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Former military Governor of Kaduna state, Abubakar Dangiwa  Umar has asked the Senate not to approve any nominee for the position chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) apart from Walter Onnoghen. In November, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Onnoghen – the most senior justice of supreme court –  as acting CJN following the retirement of Mahmoud Mohammed. […]

The Isekhure of Bini kingdom was described as Isekhure n’ osi’ Oba, which means Isekhure, the friend of the king. Things have since fallen apart between the traditional chief and the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, writes Osagie Otabor, Benin Until some months ago, the Isekhure of Bini kingdom was seen as Isekhure n’ osi’ […]

Former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Patrick Akpobolokemi, recently threatened to slap a female journalist in the premises of the federal high court, Lagos. Akpobolokemi was accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of defrauding the federal government to the tune of N795.2million and his currently standingr […]

The bad blood amongst political elites from the South Eastern states of Nigeria took a new dimension on Wednesday as  Chief Rochas Okorocha and Willie Obiano, two sitting governors, took to pages of the newspaper to advertise their grievances. The Imo State Governor accused his counterpart of always being “aggressive”, adding that he would have […]

83 Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom arrived the country on Wednesday. The spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency South-west zone, Ibrahim Farinloye stated that the deportee arrived at about 5:30am and amongs those deported were prisoners whose terms of imprisonment were nearing completion and those whose document had expired. He explained that they […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that about N1trillion was expended by political parties and candidates during the 2015 general elections. The disclosure was made by the Chief Technical Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Bolade Eyinla during the opening of a two-day learning conference organised by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. The […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the remand of  Shamsudeen Bala, son of  former FCT Minister, in Kuje Prison, pending ruling on his bail application. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) arraigned Bala on Wednesday on 15counts of money laundering to the tune of N1.1billion. The defendant pleaded not guilty to charges preferred […]

The Lagos State government led by Akinwunmi Ambode has sanctioned death penalty for kidnappers after signing the bill into law on Wednesday. The bill came into light after the adoption of a report presented by Honourable Adefunmilayo Tejuosho, the Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Petitions, Human Rights and Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission […]

An armed group, suspected to be Boko Haram, attacked a U.N. technical team working along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, killing five persons and wounding several, According to the United Nations Office for West Africa, the attack occurred on Tuesday at around 1400 local time near the Cameroonian border town of Kontcha. “The victims […]

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the Federal Government’s attempt to secretly try the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, by using mask-wearing prosecution witnesses as satanic and mockery of democracy, saying;  “It is becoming obvious that the All Progressives Congress […]

Nigerian woman, 43, racks up £500,000 NHS bill after giving birth to IVF quadruplets in London hospital after going into labour on flight to Heathrow – hours after she was turned away from the US The fourth episode of BBC2’s Hospital details the story of a Nigerian woman who had quadruplets in London after a […]

Shamsudeen Bala, the son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bala paid about N1billion cash for plots of land and houses, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed. The suspect will be arraigned in court on Wednesday alongside four others— Bird Trust Agro Allied Ltd, Intertrans Global Logistics […]