Medical experts at the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, are currently battling to save the eyes of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was said to have been arrested by men of the Imo State Police Command while leading a protest in the state on Wednesday. But the command said […]
Thursday 02 November 2023 Crude shortage delays Dangote refinery, five others’ take-off Court stops Fubara’s removal, PDP governors consult Wike Reps probe N200bn spent on postponed census Why ex-party chair, others defect to APC — NNPP Reps ask AGF to explain N100bn COVID-19 funds spending Opposition slams FG’s plan to renovate forfeited property with […]
The Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Chijioke Ihunwo, has been arraigned at the magistrate court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Ihunwo, who was arraigned alongside 120 others, were all present at the Rivers Magistrate Court 22 on Wednesday where a five-count charge was preferred […]
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday released 58 out of 69 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, earlier arrested for suspected internet fraud. Earlier in the day, the anti-graft agency arrested the students EFCC in a midnight raid on hostels outside the campus. According to the commission, they were nabbed […]
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Isiokpo Division, Ikwerre Local Government Area, has issued an interim order restraining the Rivers State House of Assembly and the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, from carrying out any action with respect to the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Also restrained are the Deputy Speaker, the Clerk of the […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos and Asaba on Wednesday upheld the elections of Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District; senator Joel Onowakpo of Delta South and Francis Ejiroghene Waive, member representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South, and Udu Federal Constituency. Delivering the judgment, Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, stated that the five issues […]
Nine out of 10 councillors in Kaura Local Council of Kaduna State have removed the council Chairman, Mr Mathias Siman, from office for alleged gross misconduct. The removal was conducted through the process of impeachment, following a motion moved by Zachariah Achi, (Bandon ward) and seconded by Fidelis Kukwui (Zankang ward), which accused the […]
Over 1600 Palestinians have been thrown to jail in the past month by the Israeli government, according to the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdallah Abu Shawesh. Speaking in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday on the war on Gaza by Israel, the envoy called for the release of Palestinian children jailed by Israel. […]
Human Rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has faulted the statement credited to the Imo State Police Command where the force distanced itself from the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero. Falana in a statement to Vanguard over the brutalization of the NLC President noted that the police version […]
The leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, on Wednesday accused Israel of committing “massacres” in the Gaza war to cover its own “defeats”. Haniyeh, whose Islamist group launched the bloody October 7 attacks on Israel that sparked the Gaza war, accused Israel of “committing barbaric massacres against unarmed civilians”. “Its villainy will […]
