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The Federal Government, on Thursday, gave an indication that it will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal judgement that quashed the terrorism charge it preferred against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Reacting to the judgement, FG, through the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, ... Read More »

Nollywood producer, Olajide Kareem, aka Seun Egbegbe has regained his freedom after spending roughly three years and six months in custody. The filmmaker was incarcerated on February 10, 2017, after obtaining money by false pretence from no fewer than 40 bureaus de change operators in different parts of Lagos from 2015 to 2017. Egbegbe was alleged to have swindled the ... Read More »

The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has watched the chilling footage of Chidinma Ojukwu confessing to stabbing to death the Chief Executive Officer of Super Tv, Usifo Michael Ataga, all by herself. It also viewed the grim footage of Ataga’s lifeless body recorded shortly after he was found in a Lagos short-let apartment serviced apartment. ... Read More »

The Federal Government yesterday arraigned a Lagos State Monarch, The Onikosi of Ikosi, Oba Alami Oloyede Onikosi and three others before the Federal High Court, Abuja Division on charges bordering on forgery and falsification of a Supreme Court judgment as well as perjury. The others charged alongside the Lagos Monarch are Muyideen Fabunmi, Alademehim Samuel and High Chief Michael Adesegun ... Read More »

…Court clears Magu of money laundering … Enemies of Nigeria behind Magu’s ordeal, ex- EFCC boss’ classmates tell Buhari Former EFCC Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu made the assertion on Sunday in Abuja at an award ceremony organised in his honour by Northern Female Students Association. “I am a victim of corruption fighting back, but I am happy that recent ... Read More »

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has once again shown his philanthropic character to his church members with surprising gifts during the church’s third annual thanksgiving. In the midst of economic downtime, Primate Ayodele is one of the few men of God that have maintained the culture of always reaching out to the downtrodden, less privileged, ... Read More »

.. says I came to return PDP to power- Ayu .. party’s audited accounts to be published in December The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has broken his silence over allegations of corruption and mismanagement of party funds. Ayu said the allegations were unfounded because although as a human being he had his frailties, ... Read More »

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that Nigerians should expect to see a demonstrated thinking capacity and an outstanding performance. Tinubu stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after he arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday. The APC presidential candidate, who expressed excitement to be back in Nigeria, ... Read More »

…N6 trillion for debt servicing in 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari has put the total budget estimate for 2023 at N20.5 trillion. Out of this, the government is budgeting about N6 trillion for debt servicing in 2023. He however said that the 2023 proposals reflect the serious challenges facing the country. Read More »

The Court of Appeal has granted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) permission to appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the union to call off its strike. The court, however, granted the application on the condition that the union obeys the ruling of the lower court and calls off the strike immediately pending the determination ... Read More »