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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will abide by the Court of Appeal judgment affirming Sunday Udeh-Okoye as its National Secretary. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court of appeal had recently upheld the judgment […]

The chairman of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee, Tony Aziegbemi has denied the allegation by Governor Monday Okoebholo that some chieftains of the party collected N12B billion within 15 months from local government area chairmen. The governor made the allegation when. He received the acting chairmen in his office on Tuesday. […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee has approved the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team, the Super Eagles. The decision followed the recommendation of the NFF’s Technical and Development Sub-Committee during its meeting held in Abuja on January 2, 2025. The appointment was […]

*Dismantles 5,049 fraud domains, arrests 752 The police high command, on Tuesday, revealed how an alleged cyber criminal hacked into the system of the Enugu State Government and stole the sum of N1,097,700,300 from its coffers. The force said it took the intervention of the operatives of its departments, the Nigeria Police Force-National Cybercrime Centre […]

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has revealed that the 18 suspended Local Government Chairmen allegedly remitted over N12 billion to leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) within 15 months under questionable circumstances. The governor made this disclosure on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, while addressing acting Chairmen and Councilors from the 18 Local Government […]

The Kogi State Government has mandated students at the state-owned tertiary institutions to present their parents’ Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) for registration. The order is contained in a circular from Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), dated November 26, 2024 and addressed to all the heads of the state owned tertiary institutions, effective from January […]

*Calls for End to Extortion at Military Checkpoints and Collective Punishment The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, led a high-powered delegation on a courtesy visit to the Defense Headquarters, where they were warmly received by the Chief of Defense Staff, General C.G. Musa. Accompanying the NBA President were Dr. […]

The move for a centralised revenue collection measure to allow the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) to collect all revenues on behalf of the six Area Councils of the FCT beginning from 2025, has been fault by a group of law experts. The group – the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CRPA) […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged former Chief of Staff, to former Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Saidu, to the Federal High Court. Saidu who was also a one-time Commissioner of Finance in Kaduna State during the El Rufai’s administration, was charged along with one […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered a temporary forfeiture of 378, 000 US dollars and a Mercedes Benz GLS 600 Maybach to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, made the order after Osuobeni Akponimisingha, counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, moved a motion ex-parte […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified surveillance at major international airports across the country to prevent the potential outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), recently detected in China and spreading globally. Following directives from the Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, Port Health Officers have commenced passenger screening at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in […]

The Senator representing Abia-North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that President Tinubu’s Administration was right not to have accepted the economic policy prescriptions of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund institutions (IMF). Drawing insights on the over-hauled Port Harcourt and Warri Refineries including the stability of the exchange rate, the former […]