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In a fresh legal challenge threatening his reelection bid, President Bola Tinubu has been dragged before a Federal High Court in Kano over multi-layered allegations of certificate forgery, with a civil society group demanding his disqualification from the 2027 presidential election. The lawsuit, filed by the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA), revives the highly controversial debate surrounding the President’s academic credentials which heavily dominated the aftermath of the 2023 general elections. According to court documents SaharaReporters obtained, the suit, marked FHC/K/CS/312/2026, lists President Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Chicago State University (CSU) as defendants. The legal assault builds on years of intense scrutiny regarding Tinubu’s background. The plaintiff is leaning heavily on previous disclosures to assert that the President is constitutionally unfit to seek re-election. In its statement of claims, the CFRP...

In a fresh legal challenge threatening his reelection bid, President Bola Tinubu has been dragged before a Federal High Court in Kano over multi-layered allegations of certificate forgery, with a civil society group demanding his disqualification from the 2027 presidential election. The lawsuit, filed by the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA), revives the highly controversial debate surrounding the President’s academic credentials which heavily dominated the aftermath of the 2023 general elections. According to court documents SaharaReporters obtained, the suit, marked FHC/K/CS/312/2026, lists President Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Chicago State University (CSU) as defendants. The legal assault builds on years of intense scrutiny regarding Tinubu’s background. The plaintiff is leaning heavily on previous disclosures to assert that the President is constitutionally unfit to seek re-election. In its statement of claims, the CFRP...

The Federal Government has approved sweeping reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), introducing major structural and operational changes aimed at repositioning the scheme for greater relevance in national development. A key highlight of the reforms is the extension of the NYSC orientation camp programme from three weeks to six weeks. The additional period is expected to provide corps members with more intensive skills acquisition, entrepreneurship training, and workforce preparedness. As part of the overhaul, military leadership of the scheme will be replaced with a civilian administrative structure. The government also approved the scrapping of military drills and parade activities during the orientation camp, marking a significant shift from the programme's long-standing paramilitary tradition. In another major change, the traditional Passing-Out Parade (POP) at the completion of the one-year national service will be replaced with a graduation ceremony, r...

The United States has disclosed that the cache of seized materials from terrorists during its recent raid in Nigeria was the largest haul of enemy electronic equipment recovered since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. According to the US government, it had to deploy an additional aircraft to evacuate electronic devices and other intelligence materials seized during the counter-terrorism operation, due to the sheer size of the equipment. Besides, Washington revealed that US intelligence agencies had begun to examine the devices confiscated to gain deeper insight into the communications, networks and operational methods of the Islamic State (ISIS). The disclosure was made by the United States Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, during an interview with Marissa Streit, the CEO of PragerU, a US conservative media organisation. Gorka described the Nigerian mission as one of the ...

The Oyo State Police Command has reportedly rescued two children abducted by suspected kidnappers in Ebinpejo Village, via Lanlate, Ibarapa East Local Government Area, and arrested four suspects allegedly involved in the operation. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, on Monday, the Police said the children were abducted after armed men invaded the village on Friday, June 27, where they reportedly ransacked houses, assaulted residents and whisked the victims away. The Command said the joint security team traced the suspects’ hideout in a forest, where a gun battle ensued after the kidnappers allegedly opened fire on the operatives. According to the statement, one suspect, Umaru Usman, 25, who sustained gunshot injuries while attempting to escape, was arrested. The Police said a follow-up operation carried out in the early hours of Saturday led to the arrest of another suspect, Abdullahi Ahmed, 28, who was also found with gunsh...

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, have arrested a 43-year-old non-teaching employee of a public primary school in Ilorin for allegedly impregnating a pupil In primary four. The suspect, identified as Amuda Olubukola, was taken into custody after a complaint was lodged with the command’s Gender Unit, prompting an investigation into the allegations. Confirming the arrest on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, Micheal Ayoola, said the case came to light after the victim’s family reported the matter to the authorities. He said preliminary findings indicated that the suspect allegedly exploited the minor over a period before the incident was eventually uncovered. According to Ayoola, investigators have obtained statements from those involved, while further inquiries are ongoing to establish all the circumstances surrounding the case. He added that the suspect made certain admissions during questioning, although investigations have y...