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The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, has finally released the record of proceedings in a case in which she committed human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to prison. The document was released on Wednesday,…
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) says the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, is acting based on selfish interest regarding the controversial $418 million Paris Club refund. Last week Thursday,…
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended its nationwide strike for two weeks. The union made the decision on Wednesday after a meeting with Chris Ngige, minister of labor and employment. The…
Emirates Airlines announced the suspension of its flight operations to Nigeria, starting September 1, 2022. The flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, citing the…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, is currently meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state. It is unclear what the agenda of the meeting is, but…
A northern group, Arewa Youth Assembly, has called for the removal of the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, over the lingering insecurity in many parts of the country. The group attributed the rising…
In the early hours of Wednesday, a fire gutted a shopping mall at Ligali Ayorinde junction, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was gathered that the inferno started in the early hours of Wednesday in one of the shops where…
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA on Tuesday received 174 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. The Lagos Territorial Office Coordinator, NEMA, Ibrahim…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured the timber traders that the planned relocation of saw millers of Oko Baba in Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland, to a proposed permanent site in Agbowa, will come to…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Kenya’s President-elect, William Ruto on his success in the just-concluded presidential election in Kenya. Ruto who is…
Tragedy struck on Tuesday at Elegushi Beach, in the Lekki area of Lagos State, after four teenagers drowned while swimming in the water. 10 students who were said to be pupils of the Kuramo Senior College, Lekki went…
The meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government has ended without an agreement. On Monday, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, said the federal government had agreed to adopt…
The US, First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and developed mild symptoms. The White House confirmed this on Tuesday, two weeks after her husband Joe Biden contracted the virus for a second time. The…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has appealed to the electricity workers to suspend their proposed strike billed to begin on Aug. 17. The Managing Director, TCN, Dr. Sule Abdulaziz, made the appeal in a letter…
The Nigeria, electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow (Wednesday) as the organized labor has instructed workers in the power sector to stop work and commence an indefinite strike over pending labor issues…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Air Ambulance service has resumed operations after successful routine maintenance and completion of all civil aviation requirements. The agency disclosed this in a…
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the media report claiming that the state has been renamed Zazzau State. Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser Media and Communications to the state governor, in a…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mattawale has announced the restriction of motorcycle movement in some communities in Zamfara from 8 pm to 6 am. He ordered the security agencies to shoot on sight, any motorcycle…
Human Right Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has filed a suit against the chief judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette Obot, over an alleged violation of his fundamental human rights. It could be recalled on July 27, Effiong was sent to…
The minister of state for labor and employment, Festus Keyamo, said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari's government has reduced Boko-Haram’s dominance to “almost nothing.” Keyamo, who is also the spokesman…
