A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest for a Lebanese man, Maged Ali-Taan, for failure to appear before it.Justice Muhammad Nasir-Yunusa issued the warrant following the refusal of the defendant to appear in court to enter his plea over a charge of alleged
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The Medical Director of the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the lower court that convicted him of rape.The Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, had, on October 24, found him guilty of defiling his
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President Patrice Talon of the Benin Republic arrived at the State House in Abuja today for a visit with his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Tinubu.The purpose of the meeting remains unclear at this time.This visit comes a day after President Tinubu returned to Nigeria from a six-day trip to Dubai,
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Gunmen attacked the secretary of the Kogi State Governorship Election Tribunal, Mr. David Umar Mike, on Monday and stole sensitive petition documents related to the just concluded gubernatorial election, the Nigerian Police have disclosed.The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, said
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Estimates by the ICIR from its independent findings have shown that the Nigerian government might have spent N1.09 billion on round-trip flights for all participants it sponsored to the ongoing COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).Following an uproar from Nigerians on social media, questioning why the Federal
Read MoreUS consumer goods powerhouse Procter & Gamble (P&G) will discontinue manufacturing in Nigeria and pivot to import-only activity, the company said Tuesday.The multinational expects $2.5 billion in charges over the next two years from rejigging operations in some of its markets and writing down the value of its Gillette business.The
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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says President Bola Tinubu’s words, deeds, and body language have shown that the president is not interested in security.A top-placed member of the forum, Professor Usman Yusuf, made this allegation in an interview on AriseTV on Tuesday, December 6.“Our president and commander in chief, Bola
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Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof Florence Obi, has directed that the recent hike in school charges by the institution be put on hold until further noticeThe Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Effiong Eyo, made this known in a statement titled “UNICAL management suspends payment
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions issued a warrant of arrest on Monday on the Governor of Central Bank, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, and 17 others for refusing to appear to answer questions on their operations.The resolution followed the adoption
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Niger´s junta on Monday scrapped two key military agreements that the West African nation signed with the European Union to help fight the violence in Africa´s Sahel region as the country's army leaders and a senior Russian defense official discussed military cooperation.Before the coup that deposed the country's president, Mohamed
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