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Meanwhile, NDC presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, described the Lokoja court ruling as “an unnecessarily serious setback” for Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Friday, Obi said he received news of the judgment while attending engagements in Imo State, including the 80th birthday celebration of Emeritus Archbishop Anthony Obinna and a visit to the School of Nursing ...

Reacting to the development, the NDC said it had instructed its legal team to immediately challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal, maintaining that the party had not been deregistered. In a statement issued on Friday, Sen. Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, the national chairman of the party said it was compelled to approach the Federal High Court in 2025 after INEC refused to regist...

Party Heads to Court of Appeal Obi Calls Ruling ‘Setback for Democracy’ The Federal High Court in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party, nullifying all actions taken pursuant to the ruling and reopening the legal battle over the party’s reg...

Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has charged Corps Members to dedicate their intellectual capacity, creativity, and energy to the development of Nigeria. He gave the charge while addressing Corps Members deployed to Bauchi State for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream I service year at the NYSC Permanent Orientat...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Customs Administration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed a Joint Declaration to strengthen collaboration between the two Customs authorities. This has reinforced ongoing efforts to enhance trade facilitation, border security, capacity building, and the fight against transnational organised crime. This declaration was signe...