This Day (Nigeria)

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday heard how operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) tracked and arrested a man accused of sending threatening messages to some elite schools in the Federal Capital Territory. The prosecution witness, DSS operative Michael Jego, told the court that the agency received petitions from three Abuja schools in 2024 over disturbing text messages sent from different telephone numbers.

Wale Igbintade An Ikeja Special Offences Court has been urged by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, to reject an extra-judicial statement tendered in evidence, on the grounds that it was not made voluntarily and was allegedly obtained in breach of statutory safeguards.

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Ondo Kingdom has been thrown into mourning following the death of its traditional Prime Minister, Chief Simeon Olusola Oguntimehin, a renowned accountant, elder statesman and former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), who passed away peacefully on March 30, 2026, at the age of 91. The Oguntimehin family, in a statement issued by its daughter, Mrs.

Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Three Nigerian groups have fired back at a United States lawmaker over calls to redeploy the Minister of State for Defence, insisting that Nigeria’s security decisions must remain free from foreign pressure.

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba on Friday presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate for Ogun State, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The presentation is seen as a significant political development, coming days after the major APC stakeholders in the state adopted Adeola as the party’s candidate.

* FG commences full implementation of  appropriation act on April 1 in line with RHA * President directs MDAs to ensure disciplined, transparent and efficient utilisation of allocated resources * Also assents to bill extending implementation of capital component of 2025 budget from March to June, 2026 Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which provides for an aggregate expenditure of N68.32 trillion.

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said it has returned over 700,000 out-of-school children back to school. Executive Secretary of the commission, Aisha Garba, disclosed this in Abuja during the distribution of instructional materials to FCT public basic schools organized by the FCT UBEB in collaboration with the commission. According to her, returning students back to school by UBEC was made possible by the support of the Ministers of Education.

Funmi Ogundare Media organisations Thursday called on the National Assembly to urgently enact legislation that would protect the rights of Abuja Original Inhabitants (AOIs), citing decades of political, economic and social marginalisation since the creation of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, has emphasised that discipline, accountability and respect for human rights must remain the cornerstone of policing in Nigeria. He called on stakeholders across the policing sector to collaborate towards transforming the Nigeria Police Force into a professional, responsive and citizen-focused institution that commands respect both at home and abroad.

Chinedu Eze The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, has appealed to Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to exercise restraint in their plan to increase airfares and also to suspend any consideration to stop operation over the high price of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 and promised that the federal government would address the problem.