The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrant for Russian President, Vladimir Putin, over alleged war crimes.The claims by the court are primarily centred on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia, BBC reports.The ICC states that the crimes were committed in Ukraine from the 24th of
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Political Party agents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) clashed at Polling Unit (PU) 046, Ward 19, Elekahia in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the Governorship and State Assembly elections.According to Reports by ICIR, the argument ensued after the presiding officer for the unit announced that there
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The National Judicial Council, NJC, has ordered the Chief Judge of Taraba State, Justice F. B. Andetur, to vacate his office with immediate effect.The Council, which is headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola, ordered the Taraba CJ to handover to the next most senior Judge
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied awarding contract to the tune of N434 million to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Aishatu through Binani Binani Printing Press.The contract documents signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, showed the award of
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The All Progressives Congress and the Social Democratic Party in Lagos State have applied for leave to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that the Independent National Electoral Commission should electronically transmit the results of Saturday’s governorship and State House of Assembly elections.According to the
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The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Tanzania and University of Ibadan (UI) in Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU for the teaching of Kiswahili language.The symbolic virtual signing of the document was facilitated by the High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Federal
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja, to set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court, which ordered it to allow two eligible voters with Temporary Voter Cards (TVC) to vote in the March 18th Governorship and State House of Assembly elections.Justice Obiora
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Professor Uche Chigozie Edwin before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN) of N1.4 billion.The EFCC docked Edwin before Justice Nicholas Oweibo alongside three of his firms, Visionary Integrated Consulting
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Igbo Elders Consultative Forum FCT, Abuja has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections, Peter Obi will be declared president.At a press conference jointly addressed by the chairman of the Igbo Elders Consultative Forum and former governor of
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Federal government has unveiled a navigational chart of lower River Niger from Jamata through Lokoja and Burutu produced by Nigerian Navy hydrographers and warned of 81 underwater features that may be dangerous to mariners.The Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo in a goodwill message at the ceremony yesterday
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