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Despite claims of clear self-defence, Jackson was handed a death sentence and later transferred to the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja.

The suit, registered as SUIT NO: NICN/48/399/2025, targets the entire top hierarchy of Nigeria’s military and defence establishment.

This means that between the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years, a total of N130 billion was expended on the programme aimed at rehabilitating ex-militants from the Niger Delta region.

Anyim had travelled from Ebonyi State to Aba to purchase okirika for resale and had no mobile phone at the time of his arrest, the lawyer, Barrister Onyekachi Ezedike Hillary, said.

The ADC said the proposal exposes growing fiscal recklessness, administrative chaos and what it described as a disturbing lack of concern for future generations.

Ogala was brought to Lagos by a police team from the Zone 2 Command.

According to a police memo sighted by SaharaReporters, the IGP approved the redeployment of officers attached to the Presidential Escort, State House, Abuja, with immediate posting to various state commands across the country—not their demobilisation.

Although the Assembly officially cited “unparliamentary conduct” as the basis for Gideon’s suspension, multiple sources in the House told SaharaReporters that the action was politically motivated and tied to deepening internal power struggles ahead of the 2027 elections.

The Nigerian Senate recently confirmed the appointments of Mohammed as NMDPRA CEO and Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), following screenings and recommendations by the Joint Committees on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream, and Gas).

According to the sources, some police officers affected by the withdrawal order have resorted to wearing uniforms of vigilante groups and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to evade detection, while continuing their duties as before.