By JOY ADARA, Abuja- A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence video recordings of Nnamdi Kanu, the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), threatening some prominent Igbo leaders over their stance on his activities. The court issued an order barring a lady...
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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday urged PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo to accept the Court of Appeal judgment affirming his electoral victory and embrace unity for the progress of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Appeal Court, in its judgment on Thursday, upheld...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has congratulated Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on the Appeal Court judgment, which affirmed his election victory in the Sept. 2024 governorship poll. Wike, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court, (ICC), and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), have pledged to deepen their cooperation to enhance global jurisprudence. They made the pledge during a working visit by a high-level ECOWAS Court delegation, led by its President, Justice...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – No fewer than 41 suspects, including key individuals, have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command in connection with the gruesome killing of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rano Division, CSP Baba Ali. The spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta says stakeholders in the state are more united under the All Progressives Congress (APC) now than before. The governor stated this at a Thanksgiving and Praise Day held to mark his administration’s second anniversary in Asaba on Thursday. He said that giving...
Founder and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said the ongoing 2027 coalition negotiations cannot be done by former presidential candidates on behalf of political parties. Aniebonam, who was reacting to ongoing merger talks and coalition plans spearheaded by major...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has described corruption as a dream killer that Nigerian children should resist at all costs. Assistant Director, Education Department, ICPC, Mr Suleiman Achile, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of Students Anti-Corruption Clubs (SACs) in the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, extends a heartfelt congratulations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his second year in office. In a congratulatory message, Governor Ododo lauded the President for demonstrating visionary leadership and for inspiring resilience among Nigerians through bold...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Regional Programme Manager, North East Youth Development Initiative (NEYIF), Dr Abu Suraj has revealed why insecurity continues to linger in the north, despite several efforts to end the menace. Dr. Suraj emphasized that the harmful practice of shielding criminals due to family ties,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government is set to build eight state-of-the-art medical simulation centers across Nigeria to enhance medical education and training. To oversee this initiative, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has inaugurated a 19-member Implementation and Monitoring Committee for Medicals Simulation Centers, chaired...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has approved the parameter fencing of the College of Education (COE) Akwanga, to enhance the security architecture of the school. Acting Provost of the state-owned institution, Dr Danladi Ibrahim, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in his office Akwanga....
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba San, has disclosed that he has not collected a single loan from any local or international financial institution since he assumed office two years ago. The governor made this known while fielding questions from some Kaduna-based broadcast journalists in Hausa,...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, said Governor Uba Sani has restored citizens’ trust and hope in government by ensuring fairness, equity and justice to all irrespective of party, religion and ethnic affiliation. The commissioner made it...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The lawmaker representing Borno Central at the National Assembly, Senator Kaka Lawan, SAN has commended President Bola Tinubu for assenting to the bill establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship (FUAE) Bama, Borno State. Senator Lawan spoke in a telephone conversation with journalists...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has disowned a fake AI-generated video circulating on social media that features a cloned voice of its Group CEO, Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari, promoting a fictitious poverty alleviation scheme. According to the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer,...
A South Korean Navy patrol plane with four people on board crashed on a mountain in Pohang, a city in the south-eastern part of the country. The Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday, citing authorities. The crash happened at 1:50 pm (0450 GMT). According to the report, witnesses said...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is implementing a three billion programme for quality health infrastructure, and another three billion dollars programme for development of local pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity in Africa. President of the bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said this while presenting his scorecard in the last 10 years...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has called on the Regiment Sergeant Majors (RSMs) to be good examples to other soldiers in their units and formations. Oluyede said this during the closing of the first RSMs Convention for 2025, on Thursday in Jos. He described the...
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has confirmed the arrest of Obi Obieze, also known as Obu Onyeka, for alleged involvement in abduction, kidnapping, and ritual killing. Nandap confirmed this in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Akinsola Akinlabi on Thursday in Abuja....