January 12, 2026 - THE LEGAL OBSERVER

Two Rivers Lawmakers Withdraw Support for Fubara’s Impeachment, Urge Peaceful Resolution

Two members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn their support for the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to intervene in what he

A former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.) has warned deploying military into the internal conflict demean

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), has earmarked ₦500 million in the Federal Government’s 2026 Appropriation Bill for

In a rare and closely watched traditional succession process, no fewer than 95 contenders, comprising 94 princes and one princess

An uncomfortable moment between two of southwestern Nigeria’s foremost traditional rulers at a high-profile inter-faith service in Ibadan on Monday

Chief Olusegun (Segun) Oni, former governor of Ekiti State and a prominent figure in the Southwest’s political landscape, on Monday

No fewer than 52 students from Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, have been remanded in a correctional facility following a

Security presence was heavily reinforced at the Kano State Government House on Monday following widespread speculation that Governor Abba Kabir

Russian state-linked media and military officials have claimed that an F-16 fighter jet operated by Ukraine was shot down in