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Nigeria is one of the 143 countries that voted in favour of a resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of about 15 per cent of Ukraine’s territory Nigeria has joined the majority of the countries of the world to condemn the Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories. In a vote at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Nigeria joined 142 other countries including …

• Court says IPOB leader’s abduction unlawful, slams executive for recklessness There was wild jubilation in the South-East on Thursday following the Court of Appeal judgment which quashed the terrorism charges preferred against the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Across parts of the South-East states, people celebrated openly on hearing the reports that the court …

The APC NWC, PCC, party’s governors held a crucial meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, reviewed and approved the draft manifesto of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Festus Keyamo, disclosed this to journalists after a meeting of the council, the Progressive Governors’ Forum and the National Working Committee …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight-month strike, The PUNCH can authoritatively confirm. Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, our correspondent gathered that the decision was taken at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja. Speaking with our correspondent, a highly informed source …

The Federal Government, on Thursday, gave an indication that it will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal judgement that quashed the terrorism charge it preferred against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Reacting to the judgement, FG, through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, …

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB, has described appeal Court’s discharge and acquittal as a triumph of light over darkness. MASSOB also said that the discharge was a stepping progress towards Biafra actualization and restoration, adding that it has opened a new dimension to the Biafra struggle which must continue to be anchored on nonviolence, …

Abuja Appeal Court, on Thursday, quashed the terrorism charge the Federal Government preferred against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. It discharged and acquitted him of the seven-count charge pending against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja, according to report by Vanguard. The appellate court, in a decision by a three-man panel …

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, says the allegations by the Coalition of United Political Parties that there is an alleged plot to undermine the 2023 general election didn’t come to him as a surprise, adding that the use of technology scares politicians. Jega stated this on Wednesday night when he appeared on Channels …

The Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe has said the Obidient Movement which currently drives the Presidential run of the Labour Party, Peter Obi transcends ethnicity and religious bias. Okupe said this in his opening remarks at the ongoing Pre-Campaign Press conference, in Abuja. He explained that if Presidential candidates were to be pre-qualified, both …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to kidnapping and land grabbing in Benin, the state capital. In a statement by the Deputy Spokesperson of the Command, Jennifer Iwegbu, on Wednesday, the suspects have given useful statements and would soon be charged to court. The statement read, “In furtherance of the determination of Edo State Command to …