DSS Witness: El-Rufai, Associates Earmarked $600,000 for EFCC Officials
A DSS forensic investigator alleges in court that former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and associates set aside $600,000 to settle EFCC officials.
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A DSS forensic investigator alleges in court that former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and associates set aside $600,000 to settle EFCC officials.
Recovery teams continue searching for victims of the Ondo plane crash as fears of a possible epidemic rise and probes are launched.
INEC confirms Artificial Intelligence will be used in the 2027 elections but stresses that algorithms will not decide the outcome of the polls.
The Nigerian stock market lost ₦144 billion on Tuesday as sell-offs in 21 equities pushed key indicators down by 0.09 per cent.
Opposition figures get key state coordinator roles as the ruling party rejigs its presidential campaign structure ahead of inauguration.
The network suspends the political analyst after a Premium Times investigation questioned his academic credentials.
Aliko Dangote says the offer is already oversubscribed as the company opens the door wider for investors across the continent.
Five states account for 88% of cases; agency urges early presentation and better sanitation.
Poverty has stabilised for the first time since 2019 and reserves hit $53.8bn, per the presidency's reading of the October update.
A joint military, DSS and police operation freed the 20 abducted corps members; questions remain over a ransom paid during negotiations.
Survivors describe being "jam-packed in the cell"; the NSCDC commandant has been suspended pending investigation.
A N750 billion cash transfer programme, a viral quote and an opposition demanding to know how beneficiaries were picked.
PDP, NDC and four Bauchi parties lose candidates as INEC publishes the final list for the 6 February 2027 elections.
Mobile police vehicles surrounded the hall; the convener says no police permission is needed to assemble.
Video shows a supporter bleeding from the head; police have not responded to enquiries.
The PDP candidate points to "undue pressure" from the APC on INEC and says the party will pursue the matter through "appropriate channels".
The ADC candidate says he has information that a French-based company may handle over half of INEC's sensitive materials. INEC has not responded in the reports seen.
CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori cites a Sabon Gari arrest two weeks ago and says he wanted details of the roughly 700 expected attendees.
Atiku and Obi question what happens after the 30 days, while the NLC's two-week ultimatum runs to about 23 October.
The man speaking is a Bayelsa monarch, not the ex-militant leader, Legit.ng finds. The post has about 100,000 views.
Nnaji resigned as science minister in October 2025 over certificate allegations and still faces a forgery trial.
"You borrowed the recipe for feeding a nation and returned with a tasting spoon," the ADC candidate says.
"2027 will mark the end of the politics of lies and deceit," the APM candidate says in Yola.
A 10-point fuel package, a proposed N1,350 price ceiling, and an opposition calling it a pre-election bribe.
The opposition unveils its 2027 campaign council in Abuja, with promises on refining, student debt and local government autonomy.
The ADC candidate rejects the 30-day petrol discount, demands electoral reforms and says there will be no "no-go areas" for his campaign.
Obi told the BBC he won in 2023 but has no evidence. The APC campaign called it a "troubling display of delusion".
One strike averted in under 48 hours, another begins in Abuja over teachers' welfare.
The graduates were seized on the Owerri-Onitsha road; it is unclear whether a ransom was paid.
The PRP candidate blames "large egos" for the opposition's failure to unite behind one platform.
10.7 million new registrations, 57,000 new BVAS machines, and a court orders INEC to recognise the Accord candidate.
The ATR-42 with 25 passengers and seven crew went down in a swamp near the Igbokoda naval base.
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