1. The Federal Government will on Wednesday (today) arraign six individuals, including two retired senior military officers and a serving police inspector, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged plot to wage war against Nigeria and overthrow the President.
The defendants — retired Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Ochegobia Victor, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni and Abdulkadir Sani — are billed to appear before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik. Also named in the charge but said to be at large is former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva
2. The apex court, in respect to the timelines set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the election, had last week elected to undertake an accelerated hearing of the leadership and structural disputes rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC). At the core of the cases are questions of legitimate leadership, party control and compliance with constitutional processes, issues that directly affect each party’s ability to organise congresses, conduct primaries and submit candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
3. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was extending a ceasefire with Iran to give more time for negotiations, but would maintain a US naval blockade of the country’s ports.
Trump posted on social media that he would “extend the Ceasefire” until Iran came up with a proposal to end the conflict. However, he “directed our Military to continue the Blockade.”
4. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday attributed Nigeria’s development and growth challenges to the failure of previous administrations to adopt serious long-term planning frameworks. Tinubu spoke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while hosting a delegation of Enugu State stakeholders led by Gov. Peter Mbah.
5. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Cross River State Government have confirmed a single case of COVID-19 in the state, activating emergency response measures while assuring residents there is no cause for panic. In a statement released on Tuesday night, the NCDC said the confirmed case had been isolated and was being managed in line with national treatment guidelines.
6. A middle-aged woman, identified as Oluwasola Adebayo, has died after reportedly slumping while accompanying her child to a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) centre in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, according to Channels Television, threw the community into confusion as eyewitnesses said she began to feel weak shortly after arriving near the examination venue before collapsing.
7. Bandits have reportedly shot dead two persons while abducting seven people during a raid in Awon community in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. A source from the area who preferred anonymity confirmed the incident while speaking to our reporter through the telephone on Tuesday.
8. Exactly 32 months after he was sworn in, the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Adebayo Olawale Edun, was yesterday replaced. Assuming the position is the erstwhile Minister of State for Finance, Mr Taiwo Oyedele. Oyedele joined the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on March 16, when he took the oath of office inside the President’s office at Aso Villa.
9. No fewer than 192 electricity workers and third parties were killed or injured in power-related incidents across Nigeria in 2025, despite a marginal improvement in safety performance in the fourth quarter, findings by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission have shown.
10. The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party deepened on Tuesday as factional National Chairman, Julius Abure, rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal, vowing to challenge it at the Supreme Court. Abure, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, dismissed the appellate court’s ruling, which affirmed the leadership of Nenadi Usman, insisting it ran contrary to established legal principles and party procedures.
