A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, threw out a suit challenging the appointment of 12 judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Friday, held that the plaintiff, Azubuike Oko, who claimed to be a lawyer from...
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A former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday highlighted the crucial role of the political party in ensuring good governance, saying the government belongs to the party. Fashola said this in an interview with newsmen at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island,...
Ondo State Government has approved the recruitment of 2000 teachers into the state civil service as part of its efforts to reposition the education sector. The state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, made this known on Friday at the inauguration of late Rosa Jane Pelly legacy project at Fiwasaye...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – A media group in the Niger Delta has explained that it picked the Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, as the highest award in business and investment because of the man’s track records in wooing investors to come to the oil region. The group,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of the Nigerian Army on Friday eliminated no fewer than 4 terrorists in Taraba and Zamfara states. The troops also frustrated a kidnap attempt in Kogi and rescued kidnap victims in offensive operations. Army spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in Abuja...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Traditional Rulers Council, (NTRC) on Friday, urged the United Kingdom (UK) to discard visa ban calls on the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu by some person. This was contained in a letter addressed to the British High Commissioner, and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has restated his commitment to enhance and provide full support to the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in the state to ensure effective border management and optimal performance for improved peace. The governor stated this on Friday when the...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- The 6th and 7th combined convocation ceremony of the Federal University Wukari, in Taraba State which scheduled to hold on Saturday, March, 2024, at the Alh. Dr. Adamu Baba Convocation Square, is to graduate a total number of 3,031 Students across six faculties of the...
Nigeria’s headline inflation has moved to 31.70 percent in February, according to the latest data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS released the figure on Friday afternoon with the latest data a rise from the 29.90 percent recorded in January 2024. More to follow…
Arsenal will take on Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League following Friday’s draw at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. Champions League Quarter-Finals Fixtures Below is the full list of quarter-finals fixtures: Arsenal (ENG) v Bayern Munich (GER) Atletico Madrid (ESP) v...
President Bola Tinubu has received news of the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, with a deep sense of grief. This is contained in a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Friday in Abuja. He said the President commiserated with the family of Olubadan,...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The General Officer Commanding, (GOC) of 8 Division, Nigeria Army and Commander Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji, Major General Godwin Mutkut, has urged troops of the Division to sustain the tempo in ensuring that bad elements terrorising innocent Nigerians are eliminated. General Mutkut,...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has called for a change in attitude towards flood warnings as proactive measures are crucial in mitigating potential flooding impacts. The Director General, NIHSA, Mr Clement Nze, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that embracing and responding...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abakaliki on Friday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Monday Ikeagwu, be remanded in a correction centre for allegedly threatening to kill his own mother. The police charged Ikeagwu with threat to life and stealing N625, 000 belonging to his mother, Jacinta. The Magistrate,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in collaboration Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL), a World Bank funded project, plan to restore degraded land across the 20 local government areas of the Bauchi State by planting trees on 20,000 hectares of land. The Project...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Traditional Rulers of Mbume Blocks of Clans, in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State have kicked against ejection of allottees of cocoa plots by immediate past administration. The monarchs urged Governor Bassey Otu, not to eject cocoa farms allottees with genuine...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has constituted the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) with eight members A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula on Thursday said the governor has already forwarded to the Benue State House...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Senate has dismissed media reports claiming that it will expose all “frauds associated with the contracts and management of the Turn Around Maintenance of the nation’s refineries”. A news report last week claimed that the Senate through its Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others. The Nigerian...
Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Yemi Adaramodu ,has berated calls for the resignation of President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, over “unfounded allegations “of N3.7trillon budget padding . Adaramodu in a statement in Abuja on Thursday ,said calls for resignation of Akpabio were unthinkable. He...