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JUST IN: Court Declares Deposed Kano Emir Sanusi’s Banishment Unlawful
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido…
APC CRISIS: Bello Bala Shagari rejects membership of splinter group, backs Buni
A youth leader and member of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bello Bala Shagari, has dissociated himself from the Progressive Youth Movement ,PYM, a group in APC that claimed to have…
Ilana Omo Oodua quits NINAS, as Prof Akintoye resigns
Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, has moved out of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS).…
FG constructing 44 road projects with Sukuk funds – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says 44 road projects are currently funded under the Sukuk programme. Fashola said this on Monday at the inauguration and…
COVID-19: Last-Minute Rush As FG Bars Unvaccinated Workers Tomorrow
Hundreds of federal civil servants especially in Abuja are rushing to hospitals and designated centres to take the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of tomorrow’s deadline, Daily Trust…
Direct Primary: Buhari Writes INEC For Advice
President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), requesting advice over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The letter…
BREAKING: Court Shifts Judgment In Suit Seeking Soludo’s Disqualification
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stalled judgment in a suit seeking disqualification of the governor-elect and deputy governor-elect for Anambra State in the November 6 governorship…
Abducted victims escape as NAF jets raid bandits’ camps, kill scores
The Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki has eliminated scores of armed bandits in Niger State. Some civilians abducted by the bandits and held in makeshift structures…
David Gulpilil Crocodile Dundee actor dies
David Gulpilil, the famous Crocodile Dundee actor has died at the age of 68 after battling cancer for four years. The aboriginal Australian actor hailed from the Mandhalpingu clan of…
Massive battle: Police rescue soldier, 15 others abducted by Boko Haram
A team of policemen patrolling Maiduguri-Damaturu road, on Monday prevented the abduction of a soldier and 15 travellers by insurgents. The soldier, a Lance Corporal, is attached 4…
Bill Cosby dragged to U.S. Supreme Court
Prosecutors have asked the U.S. Supreme Court in a petition to review the ruling that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. They argued in the petition Monday that a…
“I’ll Stop Negotiating With Bandits” -Sheikh Gumi
Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has stated that he will no longer take part in negotiations with bandits as a consequence of their new ‘terrorist’ tag. Recall that a federal…
I’m being hunted for demanding justice – Sibling of slain OAU master’s student
Olugbade Adegoke, the immediate elder brother of slain Master’s student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy, has raised the alarm that he is being hunted for demanding that justice be…
Court fixes Jan 17 to arraign ex gov Ohakim for threatening ex lover
The arraignment of former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim for allegedly threatening to release nude photographs of an Abuja based lady, Chinyere Amuchienwa has been…
Kaduna gun-battle: Five bandits shot dead
The Kaduna State Government has said security operatives have killed five bandits in Birnin Gwari and Giwa Local Government Areas(LGAs) of the state. The Commissioner for Internal…
We’re not against restructuring, our demand is Biafra, referendum – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra has said it is not against the restructuring of Nigeria. This was made known in a statement on Monday by the Media and Publicity Secretary of…
Saudi-bound businesswoman excretes 80 pellets of cocaine at Abuja airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a businesswoman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for ingesting 80…
NLC, PLAC Urge Buhari to Sign Amended Electoral Bill into Law
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Policy and Legislative Advocacy Centre (PLAC) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill recently…
Olam Moves to Research on Wheat Seeds for Nigerian Climate
The Olam Group is focusing on research on developing appropriate wheat seeds that are suitable for Nigeria climatic conditions as a major step to improving the crop’s yield in the country. This…
APC disowns Progressive Youth Movement
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned Progressive Youth Movement, a group that claimed it has taken over the leadership of the party on Monday. The group had claimed that…
Fuel Subsidy Removal Will Worsen Condition Of Nigerians – Northern Elders Forum
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has given its decision on the proposed plan by the federal government to remove fuel subsidy and as well increase the pump price of petroleum by 2022. The minister…
COVID-19: Ayade Cancels 2021 Calabar Carnival
The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has suspended the 2021 Calabar Carnival. A press release issued on Monday by Ayade’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, said Ayade…
APC Crisis Deepens As Youths Kick Out Buni Committee, Inaugurate ‘New Exco’
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a different dimension on Monday as youths in the party’s fold announced the dissolution of the party’s…
COVID-19: FG To Review Travels, Other Protocols Over Omicron Variant
The federal government on Monday said it will review the nation’s travel and other protocols to curtail the entry or spread of the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in the…