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Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has strongly criticized the Benue State House of Assembly for suspending 13 legislators who opposed its resolution directing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese. Describing the suspension as a “reckless breach of the Constitution,” Falana accused the Assembly’s leadership of acting beyond […]

Nigerian model and Mr Nigeria 2024, Ugo Nwokolo, has revealed that he paid N5 million to appear on ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast, hosted by On Air Personality (OAP) Nedu Wazobia, only to be manipulated into making controversial statements to drive traffic for show online. Recall that Nwokolo had in January faced a backlash over his […]

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned the defamation case filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, and his son, popular musician Folarin Falana, also known as Falz, against social critic Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM), to April 15, 2025. The adjournment was granted at the request of Verydarkman’s […]

*Says Daily Petrol Consumption Drops to 50 Million Litres, Local Refineries Supply Half The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria’s petrol consumption has dropped to 50 million litres per day, with local refineries supplying half of the daily requirements. The government said the other half is being sourced through importation. It clarified that none […]

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has sacked all district heads and traditional title holders in the newly created emirates and chiefdoms in the state. He announced the dismissal on Wednesday at Gulak while presenting the staff of office to the new chief of Madagali, Ali Danburam. “All district heads and traditional title holders […]

As members of the All Progressives Congress took over control of local governments in Osun state, Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused the Inspector of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, of executing and imposing illegality on local councils in the state. The Governor made the accusation while meeting top British diplomats, led by the Deputy High Commissioner, […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator” after earlier in the day the Ukrainian president accused him of living in a Russian “disinformation bubble,” as a spat between the two spiraled. Trump’s post on Truth Social included a number of inaccuracies — Zelenskyy was elected president, for example — and followed the […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Danjuma Adamu Ismaila as Rector and Chief Executive of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, Zaria. A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga stated that Dr. Ismaila is an expert in air transportation management, transport economic policy, and aviation security, graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, […]

Legal practitioner, Aloy Ejimakor, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of barring him from visiting his client, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is in their custody. In a terse statement made available to The Guardian, Ejimakor revealed that his legal team alongside an ex-member of the […]

Valentine Ozigbo, the former governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Anambra State, has officially resigned from the party. Ozigbo, who also ran as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in 2021, announced his resignation in a statement released on Wednesday, which he personally signed. The statement, titled “A New Chapter: A Bold Step for […]

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to take decisive action against lawyers who are members of the Benue State House of Assembly for their role in the illegal and unconstitutional attempt to remove the state’s Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Maurice Ikpambwese. Falana’s […]

The National Judicial Council (NJC) says Justice Maurice Ikpambese remains the Chief Judge of Benue State. In a statement on Wednesday signed by a spokesperson for the council, Kemi Ogedengbe, the NJC said Ikpambese remains the state’s chief judge until the complaints brought against the chief judge are investigated and deliberated upon by the council. […]