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The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, had on Monday ordered that Onitsha Main Market be shut down for one week due to traders’ perceived compliance with the Monday sit-at-home order by non-state actors. The governor also warned that if traders failed to open at the end of the one-week shutdown, the market would be closed for another week, and subsequently for longer periods. Reacting to the governor’s directive on Wednesday, Okafor said that while the governor has provided security around the market, there is still no security presence on the routes to the market on Mondays. The governor promised security,…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said its decision to file a charge against online publisher and politician, Omoyele Sowore, was because of the security implications of the post he made on social media calling President Bola Tinubu a criminal. The DSS is prosecuting Sowore before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly making false claim against the person of Present Bola Tinubu by referring to him as a criminal in a post he made on his “X” and Facebook accounts. An official of the DSS, Cyril Nosike explained the rationale behind Sowore’s prosecution while being cross-examined on…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the motion ex-parte filed by convicted self acclaimed leader the proscribed separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu seeking to be relocated from the Sokoto prison where he is currently being held. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Tuesday, held that not only was the motion incompetent, Kanu failed to comply with the order made by the court on December 8, 2025 that he should convert motion ex-parte to a motion on notice and serve it on those to by affected by the order to be made…

Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court has ordered workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to suspend their ongoing industrial action pending the hearing and determination of the originating summons. The ruling followed an application filed by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, seeking a court order compelling striking FCTA workers to return to work. In the suit, the FCT Minister named the President and the Secretary of the Joint Union Action Congress (JUAC) as respondents. Justice Subilim held that industrial action, including strikes, must be suspended once a dispute has been referred to the…

The Adamawa State Police Command has urged members of the public to report cases of police misconduct rather than engage in physical confrontation with officers. The call was made by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement shared on Facebook on Tuesday. In the statement, Nguroje warned that fighting a police officer could expose individuals to multiple criminal charges, even if they believe they are innocent. “What is the essence of you fighting a police officer?” the statement read. He reminded the public that police officers are law enforcement agents and that physical resistance could attract…

The Federal Government signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates to remove tariffs on some products. A member of the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission, Rep. Sam Onuigboin, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday, said that the game changer in Abu Dhabi was CEPA, which Nigeria signed with UAE at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, which took place from Jan. 11–15. NAN reports that Onuigbo was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria who represented Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency and served as…

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said that it has discovered a fake party membership card of bandit leader, Bello Turji, in circulation, describing it as a mischievous attempt to tarnish the image of the party. The party’s spokesman in Zamfara, Yusuf Idris, disclosed this on Monday in a statement made available to newsmen. Idris said the party came across a forged APC membership card allegedly bearing the name and photograph of the notorious bandit kingpin, making it appear as though he is a registered member of the party. “This was carried out by mischievous elements…

Employees of companies producing sachet alcohol, alongside some civil society organisations, have hinted at the possibility of a nationwide protest if the ban on sachet alcohol beverages and PET bottles below 200ml is not reversed. The employees made this known on Monday when they stormed the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway to protest the ban, three days after their last demonstration. Employees under the aegis of the Food, Beverages, and Tobacco Senior Staff Association and the National Union of Food, Beverages, and Tobacco Employees had besieged the NAFDAC…

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja is set to rule today on a case involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration against the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC). The court proceedings followed a strike initiated by JUAC after a seven-day ultimatum expired, significantly disrupting operations at major FCTA offices, including the FCTA Secretariat. The claimants, represented by their counsel James Onoja (SAN), are seeking an interlocutory injunction to prevent JUAC leaders, including Chairman Rifkatu Iortyer and Secretary Abdullahi Umar Saleh, from engaging in industrial action. They argue that JUAC lacks…

The Defence Headquarters on Monday said investigations into alleged misconduct by some officers revealed claims of a plot to overthrow the government. In October 2025, the DHQ announced the arrest of 16 officers over acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations. Sahara Reporters reported on October 18 that the officers — ranging in rank from Captain to Brigadier General — were arrested by the Defence Intelligence Agency for allegedly holding secret meetings to topple the government. The platform also linked the cancellation of the October 1 Independence Day parade to the alleged plot. Reacting at the time, the former…