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Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has appointed Hauwa Abubakar as the state acting attorney-general. Until her appointment, Abubakar was the special adviser on legal matters to Zulum. She was appointed special adviser in 2020. The Konduga Solidarity and Progressive Forum said the appointment gives…

Sunday Edward, counsel to the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Umar, has accused the Senate of committing prejudice in the assault case between Umar and one Mr. Clement Sargwak. Edward, who is the head of Abuka and Partners…

A yet-to-be-identified man has been captured in a viral video jumping into a river in Lagos State after he was reportedly accused of stealing. The man took his life on Saturday night at the Idumota Bridge, Lagos Island. A Facebook user, Ngozi Blessing, shared…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the circulation of suspected counterfeit Augmentin 625mg Tabs in the country. According to NAFDAC, the product failed short of the labeling requirements. The alert signed by the management of…

T he Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Revd. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, has said that he was pressurized to reject the National Honour of Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari. Archbishop Kaigama was among…

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has declared that every attempt made by the federal government or its agent to ban the union will fail. The ASUU president described the Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige,…

THE Alaba International Market, one of the biggest markets in Lagos State, has been shut indefinitely over an alleged plot to burn it. The closure of the market arose from a bloody faceoff between traders and transport union members on Wednesday, Saturday…