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Court Orders Senate To Recall Suspended Senator Natasha
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ruled that the Nigerian Senate acted beyond its powers by suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, ordering her immediate recall to the Red Chamber. Justice Binta Nyako, who delivered the judgment, described the duration of the suspension as “excessive” and without a clear legal foundation. According to the court, both Chapter 8...
Tinubu Declines Assent To Transport Technology, Library Trust Fund Bills, Cites Fiscal Loopholes
President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to two bills recently passed by the National Assembly, citing fiscal loopholes, policy conflicts and unsustainable provisions in public administration. They are the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (Establishment) Bill, 2025, and the National Library Trust Fund (Establishment, etc.) Amendment Bill, 2025. Tinubu explained in separate letters addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill...
‘I Am Alive’- Yakubu Gowon
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has refuted speculations that he is dead. The retired Army general told Vanguard (not AbN TV) over the telephone that he is alive and wondered where the unfounded rumours started from. ABN TV reports that General Gowon is set to celebrate his 89th birthday on Thursday 19th October 2023. There were speculations in a...
Nigeria Evacuates 300 Citizens From Israel As War With Hamas Continues
Thousands of foreigners find themselves stuck in Israel and across the Palestinian territories, where a full-blown war has erupted since Hamas militants launched their onslaught on Saturday. With the violence having already claimed thousands of lives on both sides, several countries have launched operations to repatriate their citizens, while others plan to do so in the coming days. Nigeria has airlifted...
Only Igbo Presidency Will Save You From Boko Haram Punishment, Ohanaeze Youths Tell North
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar 111 over a recent comment on the consequences of bad leadership especially in the North where rate of poverty is high and out of school children on the increase. OYC also added that insurgency in the North is a direct consequence of sins committed against the...
Minister Orders Comprehensive Inquiry Into Bribery Allegations
The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has ordered a comprehensive investigation into claims of bribery within the Nigerian Correctional Service. Although the minister did not mention any specific case, his directive comes on the heels of a voice note shared by Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed that after his conviction and sentencing for...
Court Announces Trial Date For Ex-Gov. Obiano’s Alleged N4bn Fraud Case
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja has scheduled November 25 for the trial of former Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano in connection with an alleged N4 billion money laundering case. The case was adjourned after Justice Mohammed Umar, the new trial judge, rose following the conclusion of three judgments and other cases on the court’s cause list. The nine-count...
Petrol Landing Cost Now N870, Higher Than Dangote’s Price
The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria has reported that the average landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) is currently N870 per litre. This is even as the price offered by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery threatened the margins of fuel importers and marketers alike. According to MEMAN, the landing cost of petrol was N872 per litre on April 28...
APC Describes Opposition Parties As ‘Directionless’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Tuesday said that Nigeria’s opposition parties had failed woefully on all counts, describing them as directionless. The APC Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, in a statement in Lagos, said the party observed with grave concern the deteriorating state of the so-called opposition parties in Nigeria. He said that the absence of credible opposition...
2023: Presidential Election Now A Spiritual Battle – Pastor Enenche
The General Overseer of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Pastor Paul Enenche, has said the battle for who emerges the president of Nigeria in the upcoming presidential election has gone from the physical to the spiritual. Enenche made this known on Sunday during the church’s January 2023 combined service at Glory Dome in Abuja. He urged his church members to...
