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A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed July 25 for the arraignment of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over alleged unlawful possession of firearms. The date was fixed by Justice Nicholas Oweibo after controversy in the delay by the State Security Service...

The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has said that reports that it has become a recruiting agency are false and should be ignored by Nigerians. The Director, Public Affairs and Communication of the FCC, Dr Chuks Okoli, noted in a statement yesterday that the mandate of the commission did not include...

Justices presiding over the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) have been called upon to give justice to Nigerians now that it is clear that former vice President, Atiku Abubakar won the February 25, 2023 presidential election as against Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was erroneously declared winner by the Independent National...

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education has increased the school fees of new students into Federal Government Colleges otherwise known as Federal Unity Colleges to ₦100,000. This was contained in a directive from the Office of the Director of Senior Secondary Education Department of the Federal Ministry...

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) to take over the N5 billion suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Stella Oduah, former aviation minister. The EFCC alleged that Oduah misappropriated public funds estimated at N5...

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has submitted that President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s reference to “anarchy” against the legal decision of their petition is dangerous and low. Obi and LP’s submission is contained in the final written addresses in reply to the copies earlier...

In line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has commenced the payment of dividend into the federation account. The NNPC Limited on Thursday begun the payment of interim dividend and PSC profit oil as part of the N907bn shared by the...

A group, the Patriots Forumhas alerted of the plot to compromise the outcome of the work of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The media has been awash of a plot to force the resignations of some members of the PEPC to pave the way for the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led PEPC...

Hon Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), representing Ado/ Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing the new service chiefs led by Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa. Agbese, in a statement on Monday, said the move is timely and strategic in the fight against terrorists and other...

A foremost civil society group, the Network for Transparency and Good Governance (NTGG) has berated the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) for trying to play politics with the emotions of Nigerians and playing to the gutters over the recent fuel subsidy removal which has led to the temporary hike...