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The Supreme court has set aside the decision of court of Appeal which affirms Machina as APC candidate for Yobe North senatorial poll. The court made the declaration in a three-against-two split judgement of its five-member panel. The panel was led by Centus Nweze. The majority judgement held that the decisions of the Federal High […]
Gunmen Suspected to be Bandits have shot dead a Retired Police officer Maham Maram and three others during a fresh attack in Maiyanga Community of Bokkos local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that the attack which occurred on Sunday night took Place while the People were relaxing outside their home in the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs especially cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and ephedrine billed for Europe through various disingenuous modes of concealment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. NDLEA disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying it seized 75.75kgs of cannabis indica, which came from […]
There was pandemonium everywhere for some students and staff of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo State as an unspecified number of yet-to-be identified military men from the S & T Barracks Ugbowo, allegedly stormed the Ivory Tower in the wee hours of Friday in what looked like a reprisal attack. There were scores […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the cash crunch that has become a problem across the country from the policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to change high-value Naira notes with new ones. The President said this on Friday while Speaking to the Progressive Governors Forum […]
The Lagos State Police Command has declared one Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakre wanted while also vowing to deal with anyone engaging in breach of public peace within the state. Making this public on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin announced this in a statement on his verified twitter handle. According to Hundeyin, […]
Minister Of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed says it is unimaginable to think President Muhammadu Buhari will not support the presidential candidate of his party Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister said the clarification became necessary following a statement credited to him during the post Executive Council Of The Federation meeting briefing on the President’s support […]
A schoolboy, who went missing in October last year, was later found to have died by suicide, local police said on Thursday at a news conference in east China’s Jiangxi Province. The student of Zhiyuan High School in Jiangxi with the surname Hu, went missing on October 14, 2022, and was found dead on January […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to start paying the new naira notes to customers over-the-counter in the banking halls. This was according to a statement today by the bank’s Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi. The apex bank assured Nigerians that the queues at Automated Teller Machine stands will end soon […]
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against the demand by Public and Political office holders in the country for an increment of their remuneration package by the Federal Government. The Kano NLC chairman, Malam Kabiru Minjibir, said this while speaking on behalf of NLC chairmen of the zone at the zonal public hearing on […]
