A Federal High Court in Abuja told former Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the right to suspend or expel him if the action is done in accordance with the law. Justice James Omotosho stated this in a judgement he delivered on a suit filed by Wike […]

The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has refuted claims by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s achievements in his first term in office was characterised by an increase in poverty and unemployment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, in a statement […]

The Upper Shariah Court of Appeal No 1 sitting in Bauchi on Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest against the embattled Imam of Dutsen-Tanshi Jumma’at Mosque in Bauchi, Idris Abdul’aziz, over his failure to appear before the court. The embattled cleric was initially arraigned before the Bauchi Magistrate Court 1 by the state Commissioner of […]

Two persons, including a So-Safe Corps Area Commander, Ogunrinde Saheed, were shot dead by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Ogun State. The kidnappers were said to have killed two farm workers, while abducting two others at a farm in Awo village, Orile-Imo, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The kidnappers, reportedly dressed in […]

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, on Wednesday, dismissed five of its personnel, including a Deputy Director, for offences ranging from bribery, pilfering of confidential documents, amongst others. This was as two other officers were demoted by two ranks for soliciting bribes from a human trafficking suspect, while one officer was […]

Talks between the Federal Government and organised labour over the removal of fuel subsidy ended in a deadlock on Wednesday as they failed to reach a consensus following the hike in petrol pump prices to over N700 from N195 per litre by oil marketers. The hours-long meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa was […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has resumed official duties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shortly after a brief reception at noon on the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, he went into a closed-door meeting with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, and the NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari. The meeting is currently held at […]

The commencement of pretrial session in the ongoing petition filed by All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging the victory of Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, was stalled on Tuesday. This is owing to the failure of the Petitioner’s counsel to effect a mandatory fee. The APC lead counsel, Nuraini […]

The newly inaugurated Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has made his first set of appointments. Otti appointed Professor Kenneth Kalu as the Abia State Secretary to the State Government. He also approved the appointment of Pastor Caleb Ajagba as his Chief of Staff. Otti disclosed this in a series of tweets. According to him: […]

….Claimant demands N550m compensation, N214m entitlements The National Industrial Court Abuja has opened a case against the Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, over the alleged illegal dismissal of a civil servant and senior staff of the ministry, Mrs. Bilkisu Sanusi. Other defendants in the suit are the Head of Service, the Attorney General […]