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Sen. Kalu Saddened Over Death Of His Eminence, Sunday Mbang
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has expressed sadness over the passing of the First Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Sunday Mbang. Describing the demise of the Emeritus Eminence as a huge loss to the Christian community and Nigeria at large, the former Governor acknowledged the immense contributions...
Why We Set IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Free – A’Court Judge Reveals
One of the three-member panel of justices of the Appeal Court that set free leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, of the treasonable felony charges preferred against him by the Federal Government has revealed reasons behind their verdict. The retired judge, Oludotun Adefope-Okojie, stated this during the valedictory court session organised in her honour by the court in...
Customs Intercepts Fake Drugs At Seme Border, Arrest Four
The Seme Border Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a large quantity of suspected adulterated drugs smuggled into the country. Four suspects were also arrested including drivers of the truck which smuggled the drugs into the country. The drugs including Morphin and Diclofenac, according to the Area Controller, Dera Nnadi, were seized on May 9, by operatives...
APC Should Have Better Presented Osinbajo As Presidential Candidate — Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, said the All Progressives Congress would have succeeded in moving Nigeria forward if it had chosen Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as its candidate. Obi said this while exchanging pleasantries with some guests at Dele Momodu’s 63rd birthday in London. In the 52-second video that went...
President Buhari Appoints New Rector For Bida Poly
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Baba Haruna as the Rector, of Federal Polytechnic, Bida. This is contained in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, and made available to newsmen in Bida on Wednesday. The appointment, which took effect on May 2, is for five years. READ ALSO: Lagos Came Out Of EndSARS Protest Stronger,...
Lagos Came Out Of EndSARS Protest Stronger, Says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state withstood the aftermath of the EndSARS protest and came out stronger. He stated this yesterday at the roundtable discussion at the 2023 induction for re-elected and elected governors with the theme: Governing for Impact (Building Sub-national Governance), organized by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him,...
Presidential Election Tribunal Adjourns Peter Obi’s Pre-Hearing Against Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned to Friday, May 19, for a continuation of pre-hearing in the petition by Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The court presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani, set the date after the petition’s parties failed to agree on documents, among other things. At...
Police Arrest Fake Inspector In Lagos
The police in Lagos State have apprehended a suspect who had been posing as a Police Inspector under the state command. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), for the command, confirmed the arrest to NAN on Tuesday. Hundeyin said the suspect had been operating his unregistered motorcycle for commercial transportation around the Ikorodu area of Lagos. READ ALSO: Seun Kuti:...
Seun Kuti: Police Now Understand How It Feels To Be Brutalized, Humiliated – Mr Macaroni
Actor and activist, Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni has reacted to the arrest of Afrobeats star, Seun Kuti by the Nigeria police. Macaroni on his Twitter page condemned the attack on the police officer who was slapped by Kuti. He stated that security personnel in the country were now aware of how it feels to be assaulted and...
FG Warns Resident Doctors Against Planned Strike
The Federal Government has warned members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve their planned five-day warning strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, shortly after receiving a letter of notification from the NARD executive on the planned strike. Ngige said this in a statement signed by Mr. Olajide...
