CJN leads 5 other Supreme Court Justices to hear PDP, Atiku’s appeals
Justice Tanko Mohammed, CJN Justice Tanko Mohammed, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Wednesday led five other Justices of the Supreme Court to hear about six appeals in…
APC loses Senate, Reps seats in Sokoto
The Court of Appeal Sokoto Division on Wednesday returned Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba and Balarabe Kakale as Senator and House of Representative member in the National Assembly, respectively. In a short…
Nigeria among 13 countries notorious for enabling ‘impunity’ in journalists’ deaths
More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a media watchdog group for enabling “impunity” for the crimes. Syria, Somalia and Iraq top the list….
Buhari government gags free press, moves to regulate social media
The Muhammadu Buhari Government says it is working to inject sanity into the Social Media space which has gone totally out of control, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji…
Two men arraigned for allegedly wearing military berets, get bail
Two men, Ajana Oluwabunmi, 24 and Idehen Oluwatimilehin, 20, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful wearing of military camouflage berets. The defendants, whose addresses were…
Mass redeployment in the Army, 9 Generals, others affected
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved the redeployment and appointment of five Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals to new formations nationwide. The Acting Director, Army…
Customs seizes expired rice, tramadol, others with N2.713b duty value
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said that seized containers of rice, tramadol and unregistered pharmaceutical products, had duty paid value of N2,713,865,051. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed…
Public money in fixed deposit account is unlawful: EFCC Witness tells court in alleged N54.3m fraud
An EFCC witness on Tuesday said that the law does not allow a public officer to put government money in a fixed deposit account. Mr Patrick Ewema, a staff member…
Anambra: PDP floors APGA at Appeal Court as Chidoka wins
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters in Obosi, Idemili North of Anambra, on Tuesday erupted in jubilation following the victory of Rep. Obinna Chidoka at Court of Appeal. The News…
Murder of Nigerian in S/Africa linked to love affair as crime rate surges,50 people killed daily
The Consul-General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, has confirmed the murder of another Nigerian, Mr Chikamso Ufordi, in South Africa. It was gathered that the deceased was allegedly…