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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, to constitute a team of medical experts to ascertain the health condition of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice James Omotosho, held that report from the medical experts should be …

The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has embarked on a sweeping reorganisation of its operations and workforce. The refinery said the decision was taken in response to repeated sabotage by staff members that threatened the operational safety of the 650,000 barrels per day facility. In a letter dated September 24, 2025, and signed by the Chief General Manager, …

Former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, has been officially crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland in a grand traditional ceremony. Ladoja received the crown at the Ose Meji Temple in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area after first being adorned with the symbolic Akoko leaf at the Labosinde Compound, Oja’ba. He is expected to be formally presented with the staff of …

The judge adjourned till 8 October for continuation of Mr Kanu’s trial The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed the no-case submission filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), signalling that the prosecution has presented sufficient terrorism evidence warranting his explanation. The judge, James Omotosho, in a ruling, ordered Mr Kanu to …

A nationwide blackout was on Thursday averted as electricity workers suspended their strike after about 10 hours following the intervention of the Federal Government in the labour dispute rocking the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. The truce was reached at an emergency meeting convened by the Minister of Power, represented by senior officials of the ministry, and attended by officials …

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 …