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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike has dismissed claims of having special interest in some choice plots, saying his decision to revoke some lands for non-payment of ground rents is not because the Administration is interested in re-acquiring those lands, but because it needs defaulters to pay up so that the Administration […]

The Governing Council of the University of Abuja has approved the appointment of the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Aisha Maikudi as its substantive head. With this development, the 41-year-old don becomes the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the University. A statement on Tuesday by the Acting Director, Information and University Relations of the institution, […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to detain Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, and six others for 60 days pending the conclusion of their investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by the DIA’s […]

The controversy surrounding the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor for the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has intensified, with external members of the Governing Council boycotting a scheduled meeting on Tuesday. The meeting, convened by Council Chairman Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (retd.), was reportedly called late Monday night, with plans to appoint a new […]

Former presidential aide, Senator Babafemi Ojudu said President Bola Tinubu is not the right man to lead Nigeria at this time. He stated this as a guest on Edmund Obilo’s State Affairs podcast on Monday. Ojudu, who served in the office of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said his ex-principal could have done a much […]

A former Governor of Osun State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Adebisi Akande, has called for holistic migration from traditional ways of doing things in the country’s educational institutions. The APC chieftain also advised universities to avoid producing graduates that cannot add value to the economy. Akande said such was necessary […]

A public policy analyst and founder of Agora Policy, Waziri Adio, has raised concerns on a number of allocations in the proposed 2025 federal budget. Writing in his weekly column in THISDAY on Sunday, Adio described some budgetary provisions as curious, citing the plan to transfer N146.14 billion to the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) […]

Emmanuel, the husband of a popular Disc Jockey, Kudirat Gbemisola, popularly known as Dj Kulet, has been enmeshed in child molestation scandals. This was disclosed by Gbemisola in a ‘separation’ message on her social media handles on Monday. The DJ confirmed that her husband had been involved in the dastard acts for a very long […]

Babajide Akeredolu, son of the late governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has asked Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to complete all projects started by his father if the governor genuinely wanted to honour his late father. Babajide, who also questioned the sincerity of Governor Aiyedatiwa by naming a yet-to-be-completed project after his late father, noted that […]

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by Donald Trump after a jury decision that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll. After a nine-day civil trial in 2023, a jury determined that the plaintiff, E. Jean Carroll, was sexually abused by Donald Trump at a Manhattan department store in 1996. The jury […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has transferred regulatory oversight of the electricity markets in Ogun State to the Ogun State Electricity Regulatory Commission (OGERC). The move, NERC said, was in compliance with the amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) and the Electricity Act 2023 (Amended). Recall that with the EA […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the temporary forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Sokoto State during the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order after Osuobeni Akponimisingha, counsel to the Independent Corrupt Practices […]