Chairman of Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Afam Ogene, has blamed mass defections of lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the former Chairman, Julius Abure’s leadership failure. Ogene said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja...
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, and his co-defendants to enter their defence in the charge preferred against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on their no-case submission applications, held that a...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the EFCC and five other security agencies to file their defence in a suit instituted by businesswoman, Dr Aisha Achimugu, to stop her planned arrest and detention. Other security agencies listed in the fundamental rights enforcement suit are the Nigeria...
The Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has expressed its commitment to the realisation of the 2.06 million barrels per day (bpd) vision of President Bola Tinubu in 2025. The Managing Director of TSSNL, Chief Kestin Pondi disclosed this on Friday at the inauguration of the newly built Ugborikoko...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has given land allottees 21 days to pay all statutory Right of Occupancy (R of O) bills and charges or lose the offer. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this at a...
Lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers for Civil Liberties, have urged the National Judicial Council not to allow the appointment of a junior judge as acting chief judge of Imo above other senior judges. The lawyers told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that beyond the appointment being an aberration...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) screened only 8,287 out of the 261,914 area council land documents submitted for regularisation between 2006 and 2023. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Lere Olayinka, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on...
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Friday closed his defence in the alleged sexual harassment case before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter until July 2 for adoption of final written addresses. after the Ndifon’s...
A former Minister of Police Affairs and PDP chieftain, Alhaji Adamu Waziri, has stressed the need for an urgent repositioning of the party. Waziri stated this on Friday in Potiskum, Yobe shortly after addressing members of the party drawn from across the state. According to him, this has become...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Abia have pledged to deliver the state to President Bola Tinubu and wrestle power from the Gov. Alex Otti-led Labour Party (LP) government in 2027. The stakeholders made the pledge on Friday in Abuja at meeting held at the instance of Sen....
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has relocated its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu, following President Bola Tinubu’s recent declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The association stated that although the initial announcement of Port Harcourt as the host city for this year’s conference was...
A two-term former Lagos State House of Assembly member, Sir Jude Idimogu, says there will be “no vacancy” in Aso Rock come 2027. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II between 2015 and 2023, made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in...
Property worth millions of naira, including 12 shops, were on Thursday night burnt by fire at the Agodi Mayegun Cement Store Market in Ibadan. General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. Akinyinka said the fire service...
The ward-winning artist, Kizz Daniel, has kicked off his upcoming album with the release of the highly anticipated first single, ‘Police’, featuring legendary six-time Grammy winner, Angelique Kidjo and Johnny Drille. Christian Agadibe, Chief Executive Officer of Artmatazz Media, a media company to the superstar, told the News Agency...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has said the recent drop in global crude oil prices has sparked hopes of a corresponding reduction in petrol prices in Nigeria National President, PETROAN, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, while reacting to recent development in the oil and gas sector...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress (BOCODEP) has organized a two-day capacity-building training workshop to promote women’s participation in anti-corruption government agencies and related bodies. The workshop, held in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation, aimed to advance women’s participation in anti-corruption and accountability...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Government said it will spend over 12 billion naira to renovate 690 existing primary, secondary schools and build 30 new ones in the state. State Commissioner for Education, Dr John W. Mamman, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Lafia,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A senior aide to the Governor of Benue State, Mr. Moses Ternenge, is facing scrutiny over allegations of purchasing two luxury blocks of flats valued at over N200 million in Abuja’s exclusive Three Arms Zone. The properties, located at Suleiman Barau Crescent, Aso Villa,...
By SAM EFERARO – Almost a year after the loss of her two children, the young woman is still too traumatised to tell her story. But neighbours remember her ordeal. Her baby had suddenly taken ill that fateful morning, under a pouring rain. With no help around and the child’s health deteriorating by the...