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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, to the tune of N250 million in the sexual harassment and gratification case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The […]
The Niger State government has directed the release of Aisha Jibrin, the leader of the Minna protest who was arrested by the police and 24 others. Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategies, Binta Mamman, stated this in her office during a press conference in the state capital on Friday. Mrs Maman also told journalists […]
Anambra State Governor’s wife, Nonye Soludo, has cautioned parents against giving out their underaged children as maids and live-in servants. The Governor’s wife, who was speaking in Awka, observed that children in their most vulnerable age should be learning the basics of life and not sent out to face uncertain environments. Mrs Soludo noted that […]
Five pregnant girls have been rescued following a raid of a baby factory by security operatives at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The rescue efforts followed a collaboration of the Anambra State Ministry of Health and security agencies in the South-Eastern state. Briefing journalists on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]
The secretariat of Dunukofia Local Government Area in Ukpo, Anambra State, has been gutted by fire. The fire outbreak, which occured on Wednesday evening, was said to have emanated from a bush fire close to the secretariat. A resident of the area, Mr Frank Okolie, said the fire lasted hours, noting that it would have […]
The traditional ruler of Asaba, Delta State, the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Obi Joseph Chike Edozien, is dead. Born on July 28, 1925, the Asagba died a few months before his 99th birthday anniversary. Details of his death are still sketchy as of press time but a statement by the Presidency said President […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. Their grouse is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023. Leaders of the NLC and TUC are sad […]
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to put on hold its planned recall of heads of chancery from Nigeria’s foreign missions abroad. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance by Rep. Umar Ajilo during plenary in Abuja on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Ajilo said that Nigeria recalled all […]
President Bola Tinubu encouraged Nigerians to maintain a positive outlook on the country, underlining that optimism leads to success. The President said this in his speech during the launch of the 3,112 housing units in FCT, Abuja. He said: “Don’t think of your country negatively, before I left home this morning, I asked for the […]
The Foreign Affairs Ministers in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently meeting in Abuja, over the decision of the military authorities governing the Republics of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to withdraw their membership from ECOWAS. The meeting will also consider the political situation in Senegal where the President postponed the […]
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