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A judge of the Cross River State High Court, Justice B.T. Ebuta has been compulsorily retired by the National Judicial Council. Ebuta was retired on Friday.  The NJC’s Acting Director (Information),‎ Mr. Soji Oye, said in a statement that the sanction was imposed on Ebuta partly because he made an order based on ex-parte application […]

The Niger Delta Avengers militants, on Friday warned multinational oil giant, Nigerian Agip Oil Company, not to repair its pipelines that the group blew on Friday. The NDA had in the early hours of Friday claimed the bombing of two major oil pipelines in Bayelsa State. These were Ogboinbiri-Tebidaba and Clough Creek-Tebidaba Crude oil pipelines. […]

Some recently leaked documents have put Nigeria’s embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki in deeper trouble. The recently leaked documents exposed Saraki on how he repeatedly paid a 1 percent transaction fee and additional $10 every time he transferred funds to the United States between 2009 and 2012 while serving as Kwara State governor and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned people trying to use the Chibok girls’ issue to dupe the country to desist from the act. Buhari said on Friday in Abuja that while the rescue and safe return of the remaining Chibok girls remains a top priority of his administration, he will not fall for the antics of […]

Former Director-General of the  Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, has been arraigned  again by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for an alleged fraud of N8.5bn. Patrick Akpobolokemi was Arraigned along with former Commander of the military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger Delta, Maj.  Gen. Emmanuel Atewe on […]

A coalition of over 14 Christian groups in Nigeria has raised the alarm over desperate plans by the Presidency to turn the country to an Islamic State, “through the backdoor”, warning that such action contravenes Nigeria’s secular status. According to them, the Bill in the House of Representatives proposing amendment to Section 262(1) of the […]Read More

Dr Friday Omolei, Chairman of Nasarawa State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Secretary, Dr Peter Attah said at a news briefing on Friday in Lafia that Medical doctors in the State have commenced an indefinite strike over salaries. The doctors said that the strike was as a result of government failure to […]

Justice Jide Falola, of the Osun State High Court has said in a ruling on Friday  that Muslim female students in public primary and secondary schools in the state are free to wear hijab in their schools. This he said following a case filed by the Osun State Muslim Community against the state government. Hijab […]

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on Friday attacked Shell Petroleum Development Company’s Forcados 48″ Export line. This is coming less than 24 hours after the Federal Government launched the clean up of oil spills in Ogoni, in the South-South. The Niger Delta Avengers has claimed responsibility for the attack on its Twitter handle. “At 3:00 […]

The Oyo State House of Assembly has placed a ban on public smoking. This was done on Thursday through a bill that was sponsored by Mr Segun Ajanaku and Mr Segun Olaleye, representing Ibadan South-West II and Ibadan North II constituencies, respectively. The “Bill to Regulate Smoking in Public Places and for Connected Purposes’’ also […]

The supplementary test conducted by universities after candidates have scaled through Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) has been scrapped.  The Federal Government on Thursday ordered the scrapping of the post UTME test, saying it has full confidence confidence in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, gave the order at […]