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A Kaduna State High Court has freed the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zinatu. In a ruling that lasted over eight hours, on Wednesday, the judge, Gideon Kurada, upheld the no-case submission filed by Mr El-Zakzaky and his wife.Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky The ruling was delivered behind …

…To improve transmission, distribution with $3bn The Federal Government will next year end most of its subsidy payments in the electricity sector estimated at N30 billion monthly. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who disclosed this at the opening of the 14th Nigerian Association for Energy Economics/IAEE conference in Abuja yesterday, said the government expected the electricity sector to generate its revenue …

No fewer than 7,000 artefacts plundered from Benin Kingdom are expected to be repatriated by Germany to Nigeria not later than October, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Permanent Secretary, Gabriel Aduda, disclosed this at the inaugural Nigerian cultural show exhibiting Nigeria’s diverse cultural heritage, sites and traditional festivals held at the Cultural Centre, Nigeria House, New York. Aduda …

Farmers say they have abandoned their fields for fear of being kidnapped or killed by rampaging criminals. The emergence of insecurity in different forms has become a major threat to Nigeria’s food security in recent months. Many farmers in rural Abuja communities and across the different regions of the country have been deprived of access to their farmlands for fear …

The N983 billion (N982,729,695,343) budget had earlier been passed by the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari Monday signed the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. The N983 billion (N982,729,695,343) supplementary budget had earlier been passed by the National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (House of Representatives), Umar el-Yakub, told journalists at the State House on Monday …

“Yes, another four students escaped from their abductors on Sunday, July 25, and have been reunited with their parents…” Four more abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have regained their freedom, an official said on Monday. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State, John Hayab, …

The State Security Service (SSS) failed to produce Mr Kanu in court on Monday. The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to be transferred from the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) to prison. Alluding to a worsening heart condition, Mr Kanu also urged the …

There is heavy security presence at the Federal High Court in Abuja this morning, preparatory to the arrival of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, for continuation of his trial on treasonable felony charge. Armed security operatives, mainly from the Department of State Services, DSS, have barricaded all access routes to the court …

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday travel to the United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. The President will also visit his doctors after the summit for medical check-up. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday morning by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, …

As the trial of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu begins today, the officials of the Department of the State Services, DSS, have refused some lawyers, Journalists and fans entrance to the court room, where the hearing is taking place. Kanu is being charged with treasonable felony. The IPOB leader was accused of inciting violence …