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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has explained why replacements have not been announced for Aalafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomosoland, the two top traditional rulers who died in the State last year. Governor Makinde on Tuesday, during the swearing-in of the new Chief Judge of the state, Justice Iyabo Yerima in Ibadan, the […]
By Adeola Badru Following the news making the rounds that a new Alaafin of Oyo has emerged, a source within the palace, who is also one of the kingmakers, has dispelled, what he described as a widely spread rumour by one of the contestants to the throne, Prince Lukman Adelodu Gbadegesin, parading himself as the […]
A Federal High Court sitting inLagos, on Wednesday, struck out an interim order of forfeiture obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking to seize 14 properties allegedly linked to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Justice Nicholas Oweibo struck out the suit on the ground that Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution […]
Federal Government of Nigeria has provided buses to take Nigerian students out of war-torn Sudan to Egypt where they will be evacuated to Nigeria. The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirmed the development while sharing pictures of the students as they queue to board the buses. She tweeted: “As our […]
The Director-General of Nigerians Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has projected that the Blue Economy is capable of generating 350 million jobs for Nigeria if adequately harnessed. Dr. Jamoh was unhappy that the maritime sector had been underutilized in Nigeria, describing the situation as ‘sea-blindness’. Jamoh who disclosed this on Monday […]
The Cross River state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Mr Ekpenyong Iso has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress (APC) executive in Ward 8, Calabar Municipality, Cross River, for alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of funds. His suspension was announced on Wednesday, April 26, by the Chairman of Ward 8, Mr Kingsley Ekpe, and […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed by Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed, Binani candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the last Adamawa governorship election. Dahiru-Ahmed, better known as Binani, had sought for judicial review of the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission to reverse her earlier announcement as winner […]
In line with its mandate of deposit guaranty and reimbursement of depositors in the event of bank failure, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance corporation (NDIC) has commenced verification of insured depositors of Peak Merchant Bank in-liquidation towards payment of their insured sums. According to a release signed by the Director, Communication and Public Affairs, NDIC, Bashir […]
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal, Monica Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal be relocated to Abuja immediately. The Secretary of the tribunal, Nyior Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Following the directive according to him, the election petition Tribunal office at the Ebonyi State Judiciary […]
Nigeria could be thrown into darkness in the coming days as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, said some distribution companies are at the verge of being disconnected over failure to comply with market rules. Coming barely a few days after the generation companies threatened to down tools, the government-owned TCN, in a statement […]
