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The suit was brought against the Nigerian government by the widow of the late Mr Abacha, Maryam Abacha, and her eldest surviving son, Mohammed Abacha. The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed on Monday a suit filed by the family of the late Head of State, Sani Abacha, challenging the Nigerian government’s revocation of the deceased military ruler’s property in …

She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could become the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to head a major party’s presidential ticket if Democrats nominate her after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly Monday to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White …

The Police in Edo says gunmen involved in the attack on Monday Okpebholo, APC Governorship Candidate for Edo and the state’s reinstated deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, have gone into hiding. The Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye said this on Monday while giving an update on the investigation into the July 18 attack on Airport Road in Benin. The News Agency …

…. non-availability of crude to refineries, threats to energy security The House of Representatives Joint Petroleum Committees on Midstream and Downstream sectors have commenced a thorough investigation into the alleged production/importation of adulterated/substandard petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil needed by domestic refineries, and broader threats to Nigeria’s energy security. The Joint Investigative committees chaired by Hon. Ikenga Imo …

Amidst the mounting public discontent and economic hardship gripping Nigeria, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a call to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to heed the voices of the aggrieved populace as a national protest approaches. “Millions of Nigerians are suffering under the weight of economic policies that have exacerbated poverty and deprivation,” stated Ajaero. Recent statistics …

Justice Omotosho had in his judgment in May held that Ighodalo is the rightful and duly nominated candidate of the PDP in Edo State.  The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday upheld the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. The court also …

President Joe Biden has bestowed the Presidential Achievement Award on the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Worldwide, Dr. Daniel Olukoya. The award of honour was presented by an official representative of Biden at the ministry’s American headquarters in Houston on Sunday. The prestigious award acknowledges the ministry’s outstanding contributions to community development in the United States and …

Our present jurisprudence gives much protection to suspects who use their ill-gotten billions of naira to obfuscate their trials. The fight against corruption is not up to scratch just yet, as evidenced in the report on a survey, which showed that a staggering sum of N721 billion was paid as bribes to Nigerian public officials in 2023. This amount translates …

The court-reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu, yesterday, said his fight against his impeachment was to protect the office of the deputy governor in Nigeria, which he said has been ridiculed by some governors since 1999. Shaibu spoke to journalists after a thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City, where he said his reinstatement by the court …

President Joe Biden’s exit from the US 2024 Presidential election has attracted reactions from across the globe, most prominent, coming from his former Principal, two-term US President, Barack Omama. As Americans watch with mixed feelings, Biden’s decision to drop out of the raise following calls from many democrats and donors after his disastrous showing in the maiden edition of presidential …