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The Federal Government has withdrawn the eight-count forgery charge filed against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-styled Director-General of the alleged non-existent Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council. The charge was withdrawn on Monday before Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, and the court accordingly struck it out. The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, told the court that the Attorney-General of the Federation reviewed the case file and found some loopholes that informed the decision to withdraw the charge. He said the documents Adeyemi was alleged to have forged could be prosecuted at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory rather than the Federal High Court. The prosecution counsel said a fresh charge had been filed at the FCT High Court and that Adeyemi would be arraigned afresh without delay. Adeyemi's counsel, Ibrahim Angulu, also a Senior Advocate of Ni...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for referring to President Bola Tinubu by his first name, describing the action as disrespectful to the office of the president. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dele Alake, the council urged Atiku to demonstrate decorum and respect for constituted authority. The council also urged APC members and supporters to maintain civility, saying the party would focus on issues affecting Nigerians, the achievements of the Tinubu administration and its vision of moving the country from reforms to prosperity.

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU WELCOMES WORLD BANK’S LATEST REPORT AS YET ANOTHER PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT OUR REFORMS ARE WORKING, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS FOR NIGERIANS   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the World Bank's October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, titled Beyond the Federal Purse: How Higher Revenues Reshaped State Priorities. He said its findings confirm that the administration's economic reforms are delivering results and placing the economy on a firmer footing for sustained growth.   The President noted the World Bank's finding that the poverty rate has stabilised for the first time since 2019. The Bank expects poverty to decline gradually as GDP grows faster than the population. The report shows the economy grew 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, up from 3.9 per cent in the first half of 2025, despite the impact of the conflict in the Middle East. The World Bank projects growth to average at least ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, with consignments of methamphetamine and Colorado, barely a year after she was convicted of drvg trafficking. The anti-narcotics agency also arrested a South African woman with 32.74 kilogrammes of c@nn@bis at the Port Harcourt International Airport. According to the NDLEA, Uloma was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at her residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State. The agency disclosed that the octogenarian was found in possession of quantities of methamphetamine and Colorado, a synthetic cannabinoid, allegedly concealed around her waist with a wrapper. Her arrest followed intelligence reports suggesting that she operated a notorious drvg joint allegedly frequented by cr!m!nal elements terrorising residents of the community.

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress has fixed October 20 for the inauguration of its Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party’s National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, announced this on Saturday at a press briefing in Abuja, stating that the inauguration would take place during a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee, where key decisions on its preparations for the elections would also be ratified. Cleopas explained that the party had already developed the organogram for the campaign council and was consulting its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on key appointments. He said the delay in inaugurating the council was deliberate, stressing that the party wanted to ensure the structure was properly constituted before the commencement of full-scale campaigns. “It is better to get it right. It is a sensitive election that we are going into. And we must check characters,” he said. ...