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Obi, Lalong Present As Presidential Election Tribunal Begins Pre-Hearing

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi was at the pre-hearing of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja on Monday. Also present in court was the governor of Plateau State, Mr Simon Lalong, who was also present to observe the…

08/05/2023

UK ‘Was Urged to Investigate’ Ekweremadu Before Organ Trafficking Plot

A former US intelligence analyst warned the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to investigate the activities of a senior Nigerian politician before he trafficked a man to London in an attempt to harvest his kidney, the Guardian can reveal. On Friday, Ike…

08/05/2023

Lalong: Northern Govs Didn’t ‘Necessarily’ Want Tinubu to Be Presiden

The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Simon Lalong, yesterday revealed that Northern governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not necessarily want the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to be President of Nigeria…

07/05/2023

2023 Exercise Typifies Executive Rascality in Elections – NBA

Preparation for the commencement of the Presidential Election Tribunal, yesterday, entered top gear as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) re-echoed the colossal aberrations, which characterised the 2023 elections, describing it as a “show of shame”. President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Yakubu…

06/05/2023

Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Jailed For Organ Trafficking

A judge at The Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey, has sentenced former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and Doctor Obinna Obeta to jail. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and…

05/05/2023

Usifo Ataga: Court Admits Two Statements Made By Chidinma As Evidence

A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has admitted in evidence, two handwritten statements made by Chidinma Ojukwu – the key suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV – Usifo Ataga. While ruling on a…

04/05/2023

First Batch Of Nigerians Fleeing Sudan Finally Arrive In Abuja

The Air Peace flight carrying over 270 Nigerian students from the Aswan Airport in Egypt has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The NAF C-130H jet also conveying about 80 persons also touched down moments later. After over a week of assurances…

04/05/2023

Constitution Amendment: Judicial Officers To Have Uniform Retirement Age

The Senate yesterday directed the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA) Sani Magaji Tambuwal to transmit the Constitution Alteration Bill No 20, which provides for a uniform retirement age for Judicial Officers in the country to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent in…

03/05/2023

Police Arrest Suspended Adamawa REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari In Abuja

Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari is in police custody. The police arrested the embattled REC in Abuja on Tuesday, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement. Adejobi said, “Barrister Ari, who was arrested by the Police Election Planning,…

02/05/2023

Egypt Has Opened Border To Nigerians Fleeing Sudan – FG

The Federal Government says Egypt has opened its borders to Nigerians fleeing conflict-hit Sudan. In an update shared on Twitter, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Monday said an Air Force plane was already on the ground in Aswan, Egypt, adding that…

02/05/2023

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