On Thursday, the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) seeking to affirm its candidate, Abba Yusuf, as governor of Kano.Justice John Okoro, who led the five-member panel of justices, reserved the judgment after counsels involved in the matter met and agreed
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A former governor of Ogun State and lawmaker representing Ogun Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ibikunle Amosun, has accused his counterpart, the Senator representing Edo North Senatorial district, Adams Oshiomhole, of turning the truth on its head over circumstances surrounding his removal as national chairman of the All
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The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) Limited, in Rivers State, by December 2023, commenced operation on Wednesday, TheWill Newspapers reports.Emerging videos from the facility on Thursday morning showed flares from the refinery, indicating that operations have indeed commenced.Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has consistently assured that
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The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, says 53,836 inmates in the 253 correctional centres across the country are awaiting trial as at December 18.The spokesperson of the service, Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Abubakar Umar made this revelation to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.Umar said the summary of the inmates across
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Nigeria’s public debt hit N87.91 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2023, following a marginal increase from N87.38 trillion in the second quarter, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Wednesday in its third quarter 2023 public debt reportThe office also informed us that the total external
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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the reduction as well as free train rides for Nigerians starting Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, while announcing this gesture to State House correspondents at the Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday, said Nigerians willing
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The Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum (RELF) has said that the resolutions and subsequent directives issued after Monday’s peace parley on the political crisis in Rivers State, at the instance of President Bola Tinubu, cannot override the subsisting orders of the Court on the issues.RELF disclosed this in a communiqué
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One hundred and thirteen Generals of the Nigerian Army have retired or would be retiring from the Service this year, even as the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has praised them for their sacrifices and unwavering commitment to the nation’s stability.The Minister also assured them of prompt payment of
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The defected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, have withdrawn their impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.The development is said to have followed the peace pact reached on Monday night in Abuja.In the Pact initiated by President Bola Tinubu, one of the 8-point resolutions
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