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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has debunked as false, news making the rounds that one of its prosecutors was offered a bribe over the Malabu OPL 245 fraud case leading to the dismissal of the charges against a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke and others by […]

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the selection of an Election Service Provider (ESP) to facilitate electronic voting for the upcoming NBA Elections. The ECNBA, inaugurated on December 18, 2023, by NBA President Yakubu Chinoko Maikyau SAN, OON, is mandated to conduct elections for […]

Bauchi-based Islamic cleric, Idris Abdulaziz, has returned from exile following the intervention of National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, who helped settle the protracted political feud between the cleric and Governor Bala Muhammad. Abdulaziz had fled Bauchi State earlier this year, alleging persecution and the threat of arbitrary arrest by the state government after openly […]

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has encouraged the Muslim Ummah to actively pursue knowledge to strengthen their faith. In his Eid message on Wednesday, Abubakar emphasised the importance of continuing to pray for leaders and the prosperity of the country. “We […]

The lawyers to the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to withdraw from the ongoing terrorism trial, if the Department of State Services (DSS) denies them full access to Kanu, who has been in their custody for about two years. While addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, the […]

Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) is set to sue the National Assembly over 40 legislators concurrently serving as legislators at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament and the Pan-African Parliament respectively. The association has served a pre-action notice to the Office of the President of the Senate and Speaker […]

Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has said his refinery’s ability to sell diesel at significantly discounted prices will provide immediate relief to Nigeria’s inflation woes. Dangote disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday after visiting President Bola Tinubu to celebrate Eid-El-Fitr in Lagos. The chairman of Dangote Group expressed optimism about the economy, noting that the naira […]

Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.” Haniyeh confirmed the deaths Wednesday in an interview with the Al Jazeera satellite channel, saying his sons “were […]

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a bombshell decision that adds the state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned. The ruling allows an 1864 law in Arizona to stand that made abortion a felony […]

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has raised the alarm that 75 per cent of primary schools in the State do not have teachers while 90 per cent are dilapidated. Fubara, who described the condition of primary schools as troubling, said his administration was focused on turning around the fortunes of education, health and agriculture in the […]

Super Falcons Arrive in Pretoria Ahead Olympic Qualifiers Nigeria’s Super Falcons have arrived in Pretoria ahead of the return leg of the final Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying round against Bayana Bayana of South Africa. According to the media officer of the team, Oluchi Tobechukwu, the team arrived at the Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg this morning […]

Olympic Qualifiers: Super Falcons Charged to Beat Banyana Banyana in S’Africa Former Nigerian International, Bright Omokaro, has charged the Super Falcons to adopt team play to defeat Banyana Banyana of South Africa in the second leg of their Olympic qualifiers tonight. The Super Falcons defeated Banyana Banyana by a lone goal in the first leg […]