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Day: May 8, 2026

Jonathan asks court to dismiss suit seeking his disqualification from 2027 election

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has formally challenged a suit filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, seeking to prevent him from contesting  the 2027 presidential election. Jonathan, through his lawyer, Chris Uche, SAN, told Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit shortly after the matter was called for hearing. Uche…

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Troops burst illegal arms manufacturing factories, arrest suspects in Plateau 

Troops of Quick Response Force (QRF), Operation ENDURING PEACE, on Thursday, 7 May 2026, successfully busted 2 illegal arms manufacturing factories in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh Media Information Officer Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE, in a statement said the well coordinated raid led to the…

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FG frowns at use of wrong appellation for Tinubu

By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA The Federal Government has taken exception to what it described as frequent errors in the official appellation of President Bola Tinubu by various bodies and organisations, urging strict compliance with the correct title going forward. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, stated this on Friday in…

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S’Africa court overturns vote quashing impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa

South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that had quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a cash-heist scandal. Ramaphosa in 2022 easily survived a vote in the National Assembly that could have initiated proceedings to remove him from office over allegations that he concealed a huge…

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Anti-Tinubu Post: You’ve a case to answer, court tells Sowore

…orders him to open defence on May 19 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Friday that activist and former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has a case to answer on a two-count cybercrime charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a ruling delivered…

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Mohbad family crisis began long before he died – Widow

By Enitan Abdultawab Mohbad’s widow, Omowunmi Aloba, has spoken about the ongoing tension within the late singer’s family, alleging that her father-in-law wants the DNA test involving her son, Liam, to return negative. Omowunmi, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television, claimed the crisis between the two families did not begin after Mohbad’s death…

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2026 Guber: Use your vote to secure continuity, Oyebanji tells Ekiti people

…as residents hail Governor for restoring power after 10 years blackout By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has called on the people of the state to use their votes in the forthcoming governorship election, to secure continuity of good governance and defeat politics of retrogression. Oyebanji also urged the electorate to cast…

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