bail to publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore, alongside Aloy Ejimakor, one of the lawyers representing the detained…
Security
BREAKING: After meeting Nnamdi Kanu in Court, Police arrests Sowore
Security operatives on Thursday arrested Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and convener of the #FreeNnamdiKanu movement, shortly after he met…
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s Lead Counsel Resigns from Trial
The lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), has withdrawn from representing him in…