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Responding to questions from one of our correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday, the spokesman, British High Commission in Nigeria, Dean Hurlock, said, ‘We are aware of reports that Nnamdi Kanu has been detained in Nigeria by the Federal Government of Nigeria. “We can confirm that Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested in the UK for extradition purposes.” Meanwhile, Kanu who was …

• Signs audit bill into law, considers Audit Service Commission• As groups oppose gov’s plans to build a museum for returned artefacts Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has urged citizens to transcend politics and electioneering campaigns in the state and work with the government to realise his administration’s Make Edo Great Again (MEGA) agenda. (Member, Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), Henry Okhuarobo (left); Speaker, Marcus Onobun; Governor Godwin …

Four years after the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, jumped bail and fled the country, he was yesterday re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja after his re-arrest by security agents. Presenting him before the court, counsel to the Federal Government, Shuaib Labaran, said Kanu was arrested through intelligence and collaborative efforts of security …

Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a fugitive leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The remand order was sequel to an application by a federal government lawyer, Shuaibu labaran. Kanu was said to have …

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu was arrested on Sunday and brought to Nigeria, the country’s attorney general Abubakar Malami said on Tuesday. Government-owned news agency reported that the IPOB leader appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Kanu, who was brought to the court amidst tight security, arrived at the court …

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, said the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been arrested. Malami stated this at a press briefing at the Ministry of Justice in Abuja. He said, “The self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed secessionist Indigenous People of Biafra, Kanu, has been …

The Federal Government has approved extension of deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. The government said the decision to extend the deadline was reached after a request by stakeholders on the needs to consolidate enrolment and NIN-SIM verification process. It added the development followed the rapid increase in the number of enrolment systems across the country. The …

The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, has said a total of 3.4 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses have so far been utilised for the 1st and 2nd rounds. This he said was approximately 88 per cent of the total COVID-19 vaccine stock in the country. He gave the statistics while speaking at the …

The United Nations has warned youths not to work against the interest of the country, saying the world won’t be able to accommodate 240 million Nigerians as migrants should the country implode. Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, who said this in a statement signed by National Information Officer, UN Office, Nigeria, Oluseyi Soremekun, cautioned Nigerian youths to …

Penultimate week, on June 19, a respected Nigerian columnist published information he gathered from field visits, agents and officials of the government of my home State, Rivers. Let me lay down the marker from the onset that several citizens and stakeholders in the state expressed concern over what they read since it is in complete contrast with their individual and …