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Former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has asked Nigerians to join him in taking back the country from bad governance. Obi stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday evening. Peter who is an economic expert dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday and joined Labour Party. His Director General Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Command, has warned parents and motorists in the state to stop putting children below 12 years in the front seat of vehicles. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Uche Chukwurah, gave the warning during the Children’s Day celebration organised by the command at its office in Eleyele on Friday in Ibadan. …

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ruled that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) acted beyond its powers by seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa held that the NBC lacks the power to prohibit exclusivity on privately acquired intellectual property rights in programme contents of a right holder. The judge delivered the judgment on …

The Federal Government has entered a 23-count charge against Mr. Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel artist, Osinachi, who died after an alleged prolonged assault by her spouse. FG, in the charge that was filed by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, alleged that the late Osinachi was forcefully ejected from her …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, seeking to stop his probe in an alleged N96 billion fraud. Justice Adamu Jauro who led the seven member panel of justices while delivering judgment, dismissed the appeal for lacking in merit. The apex court affirmed the judgments of the High Court of Rivers and …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has denied the sack of its Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, describing the report as an unfounded rumour. It was rumoured on Wednesday morning that Emefiele had been sacked by Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), purportedly for his presidential ambition. The Punch had earlier sought clarification from the CBN’s spokesman, Mr Osita Nwanisiobi, but …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, refused to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release the detained former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha on bail. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, rejected an ex-parte application the erstwhile governor brought to secure bail from EFCC custody. It will …

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has declared a 12-hour curfew in eight local government areas of the state as part of measures to tackle rising insecurity. The affected council areas are Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ogbaru, Orumba North and Orumba South. Mr Soludo, who disclosed this during his state-wide broadcast in Awka on Wednesday, said the directive would …

Siminialayi Fubara polled 721 votes to defeat his closest rival and a former commissioner for finance in the state, Isaac Kamalu, who got 86 votes. Days after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a former Rivers State Accountant-General, Siminialayi Fubara, on Wednesday clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket. Mr Fubara, who is wanted by the anti-graft agency over N435 billion fraud, …

The Kuje attackers claimed Mr Kyari prosecuted them despite taking bribes from them. Prison officials are considering moving suspended police officer Abba Kyari to the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) from the Kuje prison after he nearly got murdered by aggrieved inmates, who accused him of insincerity in bribe-for-release deals when he was in active service. According to …