Francis Ugwu 
The plaintiffs in a suit seeking an extension of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure have abandoned the case despite the pending determination of the petitions before a Presidential Election Petition Justice Inyang Ekwo made this known on Friday in a ruling on the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/656/23 filed by Justice Initiative for the Disadvantage and Oppressed Persons … Read more
The media aide to former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Terver Akase, has reacted to the allegation by Governor Hyacinth Alia that there was massive looting of the government house in Makurdi under the previous administration. Akase said Ortom is no longer the Governor, and so should not be speaking about issues of governance … Read more
Popular social media commentator Daniel Regha has claimed it is ridiculous that Mercy Chinwo charges N10m to perform in churches. Regha said gospel artists shouldn’t charge money for performances in church. In a post on his Twitter handle on Thursday, Regha claimed that the church is only obligated to provide hospitality and cover their transportation … Read more
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to educate a man, Ndubisi Success, convicted for internet fraud on merits and demerits of fraud. Success was docked by the anti-graft agency for creating an Instagram account for the purpose of inducing unsuspecting people … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has urged the Federal Government to rebuild the nation’s refineries with a view to reducing the negative effect of the fuel subsidy removal. The union’s National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, gave the advice on Wednesday at a Maiden Public Lecture and Groundbreaking ceremony of its Secretariat at the … Read more
Some House of Representatives members in the 9th National Assembly have said they performed credibly well in ensuring the delivery of democratic dividends to Nigerians. A section of those interviewed at the sideline of the valedictory session for members of the 9th assembly in Abuja, said the assembly had set a standard for the 10th … Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the ruling of the National Industrial Court, NIC, favouring the Federal Government against the interest of the masses and workers in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this in a communique jointly signed with Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the Congress at the end of … Read more
The Appeal Court on Tuesday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by the former governor of Jigawa , Sule Lamido, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court dismissing his no-case submission. Lamido, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, and their companies, Bamaina Holdings Ltd and Speeds International Ltd are standing trial … Read more
Oluremi Tinubu, the President’s wife, assumed her first official role as Nigeria’s First Lady on Monday in Abuja. Tinubu officially met with the heads of units in the first lady’s office and took a tour of the office in the company of Permanent Secretary Tijani Umar and other heads of units, as well as the … Read more
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, in accordance with Chapter 6 of the constitution. This was disclosed on Saturday by Garba Shehu, Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, on Saturday. Shehu also said that Buhari was issued with an acknowledgement receipt by … Read more