The Federal High Court in Ibadan on Friday nullified the Peoples Democratic Party National Convention held on November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The court also barred Kabiru Turaki and others from presenting themselves as national officers of the party, dealing a significant blow to the faction that emerged from the convention. Despite internal disputes within the party, the PDP went ahead with its highly anticipated two-day 2025 Elective National Convention at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Adamasingba, Ibadan. The court’s decision follows ongoing leadership disputes within the PDP, which have led to competing factions and legal battles over the party’s national leadership and internal processes. The rebirth movement remains firmly on course.”As the case progresses to the appellate court, party members and supporters will be closely watching for a definitive ruling that could shape the direction of the PDP ahead of upcoming political engagements.

Indigenes of Ebonyi State trading in Anambra State have distanced themselves from any planned protest over the closure of the Onitsha Main Market, declaring full support for Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s insistence on full commercial activities on Mondays. The Ebonyi Town Union in Anambra State made its position known in a statement issued by its President-General, Moses Igwe, in Onitsha on Friday. Igwe urged Ebonyi traders to avoid actions capable of disrupting public peace or endangering their lives and businesses. “Non-indigenes, particularly Ebonyi traders, often bear the brunt whenever protests turn violent. “Ebonyi indigenes in Okpoko are major beneficiaries of the general hospital built by this administration.

The Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced plans to appeal a judgment delivered on Friday by the Federal High Court in Ibadan, following the court’s refusal to grant an order of mandamus. Despite the setback, the party emphasised that the Kabiru Turaki-led faction, which emerged from the Ibadan Convention, remains legally intact and unshaken. The party said it is awaiting the final pronouncement of the appellate courts, which it believes will uphold its position. As the case progresses to the appellate court, party members and supporters will be closely watching for a definitive ruling that could shape the direction of the PDP ahead of upcoming political engagements. “Notwithstanding this judgment, the Kabiru Turaki–led Peoples Democratic Party, which emerged from the Ibadan Convention, remains legally intact and unshaken, as we await the authoritative pronouncement of the appellate courts.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while reeling out recent military successes. He said the military is a transparent institution and assured all that investigations would be carried out if details were provided. On the return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, Onoja said the development reflected the success of military operations in restoring security to affected communities. “During the month, troops conducted operations against terrorists in Gwoza, Damboa, Mobbar, Askira Uba and Konduga LGAs of Borno State. In Plateau State, troops of Operation Enduring Peace responded to distress calls on terrorist activities, conducting offensive operations across Plateau and parts of Kaduna State.

Melbourne nail salon firebombed twice in two daysA former Essendon North nail salon has been firebombed for the second time in just over 24 hours, the fifth targeted attack on the business.

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arraigned activist Comrade Hassan Taiwo, popularly known as Soweto, alongside Dele Frank before the Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court over their alleged roles in a protest against illegal demolitions, forcible evictions and land grabbing at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The defendants were charged with five counts bordering on conspiracy, conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, threats, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic, and singing abusive songs against the police and the Lagos State Government. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. Falana countered the objection, arguing that both the Constitution and the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court Law expressly permit any legal practitioner, regardless of rank, to appear before magistrates’ courts. Alaka agreed with Falana, stating that “the rank of SAN is not a restriction.”The court subsequently granted the defendants bail in the sum of N200,000 each, with two sureties, and adjourned the case to March 3, 2026, for mention.

“You have seconds to think, so I’m going ‘I’m not letting this guy get away’, you know, because you hear about it so often where there’s people on tubes, trains, buses – they’re opportunists and they wait for these people just to keep the guard down and they strike and I just… I wasn’t gonna allow it.”

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(FILES) A Satena Airlines aircraft covering the route Bogota-Caracas is pictured upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira State, Venezuela, on November 9, 2022. A commercial plane with 15 people on board disappeared in Colombia near the border with Venezuela, the state-owned airline Satena reported on January 28, 2025. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including a Colombian lawmaker, Diogenes Quintero, crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border on January 28. The crash adds to a history of fatal aviation accidents involving prominent figures in Colombia. In January 2025, a private plane crashed in central-eastern Colombia, killing all six people on board, including singer Yeison Jiménez.

Former senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Kabir Marafa, has refuted the claim that he has returned to the All Progressives Congress. “Our attention has been drawn to a publication by the online platform ‘Ripples Nigeria’, which falsely claimed that Senator Kabir Garba Marafa has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside his supporters. “Senator Kabir Garba Marafa, OFR, CON (Marafan Gusau), is a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who proudly represented Zamfara Central Senatorial District from 2011 to 2019,” Haruna said. “For the avoidance of doubt, Senator Kabir Garba Marafa formally resigned from the APC on August 28, 2025. “When Senator Kabir Garba Marafa decides to align with or join any political platform, he will transparently communicate such a decision, as he openly did when he left the APC,” he said.

Joseph Hayab, and Secretary General, Bishop Mohammed Naga, questioned the motive behind the sustained campaign against the INEC chairman. “Anyone hiding under the guise of the Shari’ah Council to demand the removal of the INEC chairman over political or sectarian interests should come out boldly. It likened the decision to that of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who retained a northern Muslim as INEC chairman despite intense pressure. It also advised the INEC chairman to remain focused on his constitutional responsibility of conducting free, fair and credible elections. According to Northern CAN, such comments, combined with sustained attacks on a Christian INEC chairman, raised questions about attempts to undermine Christian participation and confidence in Nigeria’s political process.

Former Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick has insisted the Super Eagles would have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup if he were still in charge of Nigerian football. Pinnick, who led the NFF from October 2014 to October 2022, guided Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup in Russia but also presided over the failure to qualify for the 2022 tournament in Qatar after a playoff defeat to Ghana. Speaking on Sunday Oliseh’s Global Football Insights show, the former CAF vice president expressed shock that Nigeria failed to take advantage of the expanded World Cup format, which offers up to 10 qualification slots to African teams. “Algeria hadn’t lost in over 20 games, Cameroon were defending champions, Zambia were champions, and Nigeria was the least considered,” he said. “We didn’t win, but we didn’t lose; we were knocked out by the away goals rule,” he said.

A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own kidnap and extorting N10m in ransom from their families and friends. The source added that the families raised N10m within three days, believing the money was meant to secure their release. “The couple faked their kidnapping, thereby calling on friends and families for contributions towards the ransom payment. “The operatives stopped them, searched the bag, and discovered the ransom money, prompting their immediate arrest. She said, “The couple will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.”The incident added to the growing number of self-orchestrated abduction cases uncovered by law enforcement.

A group, the Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, has called for the prosecution of politician and former African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over the alleged leaking of video footage from an ongoing court proceeding involving the Department of State Services. The group accused Sowore of contempt of court and breaching national security laws by allegedly circulating a video clip showing his lawyer cross-examining a DSS operative in a cyberbullying case instituted against him by the secret police. The group said Sowore and his legal team ought to have known the gravity of their actions, noting that while he is currently standing trial for alleged cyberbullying, the leaked footage could expose him to more serious criminal liability. The group also called on the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Umar, to treat the matter as direct contempt of court (in facie curiae) and impose appropriate sanctions. The footage also captured an objection raised by counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), as well as a ruling by the trial judge.

Traders at the Onitsha Main Market and other markets across the state have pledged to effectively end the Monday sit-at-home, and have declared readiness to resume full activities on Monday in line with the directive of the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. We have lost so much fortunes since the creation of the Monday sit-at-home in the south-east region. The governor assured traders of an overhaul of the state’s security architecture around markets, pledging that Anambra’s commercial centres would be protected from harassment and intimidation. If it doesn’t happen in Umuahia, his hometown, why Onitsha and Nnewi?” the governor asked. He further alleged that many of those enforcing the sit-at-home were not indigenes of Anambra State and warned that the government would deploy extreme measures if defiance persisted.