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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 …

The Defence Headquarters says the military has eliminated no fewer than 86 terrorists and other criminals and apprehended 101 others in different operations across the country in the last one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba, said this while giving an update on the operations of the military on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops had …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi said what Nigerians need is a 60 percent cut in the cost of governance and not a reduction of travel entourages. Obi made this assertion in a statement via his verified X handle on Wednesday. His comment comes after President Bola Tinubu slashed the number of people on entourages for …

The Israeli Foreign Ministry criticized South Africa in response to the International Court of Justice case that South Africa brought forth accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. “Today we were witness to one of the greatest shows of hypocrisy in history, compounded by a series of false and baseless claims,” Lior Haiat, a spokesperson for the ministry, said on …

Haruna Abale, the traditional ruler of Kukar Babangida, a community in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been killed by terrorists in a Thursday morning attack. Mr Abale was killed alongside nine other residents including his biological son, Idris Haruna. Multiple sources from the community told PREMIUM TIMES that the terrorists’ first point of call was the monarch’s official residence …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Apo on Thursday granted bail to a former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr Olu Agunloye, who was remanded in prison custody over his alleged complicity in a $6 billion contract fraud. Trial Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie gave bail to Agunloye, who is answering a seven-count charge the Economic and Financial …

The CBN had earlier on Wednesday dissolved the board and management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank due to their non-compliance with BOFIA 2020. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed new leaders for three Nigerian banks whose boards and managements were dissolved on Wednesday. In a statement late Wednesday, Hakama Sidi Alli, the acting director of corporate communications …

We have been informed from our intelligence that the slogan is coming from a revolutionary sector that may cause problems across the country. “Nor dey gree for anybody’ is being seen as just a normal talk but in security community we have seen it as a very dangerous slogan that can trigger crisis, the police spokesperson stated. TRIBUNE ONLINE earlier reported the …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley a “mealy mouthed politician.” Haley said DeSantis’ campaign “is exploding.” The two Republicans vying to become the top alternative to former President Donald Trump in the party’s 2024 presidential primary spent their one-on-one CNN debate Wednesday night in Des Moines, just five nights from the Iowa caucuses, slinging attacks — and …

• Gov solicits monarch’s support to produce successor•Yakubu steps down for Ighodalo Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, yesterday, said the people of the state would resist Governor Godwin Obaseki during the upcoming gubernatorial election. Shaibu said the governor was plotting to install Asue Ighodalo from Edo Central, as his successor; hence, he would be resisted during the election.Featuring …