A group, Northern Minority Alliance for Balanced Leadership (NOMIBAL), said the north has no moral right to contest for presidency in 2027. The Acting Secretary and Spokesperson of the group, Mr Alhamdu Pane, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. “The north has no moral right...
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The ECOWAS Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian woman, Lovina Adonor, seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay her reparation for the destruction of her shrine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adonor, a self-acclaimed priestess, had filed the suit marked: ECW/CCJ/APP/61/22,...
A Forensic Analyst told a Federal High Court in Abuja, CSP Babagana Mingali, has said that no nudes photographs were found in the mobile phones belonging to Prof. Cyril Ndifon, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), during analysis. Babagana, a 2nd defence witness (DW-2), who was subpoenaed...
US President Donald Trump inked plans Thursday for sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” hitting both allies and competitors, in a dramatic escalation of an international trade war that economists warn could fuel inflation at home. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said he had decided to impose the reciprocal duties, telling...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Save the Child Initiative, (STCI), Nigeria in collaboration with Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) have commenced a 3-day workshop to develop and validate life skills training manual In Sokoto State. Addressing the participants, the Chief Executive Officer of STCI, Nigeria, Abdulganiyu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed profound shock and sadness over the passing of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a legendary icon and elder statesman who dedicated his life to activism, championing justice, equality, and freedom for the Nigerian people. “We are deeply saddened...
The National Assembly on Thursday passed the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Appropriations on the bill. The report was presented by Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Ogun). NAN...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has expressed displeasure at the Canadian embassy for denying Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff (CDS), and other army chiefs visas. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies...
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N54.92 trillion. Presenting the report, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Rep Abubarka Bichi, said that N54.2 trillion naira was approved, but with an additional N700 billion naira to make the total budget N54.9 trillion Bichi...
A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has reserved judgment until Feb. 27 in the case of a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly burnt his wife and brother-in-law to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the judgment, which was slated for...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 1,599 assorted arms and 2,298 live cartridges to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCOSALW). The Comptroller General of NCS, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, handed over the items at the Customs Federal Operation Unit Zone “A”...
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, adjourned proceedings the N228.4 million forfeiture case against the former governor of Abia, Theodore Orji until April 7. The adjournment followed the inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to publish the interim forfeiture order...
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), an interest group, has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to comply with the Court of Appeal’s judgement on the 2024 budget. Speaking to journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, RRM Secretary, Mrs Sarima Akpata, stated that Fubara’s decision to withdraw his appeal...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, discharged and acquitted the former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Kawu of the alleged N2.5 billion corruption charge. Delivering judgment, Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo, held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) failed to...
The Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Rep. Kingsley Chinda, has said that in spite the recent defection of two of PDP lawmakers to the ruling APC, the party still remains a viable opposition in the country. Chinda told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday that the party was...
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) has closed its defense in the petition at the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging its victory in the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo. The party, which is the 3rd respondent in the petition, closed its case after four witnesses gave testimony...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has urged the Senate to make the conduct of investigation on the alleged missing firearms a closed session for security reasons. Egbetokun stated this in a letter addressed to President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Thursday. He commended...
Hamas has condemned the ‘threatening language and intimidation’ by U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying they undermined the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. Hamas spokesman, Abdul Latif Al-Qanou, made this known in a statement on Thursday. “We are not concerned with the collapse of...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration has achieved 90 per cent of its more than N1 trillion 2024 budget. Wike stated this after inspecting some ongoing projects in the capital city, in Abuja on Thursday. The projects inspected are the...