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Nigerian troops are on a renewed operation to combat insecurity in the South-east. The Nigerian army says pro-Biafra gunmen terrorising residents of the South-east were mainly condemned criminals that escaped from Owerri Prison Facility during the infamous jail break in Imo State. The spokesperson of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement, said the army made …

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has affirmed the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and dismissed the petition of the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, who challenged the return of Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Obafemi Hamzat. Justice Mikhail Abdullahi held that Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Hamzat, were qualified to contest the …

The National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, has claimed that the Federal Government was still paying subsidy on petroleum products. Osifo, who is also the president of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, stated this while speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday. He said due to the cost of crude oil …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of greater support for the judiciary, ensuring better environment, infrastructure, technology and other incentives to empower them to effectively and efficiently perform their duties. Obaseki, who gave the assurance while briefing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said his administration plans to build safe and comfortable judges’ quarters with recreational …

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Friday, issued a production warrant against singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley. Naira Marley who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 11-count charges bordering on conspiracy and credit card fraud has been mandated to appear in court on October …

The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has said that Nigerian scholars `especially from the intellectual community’ were not nominated for the 2023 Nobel Prize because of poor research funding. The Secretary-General of the committee, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, was reacting to the recent announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize winners. He spoke at a news conference to herald the …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Deputy National Publicity, Yekini Nabena, on Friday, mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar whom he urged to start preparations in earnest ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The development is coming barely 24 hours after the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party denied betraying President Bola Tinubu over the allegation …

The Commissioner of Police Lagos State Mr Idowu Owohunwa said, Mohbad was brought in dead to the hospital, and he was certified dead by doctors on duty on September 12. The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command, has said the nurse who treated late singer, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, and reportedly gave him an injection before his …

The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in Oslo on Friday. Mohammadi’s name has become synonymous with the fight for human rights in Iran – a battle that has cost her almost …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said only the outcome of the Supreme Court case against President Bola Tinubu will end his political feud with the President. The former Vice President stated this just as the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, lashed out at him for faulting Tinubu’s academic records, in spite …