The Nigerian Communication Commission has set up emergency communication centres in the Federal Capital Territory and 17 states. The states are Benue, Kwara, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo and Oyo. Others are Cross River, Imo, Enugu, Edo, Akwa Ibom, Anambra and Adamawa. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Umar Danbatta, stated this at […]

The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress’ candidates in the 16 local government areas of the state winners of the council elections held on Saturday. SIEC Chairman, Justice Jide Aladejana, returned the APC candidates elected having scored the highest number of votes and meeting the stipulated requirements based on […]

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday, refuted the Department of State Services’ claim that its operatives did not disrupt proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in their bid to re-arrest his client, Mr Omoyele Sowore, on Friday. Falana, in a statement, said contrary to the DSS’ denial issued on Saturday, the […]

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), who leads Mr Omoyele Sowore’s defence team, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against lawyers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet over what he described as desecration of the court with Sowore’s rearrest at the Federal High Court in Abuja, causing a disruption of court […]

The Federal Government said on Friday that it had filed new processes in English courts in its bid to upturn the award of $9.6bn in favour of a British Virgin Island firm, Process and Industrial Development. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, said this in a statement issued by […]

The Federal Government will shut sections of the Apapa-Tin Can road from 12am on Saturday, December 7 (today), for palliative work. The Director, Federal Highways, Southwest, Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Funsho Adebiyi, made this known on Friday during a tour of the Apapa/Oshodi Road project. He said sections from Mile 2 to Tin Can […]

Following growing agitation by some state chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the removal of its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, President Muhammed Buhari yesterday held a meeting with all the chairmen and “gave a clear instruction that all agitations against Oshiomhole must cease.” Recall that 15 APC state chairmen joined some National […]

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received another batch of 168 Nigerians from Libya. The returnees described as distressed and stranded Nigerians were among the Voluntary Returnees who were assisted back to Nigeria by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the support of European Union (EU) as a special intervention were received at […]

Seven persons, including a prophet attached to one of the white garment churches and his parishioner, were some of the casualties of the explosions that yesterday engulfed some pipelines belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at Igando area of Lagos State. The cleric and the parishioner were said to have visited the canal […]

After 12 years of legal battle, the trial of former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over N7.65 billion fraud and money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ended yesterday in his conviction. Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, sentenced the former governor, […]