The Federal Government on Monday resumed the trial of suspected Boko Haram members in the Kainji Prosecution Project Phase IV in Abuja.Speaking at the opening of the court session, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said the first phase commenced in 2017.Fagbemi said
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The management of Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State, has shut down the institution following incessant robbery attacks on students.The management directed the students to stay out of school for the next two weeks.Reports have said that armed robbers have been attacking students of the polytechnic, dispossessing them of their valuables
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a postponement of the inauguration of five committees it recently constituted.The decision to postpone the inauguration of the committees was taken on Monday, December 4, at the 138th National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the party at its national secretariat in Abuja.APC spokesperson
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied being involved in a bombing that left many villagers killed at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.Sources from Kaduna had in an earlier report alleged that a jet operated by the NAF dropped a bomb around 9 p.m.
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Fintech company Opay has been down for over an hour as Nigerians cannot send money through its app on Monday evening.This is even as Nigerians have gone to various social media platforms to express their fears.A social media user, @8jagistplug tweeted: “I no understand weytin Opay Dey do this night
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Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has ordered a full investigation into Sunday’s military air strike at Tudun Biri village, which claimed the lives of over 50 people.The villagers were observing the Maulud celebration and were mistakenly killed and many others injured following a military drone attack targeting terrorists and
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to identify, within 90 days, its officials involved in the registration of the underage during the continuous voters’ registration (CVR) exercise in polling units across the country.Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also directed the culprits
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to promptly reject the plan by the Minister of the FCT, Nysom Wike, to spend N15 billion for the construction of ‘a befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Mr. Kashim Shettima.SERAP, in a statement, urged the
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No fewer than 200 lawyers from the 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Sunday, converged at Arewa House Kaduna to express their concern over alleged attempt to thwart the election of Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano by the judiciary.This was even as they maintained that the rule
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The federal government says it will soon commence disbursement of funds under its N125 billion Presidential Palliative Programme, targeted at alleviating the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies.Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the programmes consisted of
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