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The trial of notorious Taraba kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume, and six co-defendants will resume next Tuesday, July 7, 2020 after Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday denied bail in the terrorism and kidnapping charges brought against them by the federal government.   The bail rejection […]

In a stinging rebuke to Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, the Federal High Court in the Imo state capital, Owerri, yesterday ordered the immediate reinstatement of chairmen and councilors of the 27 local government councils in the state.   Delivering judgment yesterday, Justice Tijani Garba Ringim said the governor had no right to “dissolve local […]

  Miffed at the myriad of life and death challenges bedeviling the nation with no possible end in sight, no fewer than 30 prominent political activists, academicians and professionals have formed a new political party called the National Consultative Front (NCF).   A communique issued by the new group’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday […]

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Delta Chapter, has empathized with Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith and family following the news that they tested positive for the coronavirus disease. The party in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, on Wednesday expressed its solid support for the governor and his family at […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday requested the Senate to screen and confirm 41 non-career and one career ambassadors for appointment.   The letter of request was read on the floor at plenary by Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate.   The nominees include the outgoing Editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Debo Adesina (Oyo), Former-Minister of State […]

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, and wife, Edith, on Wednesday tested positive to COVID-19. The development is sequel to tests conducted on them after a few days of self-isolation, which they went into on Friday after one of their daughters tested positive to the virus. The two heads of the First Family in the […]

The Honorable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo, and the Joint Committees on Labor of both the Senate and the House are at loggerhead over who should control the process of hiring in a  774,000 Job scheme recently approved by President Mohammadu Buhari. The rift was revealed in a press statement […]

  A towering babel of criticisms have greeted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to use the official Council Chambers of the State House in Aso Rock, Abuja to host last Thursday’s meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), attended by party bigwigs, including governors and principal officers […]

Prominent Nigerians, including governors, federal and state lawmakers as well as captains of industry, who thronged to the Oyo State capital, Ibadan, for the burial of the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who died last Thursday in Lagos from the coronavirus were treated to an unexpected spectacle after Ajimobi’s widow, Florence […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 13 other parties contesting the September 19 governorship election in Edo State are expected to formally submit the names of their candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today. INEC had already ruled out extending the deadline and INEC’s […]

Nigerian afro-fusion artiste, Burna Boy, has emerged the winner of the BET Award for Best International Act. It is the second consecutive win for the artiste. International model Naomi Campbell announced Burna the winner, in a category that had Sho Madjozi (South Africa), Stormzy (UK), Innoss ‘B (DR Congo), Ninho (France) and S.Pri Noir (France). […]

Nigeria has recorded 490 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 24,567, the NCDC said on Sunday.   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle. The NCDC said that the 490 new reported in 20 states. The centre also reported seven […]