A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, fixed Feb. 19 for hearing in a suit filed by Global Gas and Refining Limited against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) after an attempt to settle amicably failed. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to Global...
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An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced 22- year-old Jamiu Malomo to death by hanging for stabbing a sex worker to death. Malomo, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, was convicted on a one count charge of murder. Delivering his judgment, Justice .O. Ogunfowora held that the prosecutor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian military troops have neutralised popular terrorists leader, Bello Turji’s second-in-command, Aminu Kanawa and other major commanders. The Director Defence Media Cooperation, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Maj. Gen. Buba said: “Sequel to ongoing...
Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. for $500 million over a docuseries titled: “Chris Brown: A History of Violence,” Brown accuses the producers of libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress as he said the docuseries made defamatory claims against him. He claimed the evidence provided was completely false...
Nigerian singer Oluwafemi Oladapo, popularly known as Slimcase, is facing backlash on social media after a video surfaced showing him prostrating before Burna Boy. The video captures Burna Boy walking into a club, where Slimcase is seen prostrating to greet him, while greeting D’banj in an upright position. Netizens...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum (LCBGF), organised by the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will take place at the Indimi International Conference Centre in...
Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria. A reliable source confirmed this on Wednesday, January 22, according to Vanguard report. It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court over...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday announced February 21, 2026 as the tentative date for the conduct of the chairmanship and councillorship elections into the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory. Speaking at the first...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has called on the general public to disregard Doctor of Medical Laboratory Science (DMLS) programme in any university in the country, saying it is not approved. The commission, which disclosed this in a statement signed by its Acting Director...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The newly appointed Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has assumed duty with the promise to deploy strategies to advance delivery of quality basic education for the millions of school-aged children in Nigeria. Garba who spoke during a meeting with...
The sacked deputy director in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mr Yisa Usman, has said that he was determined to expose corruption in the board irrespective of the threat and intimidation against him. Usman told Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, while being cross examined...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Country Director, International Training, Research and Advocacy, Dr MacFarlane Ejjah, said statistics has shown that due to corruption, Nigeria has lost about 500 billion dollars since the last 60 years of its independence He said though the estimated financial cost of corruption is...
Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed several lawsuits challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back birthright citizenship on Tuesday in an early bid by his opponents to block his agenda in court. After his inauguration on Monday, Trump, a Republican, ordered U.S. agencies to refuse to...
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz plans to travel to Paris on Wednesday to meet President Emmanuel Macron two days after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The French head of state is expected to receive the German chancellor at the Élysée Palace around midday. In addition to the future...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than nine staff of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) escaped death narrowly in an accident close to Daudu town in Guma Local Government Area when they were returning from an official assignment. A statement by the Information Officer of...
A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region, Niger’s defence chief said on state television. Juntas in the neighbouring West African countries seized control in a series of coups between 2020 and 2023. Last...
Borussia Dortmund have sacked coach Nuri Sahin, the German soccer club said on Wednesday, after Tuesday’s shock 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League. Tuesday’s loss stretched their losing run to four games across all competitions. “Borussia Dortmund have released head coach Nuri Sahin with immediate effect following...
A team of African researchers led by Professor Kenneth Anchang Yongabi of Imo State University, in collaboration with international partners, has introduced the novel concept of “Phytosis-Phytoses,” a medical term that describes the transmission of parasitic infections between plants and humans. The researchers disclosed that the breakthrough has significant...
A group of researchers from Imo State University’s Faculty of Biological Sciences and the International Society for Phyto biotechnology and Public Health Research (IS-PPHR), have in a groundbreaking initiative converted agricultural waste to a delectable new table wine and animal feed. The innovative product, trademarked as WATOWI in 2024,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State have started returning to their ancestral homes 14 years after they were sacked by herdsmen. The IDPs from Tse AgbuCity , Anguhar in Tough Atee Injaha council ward and...