archiveJune 20, 2023

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party will on Thursday, June 22 close their case in their joint petition challenging the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The petitioners, according to a pre-hearing report...

The immediate past Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, has been reelected for a second term. Oluomo was elected following the inauguration of the 10th Ogun Assembly on Tuesday. Also, Hon. Bolanle Ajayi from Yewa South State Constituency was elected as the Deputy Speaker of...

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has decorated the newly-appointed acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, with his new rank. Shettima performed the decoration on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Bola Tinubu had, on Monday, appointed new Service Chiefs, acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and acting Comptroller-General of Customs....

Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will on July 13 deliver his ruling in the enforcement of fundamental rights suit filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Muazu fixed the date on Tuesday (today), shortly...

Premier League side, Chelsea FC, completed on Tuesday, June 20,  their swoop for France international striker, Christopher Nkunku, from RB Leipzig in a deal report to worth £63 million ($80 million). The forward had agreed a pre-contract with the London club in December and has now stamped his move to...

Over N200 million has been collected by the Federal Government from at least seven banks and various other institutions. The Federal Government collected these payments from these financial institutions as a consequence of their infringement upon the data privacy rights of Nigerian citizens. This was made known by Dr. Vincent...

The Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), Abuja, has admitted in evidence report of the health status of the cloud services offered by the Amazon Web Services Incorporated to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), during the 2023 presidential election. The report was presented by a witness, Claretta Ogar, who identified...

A former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has called on African leaders to fully implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), saying strengthening a common African market would enable citizens to attain their shared objectives of peace, unity, prosperity, and development. This position of his is contained in a speech...

  The immediate past Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has arrived at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Makurdi, the state capital. Ortom was in EFCC’s office on Tuesday following an invitation by the anti-graft agency. The former governor who drove in his private SUV...

President Bola Tinubu has embarked on a journey to France to participate in the Paris Summit for the New Global Financial Pact. To attend two-day summit scheduled for June 22 and 23, intends to bring together world leaders to review and endorse a transformative agreement. The New Global Financial Pact...