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The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to prohibit Senator Ireti Kingibe from participating in all activities of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, following her alleged suspension from the party by the Wuse Ward executives in Abuja.Justice Peter Lifu  in a ruling on Friday held that the issue of discipline and suspension upon which the suit was predicated was an internal affairs of the ADC that did not need the intervention of any court.Senator Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in the Senate, was said to have been suspended on March 10, 2026, by her Wuse Ward executives over allegations of anti-party activities and disregard to the constitution of the ADC.Those who sued the senator in the suit marked FHC/ABJ...

Former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has lost the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Oyo State to Oyo South Senator, Sarafadeen Alli.Alli secured victory in the primary election with 578,143 votes, defeating Adelabu, who polled 19,193 votes, alongside another contender.Adelabu had stepped down from his role as Minister of Power to pursue the Oyo State governorship ticket under the APC platform.However, the former minister alleged that the primary election process was manipulated.Speaking with journalists on Thursday after casting his vote at his ward, Adelabu claimed that irregularities were recorded in several polling units.“I must raise this concern because things were not properly done in many wards,” he said.According to him, reports from di...

A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has rubbished speculations claiming that he is working for the interest of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.In an interview with Global TV on Wednesday night, Kwankwaso said that certain persons have been peddling the rumours since his days in the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP.Recall that Sanusi Bature, spokesperson for Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, had alleged that Kwankwaso, former national leader of the NNPP, was indirectly working for Tinubu’s re-election.He alleged that Kwankwaso worked for Tinubu in 2023, and had recently pushed for a direct meeting with the president, which did not materialise.However, Kwankwaso refuted the allegations, saying only foolish people would believe the ...

Nigeria’s electricity metering gap remains a major concern, as new data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that more than 41 per cent of electricity consumers across the country are still without prepaid meters.According to the Commission’s January and February 2026 metering factsheet, about 5.1 million out of Nigeria’s 12.31 million active electricity customers remain unmetered and are still subjected to estimated billing. The report revealed that only 7.21 million customers had been metered as of February 2026. However, there was a slight improvement in the national metering rate, which increased from 57.93 per cent in January to 58.57 per cent in February after 121,798 new meters were installed nationwide during the month. Among the electricity distribution co...