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•Court rules on alleged $1.6m fraud suit April 12 A middle woman, adorning a black hijab and identified as the wife of the embattled DCP Abba Kyari, yesterday, collapsed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeing the super cop and six others taken into custody by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after Justice Emeka Nwite fixed …

…As IGP assures of Reinvigorated Commitment to Effectively Securing Nigeria The news making the rounds on social media alleging that some members of the Nigeria Police Force will be embarking on a strike action with effect from March 26, 2022 has been described by Force Headquarters as fake and mischievous. A statement released on Monday by Force Headquarters, Abuja Public …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, harped on the need for increased collaboration between the government and the Nigerian Air Force to enhance security across Edo communities and protect residents. The governor made the call when he received the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, who was on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has knocked his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, saying they are both not on the same level when it comes to party politics. Obaseki had earlier on Monday, warned Wike not to cause disruption in PDP while maintaining that all members are equal under the platform. The governor was responding to Wike’s outburst on his …

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another two months. The decision to extend the strike was taken at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja last night. Although the union has not made any public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting, a source told Vanguard that members resolved at the …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, warned the other leaders of his party, APC, to get their acts together unless they want the party to suffer a fate worse than that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP governed Nigeria for 16 years before it lost the 2015 general elections to the APC. Mr Buhari issued his warning to leaders of the …

On February 2, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly convened in an emergency session, the first in a quarter of a century, to consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the end of the debate, the states in the General Assembly voted to adopt a resolution condemning Russia’s conduct as an unlawful act of aggression “in violation of Article 2 …

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is yet to abate as High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has restrained the party from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled for March 26. This followed an order by Justice Bello Kawu, who restrained the party from going ahead with its national convention pending the determination of …

By Olu Fasan The two superpowers with which Nigeria, especially under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, has the strongest economic and military ties, as well as political and ideological sympathies, are China and Russia. Yet, both countries pose the greatest threats to the post-war international order, premised on the rule of law, principles of self-determination and prohibition of the use of …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said Sunday that he has not exonerated Abba Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police, of complicity in the $1.1 million money laundering scheme spearheaded by Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi. Mr Malami, who was responding to a Punch Newspaper report that he was plotting to save Mr Kyari, said he had only advised the …