By Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaBarring any unforeseen circumstance, the 10th National Assembly will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, two days after the lifespan of the current 9th National Assembly would have expired on Sunday, June 11.Recall that the current National Assembly was inaugurated on June 11, 2019. Its lifespan
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A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a senior pastor of the Alter of Solution Church, Chidiebere Okoroafor, to death for murdering his mistress and two other persons in Oyigbo, Rivers state.Justice S. Benson, who presided over the case, in his judgment in the murder trial delivered, on
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Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has continued to battle trolls on social media following her face-off with the Lagos State government which has ordered her to pay the sum of N18,640,092.00 in personal income tax within seven days or face jail.In a letter sent to the actress on Monday, the Lagos
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An Abuja Federal High Court has stopped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) from detaining former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.The court also stopped the Department of
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Leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has assured his supporters that Biafra freedom is non-negotiable. Nnamdi Kanu’s legal counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, relayed his message via a tweet on Tuesday.According to Ejimakor, Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, in
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The Nasarawa State Government has postponed the inauguration of the seventh Assembly, earlier billed for Tuesday, indefinitely.Mr Ibrahim Musa, the acting Clerk of the House, said this in a statement in Lafia, saying that the postponement was based on security advice to Gov. Abdullahi Sule.Musa called on the members-elect and
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Health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have suspended its 12-day-old strike.The union said the decision was reached after its meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday.JOHESU national vice chairman, Ogbonna Chimela, said, "We met with president Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, and he pleaded with
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The House of Representatives has invited the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele to justify the payment of over N32.5 billion to two companies; Messrs GSCL Consulting and Biz Plus without formal documentation.Also invited in connection with the impropriety are the Auditor General of the Federation,
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The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, tendered exhibits from eight states to the presidential election petition court to prove its case against President Bola Tinubu.Exhibit were tendered from Delta (25 LGAs), Nasarawa(13 LGAs), Ebonyi (13 LGAs), Kaduna (23 LGAs), Imo (27 LGAs), Ondo (18
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President Bola Tinubu has restated that his administration will revive and restore public confidence in the health sector in Nigeria.The president made the commitment in his office yesterday during an audience with leaders of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).Tinubu harped on the
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