The Federal Government has assured that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, will not be denied a fair trial. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made this disclosure during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday after the re-arrest of the IPOB leader. The Minister informed that Kanu was re-arrested through efforts of Nigerian security and intelligence agencies who collaborated with some countries he failed to mention.

The Senate has passed the Firearms Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2021 on Wednesday after deliberating on the report of the Senate’s Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.

President Muhammadu Buhari while addressing the complexities of Nigeria's condition, concluded that neither ethnicity nor religion was to blame, but individuals for inherent injustices. The President made this assertion while receiving members of the Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo (MBO) Dynamic Support Group, who visited State House, Abuja, to present a compendium of five years achievements of the administration.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday 29th June 2021 has confirmed the nomination of Major General Farouk Yahaya by President Mohammadu Buhari as Chief of Army Staff.

The Federal Government has announced the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. This was disclosed in a joint statement by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC) titled ‘FG approves July 26 as NIN-SIM verification deadline as enrolment systems increase to 5,410.’

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in 18 judges who were recently elevated to the Court of Appeal. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the main court of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja.