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Rapper Blueface arrested for allegedly delaying a police investigation after swatting call

…connection with a 2022 shooting involving another man in Las Vegas. Despite his ongoing legal challenges, the rapper recently made headlines for a more positive development in his personal life after becoming engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Chrisean Rock.

Crime by nigerianewsfeed · 12 days ago · 0 comments · 13 views
INEC releases final list of Kwara NASS candidates for 2027

…Congress to the PDP following his unsuccessful bid for the APC governorship ticket and a legal challenge to Baba Jiya’s emergence as the opposition party’s candidate in Kwara North. In Kwara Central, Mustapha, the incumbent senator representing the district, is listed as the PDP candidate against AbdulRazaq of the APC,…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 21 days ago · 0 comments · 25 views
Court delivers final judgement over Plateau Rep seat

…elections in 10 wards within the Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, following a legal challenge over alleged irregularities in the party's earlier exercise.Justice Dorcas Agishi delivered the ruling on Friday in suit number FHC/J/CS/42/2026, filed by Hon. Esther Bitrus Danboyi against Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos, the…

Crime by nigerianewsfeed · 22 days ago · 0 comments · 19 views
US proposes $70,000 OPT fee for international students, including Nigerians

…proposed rule before DHS decides whether to finalise it. The proposal could also face legal challenges from higher education and business groups.

Education by nigerianewsfeed · 24 days ago · 0 comments · 22 views
Mambilla: Sunrise promoter rejects Atiku, Dasuki links, backs Tinubu’s re-election

…with successive administrations seeking to resolve the contractual, financing and legal challenges surrounding its implementation. In 2017, the Federal Government signed a $5.792 billion contract for the development of the project, then designed to generate 3,050 megawatts of electricity. Adesanya insisted that priorit…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 1 mon ago · 0 comments · 22 views
Electoral Act: S’Court ruling unsettles PDP, opposition candidates

…Rather, it restores statutory requirements that could expose individual nominations to legal challenges where evidence shows that membership, registration or nomination procedures did not comply with the law. In its unanimous judgment of September 24, 2026, the apex court restored Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2)…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 1 mon ago · 0 comments · 20 views
Kebbi ADC crisis deepens as aggrieved candidates deny plot against Malami, allege forgery

…whom they described as lawful and loyal, while maintaining their resolve to pursue their legal challenges. Kebbi ADC crisis deepens as aggrieved candidates deny plot against Malami, allege forgery

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 26 views
Breaking: INEC finally announces winner of top APC senatorial primary in court

…for the Benue North East senatorial district, lending significant weight to Suswam's legal challenge against the sitting senator.INEC's counsel, Anthony Malik (SAN), made the claim during final submissions at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the case marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1470/2026 is being heard. Malik urged the cou…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 30 views
Rep member challenges Atiku over Tinubu’s certificate controversy

…Nigerians with compelling alternatives on governance. His reaction followed a fresh legal challenge reportedly instituted by former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidentia…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 26 views
UK court speaks on Poco Lee’s assault case as next hearing date is confirmed

…at court proceedings where he offers support to members of the Nigerian community facing legal challenges in the UK."I can confirm that the reports are true. Poco Lee is currently on remand in a UK prison. His next court date is scheduled for the second week of September, when he is expected to have a plea hearing," Ku…

Crime by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 24 views
2027 election: INEC, NDC dragged to court, see reason and details

…basis to avoid what he called "a complete miscarriage of justice."INEC, NDC face Pratt’s legal challengePratt's legal team is led by Ajose Abejoye. One of the firm's lawyers, Kaosara Afariogun, stressed that the case was about more than one man's candidacy."Honourable Pratt played by the rules and won fair and square.…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 25 views
US court strikes down USCIS policy targeting 39 countries

…win for a coalition of immigrant service organisations and labour unions that filed a legal challenge in March 2026.Skye Perryman, head of the legal group Democracy Forward, which represented the plaintiffs, said:"This ruling reaffirms a basic principle: the federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathwa…

Crime by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 33 views
My replacement not because of Supreme Court verdict - Kebbi dep gov

…in life if God so wishes,” he said. Abubakar-Tafida said it was wrong to use the legal challenges that followed the 2023 election as justification for his replacement. “But to capitalise on the technicality presented to the Election Tribunal by the opposition party and later ruled upon by the Supreme Court, and now say…

General News by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 24 views
Group rejects transfer of Tinubu academic credentials suit from Kano to Abuja

…on behalf of the president.President Bola Tinubu attends an official engagement amid a legal challenge over his academic credentials. Photo: ABATChallenges Tinubu Suit Transfer To AbujaThe CFRPA filed suit number FHC/KN/CS/312/2026 in Kano on June 26, 2026, challenging the academic credentials President Tinubu submitte…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 28 views
Ossai drags INEC, NDC, Asadu to court over Enugu North Senate ticket

…said support his claim to the party’s ticket. The latest case comes amid an earlier legal challenge to Ossai’s emergence as the NDC candidate for the district. Dr. Vincent Obetta had previously approached the Federal High Court challenging Ossai’s emergence from the May 29 primary. However, in its counter-affidavit in…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 26 views
France's top court blocks bill banning social media for under-15s

…with the objective of implementing a legally sound framework by spring 2027.The legal challenge reflects a broader global debate over digital safeguards for minors, as several governments continue to evaluate minimum age requirements for social media access following similar restrictions enacted in Australia. by Linda…

world-news by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 26 views
2027: Atiku seeks Tinubu's disqualification over alleged forged NYSC certificate

…opportunity to further develop Nigeria’s electoral jurisprudence,” he said. The legal challenge adds another potentially significant dispute to the political contest ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with Atiku seeking to place Tinubu’s qualification and the handling of his electoral records directly before the…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 28 views
US court orders halt to Trump ballroom construction

…as the construction of a gigantic arch. Several of the projects have similarly faced legal challenges, but the ballroom project would be the first to reach the Supreme Court. AFP

Crime by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 31 views
'Psychic' IT worker sacked for telling female colleague they already met 'in his dreams'

…to her and that made her feel uncomfortable."The appeal was dismissed, bringing Daudet's legal challenge against his former employer to an end. by Linda Ikeji at 02/08/2026 12:47 PM | Share this Story

Viral News by nigerianewsfeed · 2 mons ago · 0 comments · 30 views
Canada clarifies citizenship rules for people born abroad

…time of the birth,” the post read. The clarification follows changes introduced after legal challenges argued that previous limits on citizenship by descent unfairly prevented some descendants of Canadians from being recognized. The updated rules mean that some people who were previously considered ineligible may now b…

General News by nigerianewsfeed · 3 mons ago · 0 comments · 31 views
2027: Benue PDP insists Aondoakaa eligible for governorship race

…PDP governorship primary in 2015 and the APC governorship primary in 2022 without any legal challenge questioning his eligibility, adding that there was “simply no legal basis” for the current claims. The statement further argued that any pre-election suit challenging Aondoakaa’s nomination would now be statute-barred,…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 3 mons ago · 0 comments · 30 views
US announces new tariffs on 60 trading partners

…were proposed after a months-long investigation and are considered more resistant to legal challenges than earlier moves. Under Thursday’s announcement, economies that have implemented a forced labor prohibition are hit with the lower 10-percent rate. They include Canada, the EU and the United Kingdom. Others were deem…

General News by nigerianewsfeed · 3 mons ago · 0 comments · 30 views
2027: Sen Adeola accuses Ogun opposition of pursuing state treasury

…and wants me to refund her expenses,” Adeola said. The APC candidate also dismissed the legal challenge against his emergence, alleging that his political opponents were behind the suit and expressed confidence that it would not succeed. Adeola argued that politicians who defected to other parties after May 10 were ine…

General News by nigerianewsfeed · 3 mons ago · 0 comments · 30 views
2027 elections: Six legal hurdles before INEC

…close to the elections. It reminds one of events preceding the June 12 election, when legal challenges became instruments for creating uncertainty. While people have the right to approach the courts, the timing of such actions is equally important," he said. He maintained that regardless of political interests, complia…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 3 mons ago · 0 comments · 38 views
Atiku vows 2027 fight as court clears Mark-led ADC

…to the policies of the ruling party rather than responding to what it termed 'contrived legal challenges.' "At a time when millions of Nigerians are confronted daily with worsening insecurity, an unbearable cost of living, rising unemployment and declining economic opportunities, our responsibility as a serious opposit…

Politics by nigerianewsfeed · 3 mons ago · 0 comments · 38 views
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