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The Supreme Court, on Friday, set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal which sacked Governor Yusuf Kabir of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Nasiru Gawuna, winner of the March 18 poll. In the judgment delivered by Justice John Inyang Okoro, the apex court held that the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N683,429,268 billion as the 2024 intervention Funds for disbursement to beneficiary public tertiary education institutions in the country. Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, who made this known on Friday in Abuja during the Fund’s Strategic planning meeting with heads of beneficiary institutions, noted the allocation …

The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Zamfara Governor. The apex court set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal Abuja, which had declared the Governorship Election as inconclusive and ordered a re-run in three Local Government Areas of the state. TRIBUNE

“I want to assure you that as far as the Commission is concerned, nobody is above the law. “What this Chairman has done since he assumed office is that he has reviewed all high profile cases that he inherited, and he has asked me to assure you that this case will not be an exception. “Like others it will be …

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, upheld the election of Sen Bala Mohammed as the duly elected Governor of Bauchi State under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the APC gubernatorial candidate in the election, Amb Saddique Baba Abubakar who lost his bid to upturn the election at the Tribunal …

WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden says her husband’s age is an “asset,” as President Joe Biden — at 81 already the oldest American leader in history — faces persistent questions from voters about his decision to seek another term. In an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” released Thursday, Jill Biden responded to those concerned the Democratic president is too old, saying, …

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last governorship election in Abia State, Okechukwu Ahiwe seeking to sack Labour Party’s Alex Otti as the Governor of Abia State. In a judgment a moment ago, the apex court held that the appeal was unmeritorious and proceeded to dismiss it. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, …

The United States and United Kingdom airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen were an act of “self-defense,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, looks on as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 12. Thomas Peter/Reuters “Our aim is very clear. It’s to deescalate tensions and to restore stability to the region. That’s …

The Edo State government said on Thursday in Benin, the capital of Edo State that the State will begin the use of electric buses as a means of transportation between February and March this year. This was just as the state government also sealed a deal for a wind energy project with a capacity of 175 Megawatt. The State Commissioner …

Heavy security has been beefed around the Supreme Court of Nigeria Complex in the three arms zones of Abuja ahead of the for judgment in the Kano State governorship election appeal. The apex court will also deliver judgment in 7 states – Lagos, Plateau, Bauchi, Abia, Ebonyi Zamfara, and Cross River state. The court begins sitting by 9a.m. NAN reports that Judgments in …