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  The Lagos airspace has been temporarily closed to flights following a fire that gutted the old terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that the blaze continued to rage as firefighters worked tirelessly to bring it under control. Around 10 people were reported trapped on the 6th floor of the airport’s control tower. As …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has commenced a discreet but far-reaching investigation into some highly placed judges in the country, including heads of courts, insiders at the council have told PREMIUM TIMES. The NJC is the constitutional body responsible for appointing, promoting and disciplining judicial officers in Nigeria. The 24-member council, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat …

Detained former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has instituted a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Enforcement Commission (ICPC) over what he claimed to be an unlawful invasion of his Abuja residence. In the suit filed on his behalf by his team of lawyers led by Oluwole Iyamu (SAN), the former …

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has shut down Nkwo Nnewi Spare Parts Market for one week, following their defiance to government’s order to begin opening markets on Mondays. A press release by the Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, stated that the Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, shut the market …

The Federal Government has insisted that many of the terrorists responsible for killing Nigerians are foreign nationals who infiltrated the country through its porous borders. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, made the assertion on Sunday while addressing participants at the First Plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held at St. Gabriel’s Chaplaincy, …

  Reports indicate that around 10 people remain trapped in the airport’s control tower. The fire that erupted at the old terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport continues to rage, as firefighters work tirelessly to bring it under control. Reports indicate that around 10 people remain trapped in the airport’s control tower. SaharaReporters first reported the blaze at the facility, …

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently review its stance on electoral reforms, advocating for the mandatory real-time transmission of results. The conference stressed the need to restore dwindling citizens’ trust in the nation’s democracy. ​Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, the Archbishop of Owerri and outgoing President of the CBCN, made the call …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has alerted the public about a suspected revalidated batch of SMA Gold First Infant Milk Formula (900 grams) being sold in Kaduna State. NAFDAC on its official X handle on Sunday said the suspected product was found with altered expiry dates and linked to infant gastrointestinal distress in a four-month-old …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 20 suspects over sundry electoral offences during the Saturday Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government elections. The commission’s Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him the suspects were arrested across the FCT, for offences ranging from obstruction of officers, vote buying, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the outcome of Saturday’s area council elections reflect President Bola Tinubu’s visionary leadership. Wike made the remarks during a broadcast in Abuja on Sunday, thanking Tinubu for strengthening residents’ confidence in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC won five of …