Defence Headquarters has debunked claims that the French military was planning to establish a base in Nigeria, says it is fake and mischievous. A human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, criticised the government on Saturday in a post for denying the development.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General (CG) of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) following the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 18, 2021.

The National Economic Council (NEC) has received position reports on the establishment of State police from the 36 state governors.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has threatened to seek a contempt of court suit against state governors who are defiant to the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The AGF made this known yesterday in Abuja, during the 2024 annual conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has today revealed that the Commission has identified about 142 recommendations on the electoral process that requires reforms.

The House of Representatives has called for the closure of illegal loan platforms used by “one chance” operatives to extort money from victims. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Billy Osawaru during plenary on Wednesday.