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CJN Orders Courts To Close From Tuesday Over COVID-19
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has ordered all courts in the country to shut down from Tuesday. The CJN, in a statement he issued on the official website of the National Judicial Council, NJC, said the measure became necessary, in view of the reality of the COVID-19 in the country.
Cameroonian Separatists Invade Nigeria, Kill Traditional Ruler, Burn Village
Suspected Ambazonia separatists from Cameroon have invaded Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, wreaking havoc and causing unrest, ABN TV has learnt. According to the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, the suspects killed a traditional ruler and some residents of Manga Community. The lawmaker revealed during Plenary on Wednesday that the separatists also burnt down the village. Manga village...
Gunmen Invade Correctional Facility In Oyo, Free Inmates
Gunmen have attacked the correctional facility in Abolongo, Oyo, Oyo State. The attack, which took place Friday night, saw some prisoners set free after the attackers were said to have overpowered the prison officials and security operatives attached to the facility. Sources, who pleaded anonymity, said the gunmen stormed the facility around 10pm, throwing grenades to scare away the officials and...
2023: Sen. Kalu Seeks Out-Of-Court Settlement Over Delay In Declaring His Ambition As Hearing Begins
Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to Mr. Aliyu Ladan, the supporter who took him to court for the delay in declaring his intention to run for office of the president in 2023 that he wants out-of-court settlement. Ladan says the former Governor has not honoured his agreement with some northern youths to declare his...
2023 Presidency: Northern Youths Urge APC To Adopt Ahmed Lawan As Consensus Candidate
A coalition of northern group under the auspices of Arewa Youths Ambassadors (AYA) has thrown its weight behind the aspiration of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, for 2023 Presidency. The group in their support expressed support the Senate Presiden...
Sen Smart Adeyemi Prepares Bill To Amputate Hands Of Those Convicted Of Corruption
Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi(APC, Kogi West), said weekend he had concluded arrangements to bring before the Senate a bill on Mosaic/Shariah laws to fight corruption in the country. According to him, those found guilty of corruption in Nigeria, irrespective of status and class, will by the laws, have their hands amputated. He spoke at the 2020 Senate Press Corps Retreat organised by the leadership of...
Court Orders AGF Malami To ‘Delete’ Section 84 (12) From Electoral Act
A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, has declared Section 84 (12) of the recently signed Electoral Act 2022 a nullity. Justice Evelyn Anyadike, who delivered the judgment, also directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to expunge that section from the Act. The section which requires political appointees seeking elective offices...
Police Call For Calm After Mentally Ill Man Beat Wife To Coma, Killed 62-Year-Old Pastor In Imo
Imo State Police Command has called on residents to remain calm and go about their normal businesses after a man, said to be mentally unstable allegedly beat his wife to coma and stabbed a 62-year-old old Redeemed Christian Church pastor in Owerri, Pastor Thompson Onyekwuru to death. The command in a statement made available to ABN TV on Monday by...
25 Nigerian Soldiers Killed In ISWAP Terrorists’ Ambush In Borno [PHOTOS]
About 25 soldiers have reportedly lost their lives after some members of the dreaded Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād ambushed them during a clearance operation in Borno state. According to Sahara Reporters, the terrorists struck as the soldiers patrolled to clear some Boko Haram...
South-East Land Barren, Lacks Economic Importance – Asari Dokubo
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari Dokubo has described the Southeast region as ‘a barren soil, and of no economic importance to Nigeria’. According to Asari-Dokubo, Igbos only have the ability to turn money into money — nothing more. He warned that the peaceful atmosphere needed to ensure businesses thrive is threatened due to the activities of the so-called...
