President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, former governor of Anambra State Peter Obi, former Senate president Bukola Saraki, and other eminent Nigerians have paid tribute to the late constitutional lawyer Professor Ben Nwabueze.Nwabueze, who hails from Atani in the Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State, is
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The Court of Appeal, Abuja, affirmed the election victory of Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election held in February.The three-member panel, in a judgment, upheld the judgment of the state’s election tribunal and dismissed the appeal filed by Sen.
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Controversial singer Abdulazeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite Samson Eletu, alias Sam Larry, have filed a fundamental rights suit to challenge their continued detention over the death of 27-year-old singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad.Joined as defendants in the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos were
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Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaIs it Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who stopped Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha from returning to the House of Representatives and becoming part of the 10th National Assembly? Is it Hon. Benjamin Kalu who sponsored the Labour Party House of Representatives candidate, Amobi Ogah,
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A ministerial retreat for ministers is scheduled to take place from Wednesday to Friday this week.Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday after the federal executive council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.He mentioned that ministers, special
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Over 50 decomposed bodies, 20 headless bodies, and countless human skeletons were recently discovered around Lokpanta Cattle Market in Umunneochi local government area in Abia State.The governor, Dr. Alex Otti, stated this late last night during a monthly media chat for October tagged "Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians", at
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Federal government has approved a supplementary budget totalling N2.1 trillion.The minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa.Bagudu explained that “the council considered a request for
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged a Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a suit filed by human rights lawyer Femi Falana, seeking to compel the apex bank to stop the alarming depreciation of the naira.CBN, in its preliminary objection to the suit, is contending that Falana
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The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, addressed a press conference in Abuja on Monday over the Supreme Court’s verdict to dismiss his appeal for lacking merit and affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku said in his speech that Nigeria is
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Some youths have gathered in Lagos to protest against the purchase of sport utility vehicles for lawmakers at the National Assembly.The youths who gathered in their numbers at the Ikeja area of Lagos on Monday held placards and chanted, ‘Fund education, not SUVs, ‘Pay living wage, not SUVs, and ‘Fund
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