….he is on watchlist, NIS tells court By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Erstwhile Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the seizure of his international passport by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS. Odili, who piloted affairs of Rivers State from 1999 to 2007, in his fundamental rights […]

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Cameroon Ambassador Abayomi Olonisakin has begun a five-day working visit as part of his tour of duty to dialogue with different regions to smoothen the existing relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon.

….Says “I’m here to make the team win” Ex-Nigeria international George Finidi has revealed his desire to return Enyimba international to the pinnacle of Nigerian football and on the continent after he was unveiled as the team’s head coach. Enyimba, on Wednesday morning, confirmed on their official website that Finidi has been appointed the coach […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu As the Southern Governors meet in Enugu, Thursday, the Ohanaeze Youths Council, OYC has appealed to the forum to prioritize the anti-open grazing law. “We heartily welcome them to Enugu, a very peaceful state, and urge them to ensure that resolutions they make during these meetings are implemented by all the member-states,” […]

THE Federal Government has lamented that while it is religiously implementing its own part of the Memorandum of understanding, MOU, it signed with the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, the striking resident doctors have chosen to make the Government the weeping dog.

A motorcyclist, Nasiru Muazu, 20, on Wednesday appeared before a Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court in the Federal Capital Territory, over alleged theft of household items worth N135,000. Muazu, who resides at the Hajj Camp, Gwagwalada, Abuja, is charged with criminal conspiracy and theft, but the defendant pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Abdullahi Tanko told the […]

A 30-year-old woman, Adenike Lucien, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged N1.8 million fraud. Lucien, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and obtaining money under false pretences. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp Sunday Bassey, told the court that […]

By Dapo Akinrefon Yoruba Diaspora Group, Yoruba One Voice, YOV, yesterday, faulted the statement credited to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Yoruba nation agitators are not different from Boko Haram. The YOV said Gbajabiamila’s remarks are evidence that the speaker has lost […]

A Sharia Court, sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Wednesday ordered a teacher, Yusuf Yusuf, to end any kind of romantic relationship with his student, Zainab Muhammad. The Judge, Malam Murtala Nasir, also ordered the teacher to pay N8,500 to the nominal complainant, Muhammad, as compensation to defray her medical bill after he assaulted her. […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti—Crisis is now brewing  at Ilogbo Ekiti, in Ido/ Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State,  as a ruling  house raised eyebrow over desperate attempt being made by some people to establish a new royal family that was allegedly alien to history and tradition of the town. The royal dynasty of ‘Ebi […]

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has urged the Nigerian government to ensure public officials do not engage in unnecessary interactions with the tobacco industry.

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has fixed Friday for ruling in a suit between the striking members of  Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Federal Government, as they agreed to negotiation. The judge, Justice Bashar Alkali fixed the date, after listening to the parties counsel make their submissions which bordered on court jurisdiction and […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA- AHEAD of the November governorship election in Anambra State, a federal lawmaker and governorship hopeful of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji has appealed to aggrieved and fleeing party faithful to remain with the party and trust the process. Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji , who said this in a statement, […]

The VIP magazine in partnership with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, on Wednesday, announced the postponement of the VIP 100+1 WOMEN OF IMPACT AWARDS due to the call to duty of the Chief Host, the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Paullen Fallen, who is at the 76th United Nations General Assembly, New York City. In […]

The nation’s public debt stock stood at N34.46 trillions at the end of June. The Director-General of the Debt Management Office , Ms. Patience Oniha, disclosed this in Abuja, this afternoon.