A High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday dismissed the certificate forgery case filed against Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, following the claimant’s application to withdraw the case. Judge Adenike Akinpelu, struck out the case after Adekunle Olufemi, who filed the case, told the court he had presented a notice of withdrawal of the case. […]
The Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mrs. Jumoke Akinjide, and two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State before a Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos. The trio of Akinjide, Senator Ayo Adeseun who represented Oyo Central Senatorial […]
Troops of the Operation Harbin Kunama of one Division Kaduna of the Nigerian Army, have killed 24 suspected bandits in Kaduna, Kano and Niger States and arrested 61 others during operation. The General Officer Commanding 1 mechanised Division, Major General Faruk Yahya said this during a press briefing at the Headquarters of the Division, on […]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to designate judges of the court to conduct a monthly inspection of detention facilities of agencies of the Federal Government. He made the appeal in a letter addressed to Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati, and made available to Channels TV. The […]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have defeated Guinea to become the first team to reach the last 16 at the 2019 African Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles qualified for the next stage after a Kenneth Omeruo strike gave them a 1-0 victory over Guinea, taking their points tally to six in Group B. Nigeria’s defender […]
The presidential election petition tribunal has dismissed the application filed by a factional chairman of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Mr Poland Tambre seeking to expunge the name of HDP as a party in the petition challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. The presidential election petition tribunal has dismissed the application filed by a […]
Nigeria on Tuesday suspended a training strike over unpaid bonuses at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt following last-minute pleas by the country’s football officials. The team finally agreed to train in Alexandria, 30 minutes after schedule, after the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) promised to pay a win bonus from their 1-0 victory over […]
Ahead of their Passing Out Parade, a group of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members (medical doctors) serving in Borno State are demanding the immediate payment of allowances which they say they’ve been owed for the past five months. The Corps Members numbering up to 190, comprise of 2018/2019 Batch B, 2018/ 2019 Batch C […]
The Chairman of Innoson Motors, Mr Innocent Chukwuma, has described the warrant for his arrest by a Federal High Court in Lagos as an abuse of court process. According to a statement signed by Mr Chukwuma, the order is a nullity and does not have any ground in law, adding that the court lacked the […]
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has assured commuters patronizing the Nigeria Railway Corporation of maximum security at all times with the deployment of Police Dogs to railway stations across the country. At the official deployment ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, the IGP said men of the K-9 Squad have been properly trained […]
