The All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension of the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Political Adviser to the President, Senator Babafemi Ojudu and others suspended by different factions of the party in the state. A faction of APC in Ekiti State that identified itself as the authentic members of the party […]
At least 30 chiefs are said to have been killed in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State by youths in the area allegedly using charms and other fetish powers. The pararamount ruler of Tyoshin community in the local government, His Royal Majesty, Chief Daniel Abomtse, disclosed this Friday during the burial ceremony of […]
Unknown gunmen on Thursday night attacked K-Vom (Gwol) village and killed five persons in Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State Our correspondent gathered from the villagers that the attackers descended from nearby hills shooting around 10pm on Thursday. Plateau State Police Commissioner, CP Edward Egbuka, who visited the scene on […]
Two persons have been killed in a renewed boundary war between the people of Izzi in Ebonyi State and their neighbours in Obubara, Cross River State. The two neighbouring communities have been at war for many years with many killed and properties worth millions of naira destroyed. The age-long boundary war, which restarted on Wednesday […]
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Friday asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja to dismiss the alleged certificate forgery suit brought against him by the governorship candidate of the Accord Party (AP), Mr Ebizimo Diriyai. Diriyai is challenging the August judgment of the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that dismissed […]
Staff of the Federal High Court across the country have indicated their intention to commence a two-week strike on September 28, 2020. In a notice, circulated in and around the Federal High Court headquarters building in Abuja, the court staff, under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), said they were abandoning […]
…As He Suffers High Blood Pressure & Partial Paralysis A Magistrate Court sitting in Aba in Charge No: MAS/182c/2020, has convicted a fake Lawyer, Mr. Uzochukwu Iheanacho Emenike who was earlier apprehended by the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) Aba Branch and therefore, ordered him to pay a fine of N80,000. He was arraigned on a two-count […]
The Federal Government has approved the deportation of 10 Egyptians and seven Sri-Lankans with immediate effect. Mr Sunday James, Public Relations Officer, Nigeira Immigration Service (NIS), disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. James said that the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbeshola, had […]
The management of Ignatius Ajuru University, Port Harcourt, has suspended a lecturer, Dr Rowland Igwe for alleged sexual harassment of a female student. Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Ozo-mekuri Ndimele, in a Facebook post on the development said, “Management has placed Dr Igwe of the Department of Sociology on indefinite suspension on allegation of […]
The United Kingdom says it respects the sovereignty of Nigeria, but also reserves the right to determine who gets a visa. Catriona Laing, British high commissioner to Nigeria, said this on Thursday at an orientation programme for people with disability seeking Chevening scholarship opportunities in the UK. The UK had threatened to impose visa ban […]
