Save me from PDP’s plan to expel me, Kashamu begs court
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has begged the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the disciplinary decisions taken by his party, the Peoples...
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Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A prosecution witness, Mr. Tanko Kutana, who is an officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday that a Justice of the Supreme Court,...
View ArticleMy brother saw his death coming, I wish I’d die like him – Lalong
Friday Olokor, Jos Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Friday said that he wished that he would die like his late brother, Dr. Tsenba Wummen Bako, who he said had the opportunity for an encounter...
View ArticleGunmen kidnap Kogi magistrate, demand N100m
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja A magistrate with Kogi State judiciary, Sam Nwuchola, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. He was said to have been abducted along Itobe – Ajaokuta Road on Thursday. A source in...
View ArticlePrison congestion, a national disaster, says Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said it was a national scandal for Nigeria’s prisons to be congested to up to 90 per cent. He said all stakeholders must devise a new...
View ArticleSpain braces for more protests in Catalonia crisis
Spain braced for more protests Saturday despite tentative signs that the sides may be seeking to defuse the crisis after Madrid offered a first apology to Catalans injured by police during their...
View ArticleDeadly Hurricane Nate bears down on Mexico, US
Nate reached hurricane status as it bore down on popular Mexican beach resorts and headed for the US Gulf Coast early Saturday after dumping heavy rains on Central America and leaving at least 28...
View ArticleDeath toll in Brazil nursery arson attack rises to eight
Two children burned in an arson attack at a nursery school in Brazil succumbed to their wounds Friday, bringing the death toll to eight on the day the first victims were buried. Cecilia Davine Dias and...
View ArticleTrump sends lieutenants to Pakistan with tough message
President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks, turning up the heat on a nuclear-armed ally accused of harboring terror groups. Weeks...
View ArticlePython Dance: Army arrests eight cult members, recovers guns
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Friday that it had arrested at least eight suspected cult members, vandals and a drug peddler in the ongoing military operation, Python Dance II. The...
View Article$26bn oil contracts: Wike accuses APC of corruption
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of plunging the nation into its worst depth of corruption since...
View Article11 tips to avoid monkey pox infection
Tunde Ajaja Early in the week, Monkey Pox, a rare viral zoonosis transmitted from animals to humans, was discovered in Bayelsa State in the South South region of Nigeria. As of Friday evening, 10...
View ArticleNigerian arrested for kidney fraud in India
Jesusegun Alagbe with agency report The Kolkata Police in India have arrested 32-year-old Nigerian, David Ujma Uba, for allegedly defrauding 20 people of Rs3m (N16.55m) in kidney donation scam....
View ArticleEx-President Jonathan at Rhodes Forum, calls for UN reform
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the reform and democratisation of the United Nations in order to make it more representative and responsive to security...
View ArticleNigerian Breweries honours journalists with N6m cash prizes, others
The Nigerian Breweries Plc has rewarded distinguished Journalists with N6 million cash prize at the 9th Edition of the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award. The 2017 Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Award...
View ArticleRohingya militants say ceasefire to end Oct. 9
Rohingya militants whose attacks triggered an army crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine state unleashing a huge wave of refugees said Saturday their one-month ceasefire would end in two days, but added they...
View ArticleApapa gridlock: Firm begins relocation of gas pipes stalling reconstruction...
The Managing Director, AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd, Mr Ashif Juma, on Saturday said the firm has begun relocation of gas pipelines slowing down the Apapa-Wharf Road reconstruction project. Juma...
View ArticleHow God saved me from potential plane crash – Bishop Oyedepo
Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Friday recounted how he escaped a “potential plane crash” alongside those travelling with him. Oyedepo shared the testimony at the...
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Kachikwu vs Baru: Heavy security at NNPC headquarters …Soldiers, policemen,...
Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba and Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja There was heavy security presence at the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Abuja on Friday. Armed security men...
View ArticleAnti-graft war: Federal High Court reshuffles judges
Oladimeji Ramon The acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdul Kafarati, has redeployed 10 judges of the Federal High Court to different divisions of the court across the country. The...
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