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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday overruled a motion by counsel to a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami. praying the court to strike out the case of alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms brought against the duo by...

The Centre for Leadership and Creative Entrepreneurs in Africa has called for the immediate removal of the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, accusing her of alleged incompetence and abuse of public office over the agency’s enforcement of a ban...

….Civil Society Group Knocks Action Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Olubumi Tunji-Ojo, has dragged a social crusader, Emorioloye Owolemi, before the Akure division of the Federal High Court, for allegedly cyberstalking. In the two count charge marked: FHC/AK/3C/26, the defendant is being accused of intentionally making offensive statement against the minister via...

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Dr. Mukhtar Muhammad, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening cultural and tourism cooperation with China, describing women as central to strengthening bilateral relations between both countries. He spoke at the celebration of the Chinese New Year/Lantern Festival and...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a man suspected of being behind the recent attempt to assassinate the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, in Benin, the Edo State capital. Obi, a former governor of Edo State, Chief John Oyegun, and several chieftains...

The Senior Pastors of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, and wife Dr Mrs Becky Enenche on Sunday donated a patrol vehicle to the Federal Road Safety Corps and Nigerian fire service operating along Airport Road in Lugbe, Abuja. The gesture formed part of the church’s continued commitment to supporting...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne, has strongly criticised Governor Alex Otti for what he described as his “dictatorial outburst” against a journalist during a recent monthly media briefing in the state. The APC chieftain asked Governor Otti to tender an unreserved...

There was wild jubilation across formations of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday following the reappointment of Commandant-General Abubakar Audi by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Officers and men of the corps reportedly broke into celebration at several state commands and the national headquarters in Abuja as...

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has inaugurated the Ministry’s Project Approval Board, marking a significant step in ongoing institutional reforms aimed at modernising Nigeria’s diplomatic systems. The inauguration signals the formal commencement of a structured framework to institutionalise and accelerate Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives within...

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Shafiu Usman, believed to havemasterminded the December 14, 2015 attack on the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in Aiyetoro, Kogi State, where over 20 worshippers were kidnapped. Security sources disclosed that Usman was nabbed at a hideout in Gombe...