Anietie Udobit, AbujaA former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has slammed the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim regarding Nigerian citizenship laws.During an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Badenoch asserted that she cannot pass on her Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Alumni and students of the University of Maiduguri, as well as concerned indigenes of Borno State, have rejected the renaming of the institution to Muhammadu Buhari University by President Bola Tinubu to immortalise the immediate past president.The renaming, announced at a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined a request by a former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking for the release of his international passport to travel abroad for medicare.Justice Emeka Nwite, while delivering a ruling at the resumed hearing of the alleged money laundering case preferred against
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The Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court judgment ordering a retrial of a man, Yahaya Ibrahim, convicted and sentenced to death for culpable homicide by a Kano State High Court.The five-man panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed Yahaya’s appeal against the Appeal
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, to immediately withdraw and apologise for what it described as a “patently unlawful request” for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, to obtain permission before visiting Edo state.In
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has concluded plans for a nationwide strike beginning Thursday, July 24, if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands by the expiration of its 21-day ultimatum on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.Professor Bala Audu, NMA President, confirmed this in an interview on Sunday.The
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party,LP, is currently holding its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the party’s National Headquarters in Abuja.The NEC meeting is coming barely 48 hours after a rival NEC session was held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.Present at the Abure-led meeting were
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaAir Peace will begin direct international flights from Abuja to both London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports, effective October 26, 2025.The airline stated in a press release by its spokesperson, Efe Osifo-Whiskey, that Air Peace had become the first Nigerian carrier to offer direct services from Abuja to
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