The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman National Judicial Council (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has demanded the records of proceedings in all the suits on which conflicting exparte orders were given. Spokesperson of the National Judicial Council, Soji Oye confirmed the development, said the memo was indeed sent out...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade has charged Nigerian politicians to play politics with ethics. Governor Ayade gave the charge during the weekend in Abuja, at the wedding dinner of Mohammed Lawal Adamu and Hauwa, daughter to Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, which...
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspects in connection with the diversion of goods valued at N4.7 million belonging to Hayat Kimya Company. Police spokesperson DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a brief communique on Sunday explained that the suspects Oluwaseyi Oyetunde, Segun Oluwaseun and Chijoke Ogbu...
A man has died following a shark attack in Australia despite the efforts of “incredibly brave” surfers and bystanders who came to his aid, authorities said Sunday. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was mauled by the shark at Emerald Beach near Coffs Harbour, about six hours...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the district head of Wawa community in Borgu Kingdom, Dr. Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu. It was learnt that the district head was kidnapped in his palace around 9:30pm of Saturday by some gunmen. According to sources, the abductors stormed his palace in their...
At the time of the incident, the lawmaker was away, participating in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Congress in his council. Bandits have reportedly kidnapped the wife and two children of the lawmaker representing Bakori Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Kurami. The...
Kabiru Jarumi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the Chairmanship election in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Returning Officer, Dr. Danladi Mammam, declared on Sunday that the APC candidate scored 19,568 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Aminu Hannafi of the Peoples Democratic...
Almost two decades have passed since the end of his tenure as Lagos state Governor, yet his blueprint remains the biggest legacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Anyone aged 18 or under will not have witnessed how dejected and confused state of Lagos, yet that was the daily reality...
The Federal Government has urged the FCT chapter of Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), to support government’s security efforts by using its talents to preach peace and unity in the country. Mrs Nonye Ojekwe, Special Assistant to the President on Political Affairs, in the Office of the Vice...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has redeployed five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). In the new postings, the REC, Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has been redeployed to Ogun State. At the same time, his counterpart in Ogun State, Prof. AbdulGaniy Olayinka Raji, will...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country’s total infection toll now stands at 195,052, with a fatality toll of 2,522. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday morning, adding that Nigeria recorded 27 more Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Mr Karim A. A. Khan, QC, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging him “to investigate the growing cases of abduction of students in several parts of Northern Nigeria, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of...
Alhaji Mohammed Usman of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Sabon Gari Local Government Council Chairmanship election. The Returning Officer, Malam Abubakar-Mohammed Sadiq, announced the outcome of the election on Sunday in Sabon Gari, Zaria. He said Usman had satisfied the requirements of the law,...
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has said his administration is feeding no fewer than 30,000 vulnerable residents of the state every month. The governor disclosed this in Abuja while giving the scorecard of his three years in office at NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has approved immediate repair of the section of Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba highway that caved in on Monday . Mr Jimoh Kajogbola, Federal Controller of Works in Kogi disclosed this while on-the-spot assessment to ascertain the extent of the damage on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Mathias Siman has won the Chairmanship seat in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the just concluded council polls. The Returning Officer, Prof. Mande Hosea,declared Siman winner of the election on Sunday in Manchok, having polled 19,505 votes, to defeat...
Police in the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. said Friday that three people were killed in a shooting incident that occurred earlier in the evening, with another three injured. D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting erupted in 600 block of Longfellow Street, NW around 7:30 p.m. local time...
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its peaceful conduct of local government congresses in the state. The governor made the commendation in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Saturday in Jos. He lauded...
Northern Governors’ Wives Forum (NGWF), said on Saturday that it was good for schools in insecurity-prone areas to be closed, to protect children . Chairperson of the forum, Hajiya Hadiza El-Rufai and Kaduna state First Lady, while interacting with newsmen in Abuja, said that the kidnapping of children from...