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  The Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos, Frederick Nkemdilim Nwajagu, has been arraigned before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of a Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), for alleged terrorism.   Nwajagu is being prosecuted by the Lagos State Government on nine-count charges bordering on an attempt to commit acts of terrorism, […]

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has adjourned the petition filed by Mr Atiku Abubakar for the live coverage of proceedings.   Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice president, on May 8 filed an application for an order to allow the live coverage of the daily court […]

A judge at The Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey, has sentenced former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Doctor Obinna Obeta to jail.   At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced to four years and […]

  Senate President, Ahmad Lawan said he had written a letter to the British judicial authorities two weeks ago seeking clemency for the Ekweremadus.   A picture collage of Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu. Beatrice is seen leaving the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, in London on January 31, 2023.   The Senate has joined […]

  The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, is in police custody, Channels Television can confirm.   The police arrested the embattled REC in Abuja on Tuesday, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement. Adejobi said, “Barrister Ari, who was arrested by the Police Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team […]

Seyi, son of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been linked to the purchase of a London mansion under fraud investigation by the federal government.   Seyi reportedly bought the house in 2017 for $10.8m through his firm, Bloomberg reported.     Citing previously unreported UK company documents, the report said the property, acquired by Seyi’s […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says results for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.   JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, also said all candidates, who could not sit the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time owing to no fault of theirs, would […]

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over “the failure to investigate allegations of electoral violence and other electoral offences including bribery against some state governors and their deputies during the 2023 elections.”   According to reports, the recently concluded presidential and national assembly […]

The national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of all pending agreements.   The ultimatum was handed down in a communiqué at the end of a three-day extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Federal Medical Centre […]

The Federal Government has declared Monday 1st of May as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day Celebration.    The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulates workers across the country on this year’s celebration. Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for their hard work, diligence […]

The fate of many Nigerians stranded in Sudan is hanging in the balance as a result of controversy involved in the evacuation process. A source…   The fate of many Nigerians stranded in Sudan is hanging in the balance as a result of controversy involved in the evacuation process.   A source privy to the […]

Following the three-day ceasefire declared by the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Force, countries have been making efforts to evacuate their citizens.   On Wednesday, the Nigerian government had said N150m was released for hiring 40 buses to convey some Nigerians from Sudan to Cairo in Egypt, from where they would be airlifted […]