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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday evening, met with Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the banner of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), ahead of Thursday’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling party. The meeting, which took place at the State House...

The Federal Government has announced the release of the results of this year’s National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into the Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The government also released the results of the separate entrance examination conducted for...

House of Representatives Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has said the creation of regional development commissions for the country’s six geopolitical zones is meant to ensure that every region feels a genuine sense of belonging in the Nigerian project. The Speaker reaffirmed the commitment of the Green Chamber to support the commissions. Represented by...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, and his erstwhile Finance Commissioner, Omodachi Okolobia, in their ongoing N3.1 billion alleged money laundering trial. In a ruling yesterday, Justice Peter Lifu held, among others, that the prosecution...

THE police in Bayelsa State have arrested the abductors of Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a judge of the state state high court. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped on June 21 in Yenagoa and was held for 12 days before he was rescued through the joint effort of security agencies in the state....

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested a notorious arms supply syndicate responsible for arming bandits in Benue and other north-central states. The development, Force Headquarters said, is in continuation of police investigation on the deadly attacks by bandits on communities last month in Benue State. Force Police...

Troops of the Nigerian Army under the Joint Task Force Operation “Fansan Yamma” (OPFY) have successfully intercepted and neutralised a group of terrorists advancing from the Baban Doka axis of Maru Local Government Area (LGA) in Zamfara State towards Ragada and Warari communities in Rijau LGA of Niger State. This...

…Say Ahmed Farouk Betrayed Public Trust The Sokoto State Students Forum (SSSF) has added its voice to mounting calls for the immediate sack of Engr. Ahmed Farouk, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), over what it described as an “unforgivable abuse of public...

The Bauchi State Police Command is investigating three men suspected of having anal sex with a 12-year-old boy. Spokesperson for the command, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement yesterday, explained that the case was reported at ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters on July 16, by Ibrahim Maikudi. Wakil said the complaint detailed...

ABUJA- A senior legal practitioner, Mr. Ken Harries, on Tuesday, gave reasons why the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, would not be able to enforce the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja that recommended her reinstatement. According to the lawyer, having appealed against the high court...