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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Hon. Justice Adamu Bello has declared the appointment of all service chiefs of the federation unconstitutional, illegal, null and void and restrained the President from further appointing them without the approval of the Senate. The case was instituted in 2008 by Mr. Festus Keyamo […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved the scrapping of the Bureau of Public Enterprises as well as 219 other parastatals and agencies. Similarly, the recommendation for the merging of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) was accepted. FEC will also investigate […]

The election of Olusegun Mimiko as Governor of Ondo State has been upheld by the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure. Delivering judgement on petitions filed by candidates of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship election held in October 2012, the court, in a unanimous judgement, […]

Former Acting National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Solomon Onwe has called on party national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur to reinstate him, as his initial removal is in contradiction of a court order.  In a letter to Tukur, Onwe, who lost his position to the forced mass resignation of PDP national officers after […]

The Joint Task Force (JTF) has announced the killing of 50 suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to JTF, they were killed at the weekend in a clash with armed terrorists in Zabarmari ward of Maiduguri metropolis, the state capital. Also, three Boko Haram suspects were arrested by […]

Lawmaker representing Delta Central in the Senate, Pius Ewherido has died. Ewherido, who died of stroke on Sunday evening in Abuja, was born on 4th May 1963 in Ughelli, Delta State. He attended Notre Dame College, Ozoro and Urhobo College, Effuruin, Delta State; after which he attended the University of Ife, stufding Philosophy. After his […]

Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday left his exit door out of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) open, saying there are other parties in the country and he would leave if pressure from the party’s hierarchy reaches an unbearable level.   Speaking in Port Harcourt at the birthday thanksgiving service of the former […]

United States President, Barak Obama has identified responsive leadership and good governance as the ultimate panacea to terrorism challenges in Nigeria and some other African countries.   Speaking in South Africa during his latest visit to Africa, Obama answered questions on a wide range of issues, such as failure of African governments to appropriately educate […]

Four suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect have been arrested by the Borno Youths Vigilance Group (BYVG) in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. Eyewitnesses said the four — one of whom is an aide of leader of the sect, Abubakar Shekau — were arrested by members during a stop-and-search patrol operation of the […]

The Census Tribunal sitting in Abuja has ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to embark on another enumeration exercise for Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State after it voided the figure ascribed to the area in the 2006 population census.  The NPC had put the council’s population at 326,700, a figure that the […]

Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar on Friday escaped death on the Keffi-Gitata Road in Nasarawa State, as his convoy was attacked by gunmen. A shootout between his security aides and the gunmen led to the death of one of the assailants. As the Federal Ministry of Information broke the news, a […]

The planned £3,000 UK visa bond is mainly to discourage travellers from overstaying in the United Kingdom and will not affect everyone, United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr Andre Pocock has said. According to Pocock, the pilot scheme will affect just a small number of people considered in the UK to be high-risk visitors. […]