The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday distanced himself from groups raising funds for his 2023 election campaign. The groups, many of which are outside the country, had allegedly set up machinery to raise funds for the former Vice President ahead of the election. BASIC FUNDS ...

The Federal Government has set up a tactical committee to review its ‘no work, no pay’ stance against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU. This followed a meeting by the Minister Of Education, Adamu Adamu; with Pro-Chancellors, Chairmen of Councils as well as Vice Chancellors of ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has granted bail to the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, in the sum of N300m with two sureties in like sum. Justice Daniel Osiagor on Tuesday granted bail following no objections from the EFCC. BASIC FACTS Court ...

Officers of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued 15 children from a child trafficking ring in Port Harcourt. This was made known at a press briefing by the state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, at the state police headquarters on Tuesday. BASIC FACTS Rivers State Police command on Tuesday ...

The New President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has inaugurated a 14-man committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the vandalisation of conference materials during the recent NBA annual conference. The said incident happened on Tuesday, August 23rd when lawyers broke into the NBA ...

Nigeria has settled a $5.3 billion claim made by two Indian companies over the ownership and control of Ajaokuta Steel Company and other steel plants. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami said the settlement ‘rescued’ the country with about 91 percent reduction of the mediation claim from $5.258 billion ...

The kidnappers of travelers at Omi-Alafa village, along Owo-Ifon road, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have demanded N90 million ransom from the families of the victims. The victims were abducted on Saturday while they were returning from a burial ceremony in Edo State. BASIC FACTS The kidnappers ...

The Federal Government has suspended the introduction of five percent excise duty in the digital economy sector, a tax which was earlier proposed by the Minister of Finance, and Isa Pantami is taking credit for this development. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami disclosed this in Abuja ...

A group of Alumni Associations of Nigerian Universities have warned that the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities could lead to disastrous consequences for the nation. In a letter on Monday, the group urged the Federal Government and ASUU to come together and resolve the impasse. BASIC ...

Five persons have died with 3,813 houses destroyed following a recent rainstorm on several communities in 13 Local Government Areas of Katsina State. BASIC FACTS The Kastina state emergency management agency has confirmed 5 persons died in recent rainstorm in the state. There has been rise in extreme weather conditions ...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday said he will crush his enemies rather than leave them for God. God Wike spoke in Aba, Abia State as he commissioned some projects completed by Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu in the state. BASIC FACTS Governor Wike have been having a running battle ...

Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate for next year's election, Atiku Abubakar has sent a congratulatory message to new Tory leader Liz Truss. BASIC FACTS Atiku congratulates Liz Truss on his Twitter handle following her victory on Monday. Liz Truss is expected to take over as the British Prime Minister on ...

Kenya Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of William in the August 9 presidential election. With the court ruling, weeks of political uncertainty has ended, even as Raila Odinga's hope is dashed. BASIC FACTS The Supreme court in Kenya this Monday confirmed the election of William Ruto as president. ...

Liz Truss has on Monday emerged as the UK’s next prime minister, after winning an internal leadership contest of the ruling Conservative party. As Nigeria moves to elect a new leader, what lessons can be learnt from the UK political culture and campaign process.  BASIC FACTS Liz Truss has been ...

Human rights lawyer and principal of Festus Ogun Legal, Festus Ogun, has noted that donations by Nigerians in the diaspora for the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, do not violate any law in Nigeria. BASIC FACTS A legal practitioner has said it's not illegal to have diaspora donations ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an 11 count charge of conspiracy, forgery and stealing against the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo and three others. BASIC FACTS Following his arrest, the EFCC has filed an 11 count charge against the Ogun State ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako has resigned his position. The resignation is coming 24 hours after the collapse of a seven storey building under construction in Victoria Island Lagos. BASIC FACTS Dr. Idris Salako has resigned his position commissioner Physical Planning and ...

Nigerian sprinter Grace Nwokocha has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), Clariform can report. Nwokocha was part of the quartet that won gold for Nigeria in the 4x100m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was suspended her for the use of Ostarine and Ligandrol, two anabolic agents ...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to withdraw alleged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). BASIC FACTS SERAP has asked President Buhari to withdraw APC members from names of REC norminess submitted to the Senate for confirmation. President ...

At least six persons have been trapped in the rubble of a seven-storey building that collapsed close to the Sand field bus stop, in the Lekki area of Lagos State. We gathered that emergency responders had been deployed to commence rescue operations at the scene of the incident. Ibrahim Farinloye, ...

According to the European Union Economy Commissioner, Paolo Gentiloni on Saturday, the European Union was "well prepared" in the event of a total halt in Russian gas deliveries, thanks to storage capacity and energy-saving measures. Ambrosetti told reporters in an economic forum organised by The European House,  "We are well ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former president of Sri Lanka returned home from self-imposed exile on Saturday to calls for his arrest, but is however, being protected by the new administration. After months of protests prompted by an extraordinary economic crisis, Rajapaksa left the island nation in July while being escorted by ...

Nigeria may lose one of the gold medals it won at the most recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, according to all the signs. We gathered that the 4x100m Women's gold medal is now in jeopardy due to a failed drug test by one of the members of the winning ...

Due to alleged anti-party conduct, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended Dumebi Kachikwu, its 2023 presidential candidate. Bamidele Ajadi, the party's Deputy National Chairman (Politics), announced his suspension in a statement on Saturday. Mr. Ajadi claimed in the statement that Mr. Kachikwu had made "defamatory" claims that were against ...

The Osun Election Tribunal in Osogbo on Friday granted the request of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission materials. BASIC FACTS The election petition tribunal sitting in Osogbo, this Friday granted the PDP Governor elect leave to inspect election materials. Ademola Adeleke ...

G7 industrialised powers on Friday said they would “urgently” move towards the implementation of a price cap on Russian oil imports, in order to stop Moscow from raking in huge profits from soaring energy prices. BASIC FACTS The G-7 nations on Friday sought to implement measures that would make oil ...

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that his failure to emerge as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential primary election was the will of God, but avoids question about his lack of support for Peter Obi. BASIC FACTS Governor Dave Umahi, on ...

On Friday, the National and States Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos nullified the election of Musa Aggah, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party representing the Bassa/Jos-North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. In the ruling, the tribunal held that Aggah was not legitimately nominated by the ...

On Friday, a Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos discharged and acquitted Jonah Jang a former Governor of the state over a N6.3 billion corruption charges filled against him by the EFCC. Justice Christy Dabup who made the judgement also discharged and acquitted a former cashier in the office ...

Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly has been granted bail after being detained on Thursday by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, the anti-graft agency detained Mr. Oluomo at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport. According to a ...