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  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, PSC (+), NPM, on May 26, 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the Federal Ministry of Works in Abuja. In attendance was the Honourable Minister of Works, Sen. Engr. David Nweze Umahi; the Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo Esq, alongside Directors of the Ministry. The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration on ongoing infrastructural projects across the country, particularly the Coastal Highway project and other critical road construction initiatives aimed at enhancing national development and connectivity. During the meeting, the IGP reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to providing adequate security support and deploying necessary operational resources to ensure the smooth execution and protection of critical national infrastructure projects nationwide.  More photos below. 

Turaki-led PDP Welcomes Court Judgment Affirming Goodluck Jonathan’s Eligibility for 2027 Presidential Race The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded the Abuja Federal High Court judgment that affirmed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. In a statement issued by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP described the ruling as consistent with the law and common sense, emphasizing that laws cannot have retroactive or retrospective effect. Ememobong said the suit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility was “a gross abuse of court processes” and an unnecessary distraction that should never have been filed in the first place. He further welcomed the punitive cost slammed on the plaintiff, describing it as a necessary deterrent to “busybodies and irritants” who allow themselves to be used by forces seeking to undermine democracy. “This development, coupled with the screening w...

 Abuja Court Sought to Disqualify APC Governorship Candidate Kingsley Chinda in Rivers State Fresh legal hurdles have emerged in the political crisis rocking Rivers State as a group of lawyers has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Kingsley Chinda, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to bar him from contesting the 2027 governorship election. Chinda, who also serves as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, emerged as the APC’s candidate in the party’s governorship primary held on May 21, 2026, after running as the sole aspirant. Other notable contenders, including incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Tonye Cole, and Alabo Dakorinama George-Kelly, had withdrawn at the last minute. However, the Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners filed a suit on May 12, 2026, challenging Chinda’s eligibility. The plaintiffs argue that his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to...

 Turaki-led PDP Welcomes Court Judgment Affirming Goodluck Jonathan’s Eligibility for 2027 Presidential Race The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded the Abuja Federal High Court judgment that affirmed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. In a statement issued by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP described the ruling as consistent with the law and common sense, emphasizing that laws cannot have retroactive or retrospective effect. Ememobong said the suit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility was “a gross abuse of court processes” and an unnecessary distraction that should never have been filed in the first place. He further welcomed the punitive cost slammed on the plaintiff, describing it as a necessary deterrent to “busybodies and irritants” who allow themselves to be used by forces seeking to undermine democracy. “This development, coupled with the screen...

 EFCC Secures Interim Forfeiture of Town Tavern Lounge, Four-Bedroom Bungalow in Ado-Ekiti The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, has secured the interim forfeiture of a lounge and a four-bedroom bungalow located in Ado-Ekiti. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin, while granting the application, held that the Commission had fulfilled all the necessary legal requirements. The interim forfeited properties are: Town Tavern Lounge located at No. 1, Ikere Road, off Florence Court School, Ado-Ekiti, and a four-bedroom bungalow located along Florence Court, Irewolede Estate, Ado-Ekiti. The properties were said to belong to Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, 43, who allegedly defrauded one Lady Anazia Colina Kenechukwu of the sum of N1,980,000,000 (One Billion, Nine Hundred and Eighty Million Naira only).Visit www.efcc.efcc.gov.ng for more stories.

 Troops Arrest 21 Suspected Drug Peddlers in Abia State Market Troops of the 144 Battalion (Rear) under Operation Eastern Sanity have achieved a significant breakthrough with the arrest of 21 suspected illicit drug peddlers at Owaza Mammy Market in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. The coordinated joint raid was conducted on Tuesday, May 25, 2026, based on credible intelligence reports about the activities of crude oil bunkerers, illegal petroleum dealers, pipeline vandals, and illicit drug traffickers operating within the market and surrounding bushes. According to a statement issued by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, Abia State, Mazinho Attah, the operation was carried out by troops of the 144 Battalion (Rear) in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Navy Component and the Nigerian Air Force 511 Quick Response Group. More photos below .