By Taiye Agbaje The ICPC says it is set to arraign Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) at a Federal High Court in Cross River. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, said this inContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed Mr Timipre Sylva as the validly elected candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s in the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship election. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgment, held that the trial court which nullified Sylva’s candidature lackedContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has no be plans to redenominate Nigeria’s legal tender, the Naira. CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumim, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there had beenContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu over the formula for the planned distribution of N1.1 trillion as conditional cash transfer to 15 million households. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance byContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue, has called for the deployment of more troops and more army Forward Operating Bases in some parts of Benue to address the security challenges bedeviling the state. Alia made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of ArmyContinue Reading
Abuja: Sen. Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Candidate for the Kogi governorship election, says his party will replicate the victory of Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan in the Nov. 11 election. Melaye made the remark at the Appeal Court, Abuja, in an interview with newsmen shortly after the court affirmedContinue Reading
Abuja: The Ondo Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu’s application seeking to set aside the Sept. 26 interim order restraining the state assembly from initiating an impeachment process. The deputy governor’s Counsel, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa,Continue Reading
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party as the duly elected candidate for the Kogi Central Senatorial Election held in February 2023. The court further dismissed the appeal filed by Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress for lackingContinue Reading
Omowunmi Aloba, the wife of the late Nigerian rapper, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has stated that it is a must to conduct a DNA test to prove the paternity of her 6-month-old son, Liam. Omowunmi made this known in a chat with the popular Nigerian actressContinue Reading
