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Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, the former Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, the accused has shifted the blame to his former boss. During the hearing at the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa on Thursday, Sa’idu claimed that he lacked the authority to convert funds into naira, asserting that such decisions were solely […]

An Enugu State High Court, on Thursday, ordered that the scheduled election into the national offices of the Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, be conducted without any interference. The pan-Igbo socio-cultural group had set January 10, 2025, as the date for a fresh election for all its national positions. It has been proposed that […]

The third edition of PrivCon, Nigeria’s leading annual privacy conference, is set to take place on 26th February 2025 at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. This year’s conference promises to be an insightful gathering for stakeholders in privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and related sectors as it tackles the theme: “Cybersecurity and Privacy in Nigeria: Connecting the Dots.” PrivCon has […]Read More

The case of Edun v. Governor of Delta State highlighted legal controversies surrounding the principle of locus standi in Nigeria. The appellant, a concerned citizen, taxpayer, and legal practitioner, challenged the constitutionality of provisions in the Pension Rights of the Governor and Deputy Governor of Delta State Law, Cap. P5, Laws of Delta State, 2008. […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to regain control of Almajiri schools that were originally established during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. These schools were handed over to the governors of the 19 Northern states but have since been neglected and abandoned. The move was revealed by Idris Sani, the Executive Secretary of […]

DGSSIE forces successfully neutralized several Boko Haram attackers following an assault on the presidential palace in N’Djamena, Chad on Wednesday. The attack occurred less than two weeks after the country held a contested general election, which was marked by low turnout and opposition allegations of fraud. A video circulating on social media shows elements of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has detained 10 of its officers attached to the Lagos zonal command over alleged theft of operational items. In a statement on Wednesday, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesperson, said the officers were arrested last week based on the directive of Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the commission. […]

The soldier who authorities believe blew up a Cybertruck on New Year’s Day in front of the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas used artificial intelligence to guide him about how to set off the explosion, officials said Tuesday. Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, queried ChatGPT for information about how he could put […]

British Members of Parliament voted down an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that sought to mandate a statutory national inquiry into grooming gangs. The amendment, proposed by Conservative MPs, was defeated by a margin of 364 votes to 111. The proposed amendment aimed to address ongoing concerns surrounding grooming gang operations across […]

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has weighed in on the public spat between his party’s spokesperson, Felix Morka and the 2023 Labour Party LP presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, accusing the opposition leader of libel and incitement to violence. Ganduje in a statement issued Wednesday and personally […]

A former Catholic priest of 17 years, Dr Echezona Obiagbaosogu, said he has resigned from his position as a priest to embrace African traditional religion. Obiagbaosogu, who teaches African Traditional Religion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, said he was fascinated by the traditional African spirituality and the art of rainmaking. After […]

In a phenomenal display of engineering ingenuity, aircraft engineers and technicians of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have accomplished the remarkable feat of reactivating a Dornier DO-228 aircraft, which had been grounded for the past 23 years. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday by Director Public […]