In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has declared it illegal for governors to dissolve democratically elected local governments. The court ordered the Federal Government to withhold allocations to any local governments led by unelected officials appointed by governors.Additionally, the apex court barred the Federal Government from channelling local government allocations through state governments. This practice, the court noted, has been misused by governors wh...

Nigeria has marked a significant milestone with a commercial transaction of raw gold sales at the London Bullion Market Association, as disclosed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Sunday.The sales have contributed a $5 million increase to Nigeria’s foreign reserves, with over 70 kilograms of gold refined to the London Bullion Market Good Delivery Standard. This transaction has successfully aggregated locally mined gold, injecting about N6...

The petition filed by Mohammed Nazeer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which contested Shehu Saleh of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner for the Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency, was dismissed by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal (NAEPT), which is located in Minna.Justice Angela Otaluka, the tribunal's presiding chairman, dismissed the petition and granted the petitioner N300,000 in compensation.Having received the majority of th...