archiveMay 2022

  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has announced withdrawal from the Presidential race and declared his support for Senate President Ahmed Lawan. Kalu in a statement said his decision was informed by the fact that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be zoning the presidency to any region....

The trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, over a 21-count charge bordering on forgery and subsidy fraud to the tune of N761, 628,993.84 before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos continued today, Monday, May 9, 2022, with the conclusion...

The exhilarating acts of the top three contestants of the Bigi-sponsored Nigerian Idol on Sunday were trailed by a standing ovation and commendation from the judges as they had double performances each, with applause from the audience in the show which will climax with a winner on 22 May, 2022...

    The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday formally threw his hat into the ring to be the flag bearer of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 Presidential election   Lawan was formally presented with the Expression of Interest and nomination forms...

    By the decision of the Supreme Court in Akinlade v INEC, there is no competent suit filed by Mr. Emefiele pending before the court for adjudication. The affidavit in Support of the Originating Summons and indeed the Affidavit of urgency, were both deposed to by counsel on his...

  The request of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), from preventing him from his presidential ambition has been refused by a Federal High Court in Abuja....

  The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike as the two-month warning strike ends today, Monday, May 9, 2022. This was disclosed on Sunday by the union, in an ongoing National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. At the meeting, ASUU accused the...

Domestic airline operators, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have called off their planned suspension of flights which is billed to commence Monday, May 9. A statement by the President of AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina and endorsed by other members said that they have succumbed to...

  A non-governmental organistion (NGO), the Asido Foundation, has donated a mini-library to the psychiatric ward of Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, to enhance recovery of patients on admission. Founder of the foundation, Dr Jibril Abdullmalik, said during the donation of the library on Friday in Lagos that the motive was...

  Ibom Air, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines has said that it will not take part in an industry plan to stop flights from Monday over the high cost of jet fuel, explaining that the move would affect revenues needed to service obligations to financiers and suppliers. The Airline Operators...