Beyond the Headlines
The Court of Appeal, Jos Judicial Division in appeal no CA/J/128/2019 has dismissed a suit brought under the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules, 2009 by a minor, Rinret Yusuf Gukas suing through his next friend, Steve Gukas seeking to declare as illegal, the unilateral withdrawal of his admission into Hillcrest School Jos on health grounds. […]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has filed 20 new grounds of appeal against the September 30, 2020 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which nullified the recruitment of 10,000 constables. The fresh notice of appeal filed at the Supreme Court on Thursday incorporates the earlier one containing only three grounds of appeal filed […]
Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has signed the State Emirates Council Amendment Law 2020, making the Emir of Kano permanent chairman of the council of emirs. In the former arrangement, the position used to rotate across the five first class emirs in the state. With the signing of the amended law, the Emir of Kano, […]
Fresh agitation is building in the Niger Delta region following perceived inequality in the implementation of the law guiding ownership and exploitation of solid minerals in the country. Niger Delta leaders and prominent interest groups were said to be angry that indigenous artisans in Zamfara and other parts of the north were allowed to exploit […]
Worried by the prolong closure of universities across the country, angry students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), University of Uyo (UNIUYO) Chapter, at the weekend defied the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols and took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration, urging the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Unions of […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has threatened to serve legal redress against SaharaReporters and Nairaland for publishing reports that it bribed the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and provided funds for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to buy votes in the just concluded Ondo State governorship election. NNPC urged the public to dismiss the […]
Anthony Joshua’s world title clash against Kubrat Pulev has been rescheduled to hold December 12 at The O2 arena. Joshua was to defend his WBA ‘super’ IBF and WBO belts against IBF mandatory challenger Pulev in June. The clash scheduled to hold at White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur stadium was postponed due to coronavirus. Joshua […]
Nigeria ’ s Ngozi Okonjo -Iweala voiced confidence on Friday in her quest to lead the crisis -wracked World Trade Organisation after all of Africa backed her candidacy, vowing she would champion reform . “ I feel the wind behind my back , ” she told a virtual press briefing after the 55- member African […]
The Federal Government has begun the reconstruction of an abandoned Taxiway Bravo ( Taxiway B ) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos . The Minister of Aviation , Hadi Sirika, who was in Lagos to inspect the commencement of works on the taxiway B confirmed it through his official Twitter handle late Thursday. […]
A pro- democracy group , Concerned Nigerians, has condemned the nomination of the Presidential Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie , as an Independent National Electoral Commission Commissioner by President Muhammadu Buhari The group has also asked the United States , United Kingdom , and other development partners not to allow the President to destroy […]
