Gistmania

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has maintained that his investigation and detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) are politically motivated and linked to his role as a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has insisted that the presidency should remain in the southern part of the country in 2027, saying the region deserves to complete eight years in line with Nigeria’s long-standing power-sharing understanding.

A prominent political figure in Imo State, Dumebi Ifeanyichukwu, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in a move that is already reshaping political calculations in the Aboh Mbaise and Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency.

Veteran journalist and former presidential aide, Reuben Abati, has urged Shiite protesters in Nigeria to focus on the economic implications of the Middle East crisis rather than staging demonstrations in support of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that a possible presidential ticket featuring former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso would pose a serious challenge to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next general election.

A pastor and his wife have been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State over allegations of molesting a 13-year-old girl, a relative of the wife, in Yenagoa.

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspected arms couriers, seized two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) warheads, an RPG launcher, and other items linked to bandits’ networks in Gombe State.

Former Manchester United forward, Dillon Hoogewerf has indicated a preference to play for Nigeria instead of the Netherlands at the senior national team level.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 13 April for judgement in the N868 million money laundering case against former acting Accountant‑General of the Federation, Mr Chukwunyere Nwabuoku.

A Nigerian national, Leslie Mba, has been sentenced to 19 years in a United States federal prison for his involvement in a large-scale romance fraud and business email compromise scheme that caused losses estimated at about $4 million.