Justice Binta Nyako Hands Off Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, asked Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to recuse herself from his trial. Kanu spoke from the dock at the resumed proceeding in the seven-count terrorism charge the FG preferred against him. While his lawyer, Mr. Alloy Ejimakor was trying to persuade...
North West APC To Set Up Situation Room To Monitor Voters’ Registration
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded arrangements to establish a situation room to monitor the progress of the Continuous Voters’ Registration in the zone. Salihu Lukman, National Vice Chairman of APC, Northwest made this known...
#EndSARS Panel: Lagos Government To Make Public White Paper Report — Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the government will release its White Paper on the report submitted by the EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry. The governor in a speech on Tuesday on the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020, said, “As an administration, are determined that the next steps that will be taken in this process of coming to terms...
#EndSARS: FG Petitions CNN Over Lekki Shootings Report
The Federal Government has berated US-based Cable News Network for its coverage of the #EndSARS protest in Lekki area of Lagos saying “CNN breached the most basic of the core principles of journalism – balance and fairness.” The government also demanded “an immediate and exhaustive investigation from CNN into its ‘investigative’ report on the Lekki Toll Gate incident to determine,...
Electoral Act: Amended Section Doesn’t Exist, Appointees Won’t Resign – Godswill Akpabio
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has declared that Section 84, sub-section 12 of the Electoral Act as amended, does not exist. The section of the Electoral Act mandates appointees of government who are seeking electoral offices to re...
Insecurity: Buhari Meets 109 Senators Tonight
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday night at 8pm host the 109 Senators of the 9th Senate to dinner in Villa. The scheduled meeting between members of the upper chamber and Buhari was conveyed in a letter received from the State House and read during plenary by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. The Senate on April 27, 2021, reached a...
13 Reportedly Dead As Mining Site Collapse In Plateau
At least thirteen people were killed when a mining site collapsed in the Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Dr. Joshua Riti, the Chairman of the LGA, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos. Riti, who expressed sadness over the number of deaths recorded, said that the incident occurred last Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
Buhari Swears-in 9 Permanent Secretaries
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered oaths of office on nine Federal Permanent Secretaries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. ABN TV learnt that the Permanent Secretaries were sworn-in in two batches of five and four before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The nine permanent secretaries are: Musa Hassan from Borno State, Ahmed Aliyu (Niger State), Olushola Idowu (Ogun),...
Former Governor Obiano’s Wife Allegedly Lands Dirty Slap On Bianca Ojukwu At Soludo’s Inauguration
Drama ensued on Thursday at the inauguration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra State when the wife of outgoing Gov. Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu, slapped Mrs Bianca Ojukwu at the event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who was at the scene of the event reports that the incident occurred immediately after Soludo took his oath of...
2023: “Peter Obi Can Only Become President In Igboland, Not In Nigeria” – Shettima
Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said his counterpart at the Labour Party, Peter Obi cannot become president of Nigeria. Shettima said Obi can only be president of Igboland and not Niger...
