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The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, ordered the Federal Government – the prosecution in the treasonable felony charge against the convener of #RevolutionNow protest and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawole Bakare, to pay the sum of N200,000 as fine for forcing the court to adjourn unceremoniously.   Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu […]

The patron of Imo Concerned Citizens Forum, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, yesterday at a protest in Owerri, the Imo State capital admitted that the Supreme Court is not above human error, urging the apex court to reverse itself over its controversial ruling sacking Emeka Ihedioha of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party […]

In what looks like setting the stage for a showdown with the police in Abia State, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said yesterday that its members would attend the burial of the parents of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, next Friday, February 14, at Afaraukwu, Ibeku, Umuahia; in defiance of a police order warning members […]

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday morning resumed their protest to draw attention to what they described as the deplorable state of affairs in the country. The protest which was led by the PDP Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Suleiman Nazif, took off from the party’s campaign headquarters, Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja. […]

The national leadership of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a stern warning to the leadership of the House of Representatives following the resumed political hostility over the insistence of the House leadership led by Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila to suspend key opposition members. It emerged on Monday that barring any last minute […]

Expressing his displeasure with the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to slam an immigrant visa ban on Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged the United States government to review its visa ban on Nigerians, saying Nigeria does not deserve to be treated that way. The Speaker […]

With Yorubas threatening secession over Miyetti Allah and Ohanaeze vowing to protect Igbos as Southwest governors mull their own Amotekun amid pervasive insecurity; Arewa leaders, under the auspices of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), opened “friendly fire” and delivered a very damning and unflattering verdict: President Muhammadu Buhari has failed the governance test by allowing insecurity […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has gone down on its knees to beg President Muhammadu Buhari to grant the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, a presidential pardon to enable him bury his father with respect and dignity as Igbo tradition demands; failure to which passions will only hardened and pro-IPOB […]

The plan by the Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) to establish a local security outfit known as “Shege Ka Fasa” as the region’s equivalent of Amotekun in the Southwest hit a snag after northern governors rejected the initiative, describing the name of the outfit as abusive and derogatory; and indicating their preference for community policing […]

The anti-graft agency, the Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday arraigned former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, on fresh charges of money laundering. The EFCC is prosecuting Adoke and another suspect, Aliyu Abubakar on a 7-count criminal charge bordering on bribery and money laundering in the region of […]

At least 30 people were killed and dozens of women and children abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in a night attack on Auno village on the Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway in war-ravaged, restive Borno state. The jihadists stormed in on trucks mounted with heavy weapons, killing, burning and looting. They aimed at travelers who had stopped […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed that funds being mobilized by members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to combat terrorism should be used strictly to support peace and internal security arrangements within the continent and not to subsidize the mandate of the United Nations Security Council. Buhari’s angst came amid growing calls […]