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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Ogun State government has denied the purported attack on a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Segun Sowunmi at the premises of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, the state capital.UNITY TIMES reported violent disruption at the Ogun state election tribunal,
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The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said the federal government disbursed a total of N57,165,751,416.12 to states for teachers’ professional development programmes within the last 13 years.The executive secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, made this known at the National Conference on Teachers Professional Development yesterday in Abuja.Bobboyi said the
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Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal yesterday refused to grant an application filed by the Labour Party's governorship candidate in the March 18 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, seeking the consolidation of his petition with that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Olajide Adediran (popularly known as Jandor).The tribunal,
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