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Hon. Obi Aguocha, who represents Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has applauded the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Adeola Ajayi, and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), for their prompt intervention in the medical care of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking Thursday in Abuja, …

“This directive takes immediate effect and total compliance,” the statement said. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members chapter of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to withdraw their services with immediate effect. The NUEE, in a notice signed by its acting general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, on Wednesday, said the decision follows the expiration of the union’s ultimatum …

A federal grand jury in the US state of Virginia has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two charges related to his testimony to Congress. Mr Comey, who has long drawn US President Donald Trump’s criticism, is accused of lying to Congress during his September 2020 testimony over whether he authorised the leak of classified information to the media. …

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has terminated the “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative, following widespread protests in Japan over concerns that the programme would trigger increased immigration from Africa. The agency scrapped the initiative after struggling to contain the slew of misinformation online about it. The “hometown” agreement, announced by JICA at an African development conference in Yokohama in August, …

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu, presented Nigeria’s national statement at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday. In the address, Tinubu urged the UN to give Nigeria permanent membership, stressing the country’s role and influence within Africa and the global community. He also called on nations with strategic mineral resources to …

Chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) rose from a national caucus meeting on Thursday night with a resolve to rest the All Democratic Alliance (ADA). National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this to newsmen at the end of the meeting held in Abuja. Nigerian Tribune checks revealed that the ADA linked to former Vice President, …

After regularly testing the guardrails of American democracy in his second term, President Donald Trump is now busting through them — at a breakneck pace. The Justice Department on Thursday secured an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, just days after Trump urged it to prosecute him and forced out the prosecutor who resisted charging the president’s political foes. The situation epitomizes …

The Mapo Hall is the point of convergence for political leaders, traditional rulers, residents and visitors who have surged to the city from far and wide to witness the historic coronation of Oba Ladoja Ibadan, Nigeria’s largest indigenous city, is alive today as the much-anticipated coronation of the 44th Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, takes centre stage. The Mapo Hall …

UMUAHIA — Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has assured that contrary to perceptions in some quarters, South East governors have not abandoned the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during a media parley on Thursday night in Umuahia, Otti said the governors are actively engaging relevant authorities to secure Kanu’s release, but …

While Mr Ajimobi’s approach left the system vulnerable to legal challenge, Governor Makinde’s law closed the loophole by spelling out that wearing a crown does not exclude one from ascending. A controversial reform introduced by former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi in 2017 almost disrupted Ibadan’s royal succession, which is known for its seamlessness and predictability. Acting on the recommendations …