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Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, sitting in Port Harcourt, on Monday, dismissed two appeals instituted by the sacked Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The appeals, marked CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were filed by the former Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro LGA, Enyiada Cookey-Gam, and six others, challenging the decisions of the […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt and presided by Justice Jumbo Stephen, has issued an interim injunction restraining the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simone Chibuzor-Amadi, and the Clerk of the State House of Assembly from interacting with the Martins Amaewhule-led lawmakers. Ruling on an ex-parte application on Monday, Justice Jumbo […]
Continue ReadingScarcity of fuel is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre. This came as fuel scarcity deepened in Abuja and the adjoining states on Sunday with some filling stations dispensing PMS as high as N900/litre, The […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in suit number: FHC/L/CS/853/2021, has ordered a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former Minister to provide the list and details of the […]
Continue ReadingResidents in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial and mega city, have been battling with flood following the recent torrential rain that left many families homeless for days. Lagos, tagged as Centre of Excellence, worn sombre looks in recent times no thanks to the torrential rains, particularly, that of Wednesday, June 26 and Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The rains left […]
Continue ReadingKenyan President, William Ruto has announced the country’s National Treasury will cut spending to make room for key commitments following the anti-government protests. Ruto, in a live address from the state house said: “The government will present a proposal to the national assembly to approve massive expenditure cuts after the withdrawal of the 2024 finance […]
Continue ReadingA helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reportedly crashed on Monday morning in Tami village of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Locals said the incident happened at about 5 a m when they heard a loud sound from the crash site, which made them rushed to the scene where they […]
Continue ReadingThere was deep resentment on Sunday over a United Kingdom-based Nigerian taxi driver, who remained on the Nigerian Government’s payroll despite migrating to the UK in 2022. Members of Civil society organisations (CSOs) who spoke to media men on Sunday said the report was an indication of how deeply-rooted corruption was in the Nigerian civil […]
Continue ReadingTwo suicide bombers have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno State, Nigeria, killing a soldier, and seven others including wedding guests. At least, sixteen people were also injured through the unfortunate incident. According to a survivor, the first bomber was carrying a baby on her back when […]
Continue ReadingFuneral ceremony of veteran Nigerian actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, took place in Enugu, Nigeria on Friday, June 28. In October 2023, Ibu came out publicly to seek financial assistance after he had battled his ailment for a while. However, in November 2023, his family confirmed that one of his legs had […]
Continue ReadingLagos Division of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a previous judgment by a Lagos State High Court, confirming a five-year prison sentence for Nigerian actor, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, also known as Baba Ijesha, for the sexual assault of a minor, aged 14. In a judgment delivered by Justice Folashade Ojo, the Court of […]
Continue Reading36-year-old pregnant Nigerian woman, Prudence Daniel-Obia, has tragically passed away in the UK. According to a post by the Nigerian community in the UK, Prudence died on Friday, June 21, 2024. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of a Nigerian in the UK who tragically died on Friday, the 21st of June, 2024,” the Nigeria Community […]
Continue ReadingNick Imudia, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, has reportedly died by suicide. He was said to have committed the act by jumping from the balcony of his apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos State on the evening of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Prior to his death, the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos and presided over by Justice Ayokunle Faji , on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. EFCC had earlier on May 29, 2014, secured an interim order […]
Continue ReadingIn a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1051/2024, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Ikeja Electric Plc and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from applying, administering or implementing the purported tariff stipulated in the 2024 Supplementary Order on tariff increase on ‘Band A’ Feeders. Rida National Plastics is the plaintiff/applicant while Ikeja Electric Plc […]
Continue ReadingLagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the death of its Welfare Secretary, Alhaja Ramota Bankole, as unfortunate and shocking. The deceased, one of the Lagos APC women leaders from Epe, died while performing Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Seye Oladejo, told the News […]
Continue ReadingNearly two-thirds of Nigerian professionals and three-quarters of Ghanaian professionals are willing to work abroad, a new report by Boston Consulting Group and The Network has shown. The report, Decoding Global Talent 2024, surveyed over 150,000 workers in 188 countries and found that younger professionals and those from fast-growing populations were more likely to seek […]
Continue ReadingLeader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, that he will, under section 17 of the Federal High Court Act, seek negotiations with the Nigerian Government. Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act states; “In any Proceeding In the court, the court […]
Continue ReadingDirector General (DG) of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Moji Adeyeye, has urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. Adeyeye warned that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian movie industry has once again been thrown into mourning following the demise of another actress, Sandra Ikwuegbu. The veteran actress is said to have died on Sunday, June 16, after a battle with leg cancer, Her colleagues in the industry have taken to social media to mourn her. Nigerian actress and broadcaster, Ijele Ozioma […]
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