Former military president, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday accepted full responsibility for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. He said the annulment of the election was a most regrettable incident in the country’s history. Babangida made the remarks at the presentation of his autobiography entitled...
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Benue State House of Assembly has said that the state Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Maurice Ikpambese, stands removed from office. The assembly’s Majority Leader, Saater Tiseer, said this a press conference in Makurdi on Thursday. Tiseer frowned at the statement jointly signed by Afam Osigwe (SAN) and Dr Mobolaji...
Retired Brig.-Gen. Oluwole Rotimi has denied Chief Bisi Akande’s claim that he told the late Bola Ige he would face consequences if he left the Obasanjo-led administration. Rotimi, the former Military Governor of the Old Western State, gave the clarification at a news conference held in Ibadan on Thursday...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved Dr Saviour Enyiekere’s appointment as Chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) for a five-year renewable term. Until his appointment, Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, was the deputy chief of staff to the Senate President. President Tinubu in...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said that it has successfully and transparently auctioned the defunct Heritage Bank’s assets which included landed properties and chattels . Its Managing Director, Bello Hassan, made the disclosure during the corporation’s special day at the ongoing 46th Kaduna International Trade Fair, Kaduna. He...
Nigerian music artist, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was on Thursday arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo for allegedly assaulting officials of Ogun Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. The Magistrate, Mr O.L. Oke, however, granted the musician bail in the sum of N2 million,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– The Federal Ministry of Transportation has refuted a story purporting an imminent launch of a “Lagos-Abuja High-Speed Bullet Train that will reduce travel time between both cities from 12 hours to just two to three hours”. In a rejoinder issued by the management of the...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday voted unanimously to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which is the baseline lending rate, at 27.50 per cent. The MPC took the decision at the end of its 299th meeting and the first for...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Kebbi, has said it will not withdraw its case from Supreme Court against the tenure elongation of its leaders in the country. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Bala Sufiyanu, stated this at a joint press briefing when he hosted...
Spain’s High Court on Thursday found a former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing a player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros ($10,434). The court, however, acquitted him of charges of coercion. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) 10 days to arraign no fewer than 160 suspects arrested over allegations bordering on internet fraud. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following a fundamental rights enforcement suit and motion seeking for bail for...
The Senate has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to resolve the purported removal of Benue Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, in line with constitutional provisions. It also urged its Committee on Judiciary and Human Rights to investigate the matter and report back in two weeks. The News Agency...
The Federal Government has said that the delay in the completion of the 98-kilometre Oyo-Ogbomoso Road project contracted to Reynolds Construction Company(RCC) necessitated the termination of the contract. Minister of Works, Mr Dave Umahi, made this known on Thursday in Ibadan during a stakeholders’ meeting on Oyo federal roads....
On-air personality, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia, has addressed recent controversies surrounding his role on the Honest Bunch podcast. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, Nedu clarified that he was not fired but chose to step down due to mounting pressure and controversies. Nedu emphasised that...
French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline at a press conference in the Vatican on Thursday, urged the faithful to pray for Pope Francis. “He is tired. He is one of those people who has to be taken to hospital if we really want them to get better. Otherwise they never recover,”...
The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol on Thursday issued a warning about criminal networks using cyber grooming to incite terrorist acts and violence. According to a report by the agency,the groups target vulnerable children and young people in particular, and force them into extreme acts of violence. The...
A member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Sen. Olu Alabi, has said nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen in the ongoing local government crisis in Osun. Alabi, in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo, said the tragic loss of six lives...
A commission in military junta-led Niger Republic has recommended a minimum of a five-year transition to democratic rule after discussions with national stakeholders. Abdoulaye Seydou, one of the commission’s vice presidents, stated on Thursday, “The duration of the transition is set at 60 months, which may change depending on...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigerian Mining & Geosciences Society (NMGS) has conferred its Distinguished Ambassador Award on the GCEO, NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari. Kyari, a Fellow of the Society, received the award during a Dinner/Awards Night held by the Society to mark the end of its 60th...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State House of Assembly has strongly condemned a petition sent to President Bola Tinubu by a group identified as the Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi, communities urging the federal government to delist Bakassi from the 774 local government areas in the country. The...