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• Only European judge can give IPOB, Kanu justice, says HURIWA• Nyako’s judgment overruling Kanu’s bail application, is sad, and unfair, CUPP insists The Federal High Court Abuja has struck out amended six-count charges preferred against the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal Government (FG), following the withdrawal of its charges. The withdrawal came …

•Declares FG has no plan to ban Facebook  •FEC okays N169.7bn private sector investments in road Infrastructure  •Approves N3.4bn for purchase of aviation property President Muhammadu Buhari has the final say on the fate of members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) who decided to renounce their political ambitions and remain in the cabinet, so says Minister of Information and …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), its National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) among others to ensure that only those who emerged as delegates in the ad-hoc delegates election monitored by INEC in Edo State partake in the party primaries to choose …

Telecommunications outfit, MTN Nigeria, has swelled the growing list of bluechip companies, that have identified with the World Athletics Elite Label Okpekpe International 10km Road Race. Race director, Zack Amodu, yesterday, said MTN has affirmed its support for the eighth edition of the race, which holds on May 28, 2022, in Okpekpe near Auchi in Edo State. “We are delighted …

Some students of Greenfield University Kaduna were abducted on April 20, 202,1 after bandits invaded their hostels. The police have announced the arrest of kidnappers of Greenfield University students in Kaduna State. Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, said other suspects were also arrested. The arrest of the suspects comes a year after …

A socio-cultural organisation, The Unity Group, has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his recent appointment as a member of the international advisory board of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East. Jonathan was said to be the first sub-Saharan African leader to serve on the board of the ECAM, a non-profit organisation established with the purpose …

Federal Government, yesterday, clarified the reason it opted out of the  global tax rule, also known as the  Global Corporate Minimum Tax Agreement, signed by almost all the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and   Development (OECD) members. Making the clarification at the 24th Annual Tax Conference of  Chartered Institute  of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) in Abuja, the Vice President, Professor  Yemi Osinbajo, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has decried the country’s over-dependence on crude oil, saying it portends a bleak future for the nation. The Governor restated the need to enhance the nation’s global competitiveness through increased investment in agriculture. The governor, who described the dependence on oil as unsustainable, noted that with increased investment in agriculture, the country will be …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. Alhaji Yahaya Bello , FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) made the call at the Stakeholders Interactive Session in Respect of the Forthcoming Political Party Congresses and Primaries in Abuja. According to Bello, the call became imperative because a good and …

Meanwhile, pictures and video clips obtained by PREMIUM TIMES also revealed students scampering for safety amidst sporadic gunshots. For the second time in one week, students protesting the continued shutdown of Nigerian universities were on Tuesday reportedly attacked by soldiers in Ondo State. The students, who had blocked the busy Akure-Ilesa road for the second day, said without being provoked …