Since the return of democracy in 1999, several elections have been conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), though not without reservations, hues and cries by political actors, analysts and watchers. Of utmost concern to most Nigerians is the fact that every election since then has been...
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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Father Mathew Kukah, has said his criticism of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was never personal, reports Daily Trust. According to him, the only problem he had with the former President was his inability to manage the country’s diversity. ...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the 2023 N2.176 trillion Supplementary Appropriation Act into law. The budget is to strengthen security architecture and address critical infrastructure deficit, among other considerations. Presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement...
The Federal Capital Territory High Court on Wednesday admitted the embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to bail. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi granted him bail based on his application for for enhancement of his fundamental right before him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emefiele...
A cross section of youths in Plateau have called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to review the recent Court of Appeal judgments that sacked some members of the National Assembly from the state. Mr Patrick Jatau, who spoke on behalf of the youths during a peaceful protest on...
A Makurdi High Court Judge, Justice T.A Kume on Wednesday, sentenced five men to death by hanging culpable homicide. The men, Terna Zwave, Jonathan Gbajime, John Bur, Gabriel Ianna and Kwaghgba Zaki who lived at Anchoha Village, Gwer-East Local Government Area of Benue were charged before a...
Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has dissolved the AMAC Marshal Corps created by his predecessor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the AMAC Marshal Corps, is the council’s security outfit established by Abdullahi Candido’s led administration to render services and boost internally...
Eighteen political parties featuring in the Saturday’s Kogi governorship election have signed a peace accord, ahead of the poll. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the parties were the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Labour Party...
The Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. John-Ochefu Ochai, on Wednesday visited Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria to commend Prof. Umar Ka’oje for voluntarily returning N1,153,953.36 wrongly paid to him. The money was paid to the don after expiration of his teaching contract with the.nation’s apex...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the release of a businessman, Mr Akpan Essien, abducted at his business premises at Etebi Street, Eket, on Oct . 19. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) SP Odiko MacDon confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has ordered operatives of the Corps drafted to cover the elections to ensure effective collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and other security agencies in the...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, November 6, 2023 arraigned eleven students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State for their alleged involvement in...
On 4 November, Renamo mayoral candidate for Maputo, Venancio Mondlane, declared that the opposition party’s demonstrations protesting the outcome of the 11 October municipal elections would intensify should the Constitutional Council uphold the results. Renamo has led a series of protests since 16 October after the National Elections Commission...
The House of Representatives has commenced its legislative examination of the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approval. Rep James Faleke of, Chairman, House Committee on Finance, during an interactive session with Ministers and Permanent...
National Disaster Management Agency on Wednesday said the worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced more than 300,000 to flee their homes. Authorities have scrambled to rescue thousands of stranded people from the floodwater, which came on the heels of the region’s...
A 20-year old woman (name withheld) on Wednesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that her boyfriend, Victory Tasie, who is standing trial for alleged defilement, did not rape her. The witness, while being led in evidence by the state counsel, Mrs Olufunke Adegoke, said...
A National Industrial Court in Abuja on Wednesday began has a contempt proceedings against FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and others over alleged disregard of series of court orders. The court affirmed Alhaji Faruk Abubakar as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML)....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Barely four months after a mishap that claimed 12 lives, another boat accident has claimed the lives of four persons from Ubbe community in Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The ugly incident occurred on Monday, at river in Hunki...
Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has said the service has recorded impressive surge in monthly revenue collection from N202 billion to N333.9 billion in the past four months. Adeniyi made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja at a national workshop on legislative compliance. The workshop...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the release of N500m as registration fees for 19 medical and 93 nursing students. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Malam Bala Isa, disclosed this on while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in...