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Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for heeding public calls to release 76 minors detained after the August 2024 protest. In a statement by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor praised the President’s compassionate response, calling it a “magnanimous gesture toward the youth of Kano State.” The governor made these …

A Civil Society Organization, CSO, TAP Initiative, on Tuesday, filed a petition before the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, demanding the prosecution of some officials that were involved in the recent governorship election that held in Edo State. Specifically, the petitioner called for a thorough investigation and trial of some of the adhoc staff the Independent …

* TCN says supply being restored gradually  Nigeria has suffered another nationwide blackout after the electricity grid collapsed again Tuesday afternoon. But the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), in a statement, described the incident as a “partial system disturbance”, noting that it had already begun gradual restoration of power in parts of the country. But THISDAY checks showed that as …

With less than 24 hours to the opening of Tuesday polling, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are banking on massive voter turnout in critical battleground states to clinch a win in one of the most competitive presidential races in recent history. The two campaigns have adopted high-intensity outreach strategies aimed at mobilizing every possible supporter, especially in swing states …

With elections in December, widespread perceptions of political bias in Ghana’s Supreme Court threaten the democratic process Ghana’s Supreme Court has been accused of doing the government’s bidding, leading to critics labelling it the ‘Unanimous FC’. With general elections fast approaching, the lack of trust in the judiciary could undermine the rule of law and democracy, especially if the results of the …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Monday, discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen of a false assets declaration offence for which, he was convicted and removed from office by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Umar Yakubu Danladi led CCT had, in its judgment on false assets declaration charge slammed against Onnoghen …

President Bola Tinubu, while swearing in seven ministers at the presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, reminded them that they will be abused and criticised, but that they should remain focused and not distracted. The President also said that his administration has stopped scavengers of the nation’s resources and will completely do the same thing to profiteers and smugglers across the …

Scores of Nigerians gathered in Abuja on Monday, launching a large-scale protest over escalating fuel costs, chronic fuel shortages, and mounting economic hardship. Led by Abdullahi Bilal of the (Two Million Man March Against Oil Scam Cabal) and Barrister Napoleon Otache and Olayemi Isaac from Citizens and Economic Freedom Rights Activists in Nigeria (CEFRAN), the demonstrators demanded immediate action to …

“We have even gone lower to sell at N960 per litre for sale into ships while maintaining N990 per litre for sale into trucks,” the refinery said. Dangote Refinery on Sunday said it sells its petrol at N960 per litre into ships and N990 per litre into trucks. The company’s Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this …

•NAAT insists on the planned protest ABUJA—Normalcy is expected to return to the Federal Universities Tuesday as striking non-academic workers of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have announced the suspension of the ongoing nationwide indefinite strike over the four months …