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*State of the Nation, Tax, Law Business Among Topics at Upcoming NBA Garki Law Week The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Garki branch is all set to host its highly anticipated Law Week, a dynamic event aimed at elevating the legal profession while promoting health and well-being. The week-long program will feature a wide array of […]

A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 1,000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. The full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest. People woken by the magnitude-6.8 […]

Umbrella body of bloggers under the auspices of Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association (BAVCCA), on Saturday, vehemently refuted corruption allegations leveled against the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Husseini Baba-Yusuf, as junks of lies and cheap blackmail by faceless bloggers. This was contained in an address presented by the National President […]

Igbo lawyers in Abuja under the umbrella of Otu Oka-iwu Abuja are set to launch the “Otu Oka-iwu Abuja Endowment,” an initiative aimed at supporting young Igbo lawyers in the city. The endowment fund will provide stipends and placements at reputable law firms to enable young Igbo lawyers gain valuable internship experience. Key Details of […]

Laolu Akande, media aide to the former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission to electronically transmit the results of the last presidential and National Assembly elections has broken the trust of Nigerians in the electoral body. Akande made the statement on Friday while appearing on Channels […]

The Tinubu Presidential Legal Team (TPLT) has provided clarification regarding the watermark on copies of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgment, responding to critics who suggested pre-determined manipulations. In a statement released on Saturday by TPLT coordinator Babatunde Ogala (SAN), it was emphasized that the watermark held no hidden agenda. The statement explained the […]

The African Union has been granted permanent member status in the Group of 20 top world economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, adding momentum to his drive to give a greater voice to the Global South as host of this year’s annual summit. Modi addressed the delegates from behind a nameplate that listed […]

By Farooq Kperogi I am writing this column from Madrid in Spain where I am attending an academic conference. Because of my crowded schedule here, I have not had the chance to thoroughly read and digest the judgement delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, so I won’t be able to make an informed commentary […]

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) has faulted the judgment delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu, saying that the judgment has undermined the gains supposedly made with the passage of the Electoral Act, 2022. Situation Room, which said this in a statement released on […]

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has announced the cancellation of its Post-UTME screening exercise for the 2023/2024 academic session. In a memo signed by the Registrar, Dr. Mrs. C.N Nnebedum, the university stated that the decision to waive the post-UTME test was due to prevailing uncertainties and logistical challenges for prospective candidates travelling from […]

Electricity Consumers Increase to 11.47m in Q2 The number of electricity consumers rose by 200,000 from 11.27 million in the first quarter of 2023 to 11,47 million in the second quarter of the year. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated in its Nigeria’s electricity report for the second quarter of 2023 released in Abuja […]Read More

Russia Budget Deficit Hits All-Time High Riding the waves of high levels of sanctions, the Russian Federal Government recorded a budget deficit of RUB 2.361 trillion in the first eight months of 2023. According to records, this is the widest on record, swinging from a surplus of RUB 291 billion from the corresponding period of […]