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An explosion in the generator house at the Canadian Embassy in the Federal Capital Territory resulted in the deaths of two individuals, with two others hospitalised at the National Hospital Trauma Centre due to severe burns. The incident happened at about 10:45 am on Monday. Reports say the two MIKANO engines were being serviced by […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, did not bring the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to court. This was in defiance to an order by the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday, ordering the commission to either release him or produce him in court for the hearing […]

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, has granted singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, known as Sam Larry, bail in the sum of N20 million. They were also to present three responsible sureties. Recall Naira Marley, Sam Larry and two others were, on October 6, arraigned […]

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has reaffirmed the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing the Abia-North senatorial district. In a unanimous ruling on Monday, November 6, the Appeal Court upheld the judgment of the National Assembly Petitions Tribunal, Umuahia which earlier dismissed the petition of Peoples Democratic […]

An Ondo State High Court has struck out the suit filed by the state government and governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over the compilation of the record of appeal. The claimants had in the suit, dragged four registrars of the High Court, the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo House of Assembly, Speaker of the Assembly, Olajide […]

*Justice Kanyip Orders Offices To Close By 1pm Hon. Justice Edith Agbakoba of the Abuja Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria died this morning Monday 6th November 2023. Hon. President, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, OFR has ordered all offices of the Court to close at 1pm for today and all flags to […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf file to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. A three-man panel of judges led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay had sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023, by declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid because they […]

The Presiding Judge, Uyo judicial division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Mahmud Namtari has ordered the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Akwa Ibom State Governor and its Attorney General to pay Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Estate Management, Rev. Enobong Bassey the sum of N21.3m as salaries and entitlements from 1st December, […]

Ahead of the Nov 11 governorship election in Imo State, the Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police (CP) Mohammed Barde to the Force Headquarters. The IGP’s decision to reshuffle the CP underscores the Police Force’s unwavering dedication to upholding the rule of law and maintaining […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election. The three-panel led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye allowed an Appeal by Yusuf Datti and averred that the tribunal was wrong […]

Airtel Africa Value Rises by 28% as Market Downplays Earnings Loss The market value of Airtel Africa Plc spiked by about 30% to N6.727 trillion as the market downplayed the telecom company’s earnings miss. In the previous week, the company had recorded more than 20% share price increase even with its unimpressive earnings result. At […]

Exchange Rates Improve as CBN Reboots FX Reform The Nigerian naira has started recovering from demand shocks across foreign exchange markets as oil exports boost gross external reserves position. Exchange rates across the forex market improved last week with the naira recording gains at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market and the parallel market where […]