Federal Court orders Kanu’s return to Kenya Nnamdi Kanu, the head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group that is now proscribed, has sued the federal government for violating his fundamental rights by the Department of State Services (DSS) in an action worth N100 billion. Kanu is requesting his immediate release from the Read More…
The Federal Government reiterated its dedication to ensuring food and nutritional security and providing work opportunities for the jobless on Tuesday. This was stated by Mr. Abudullahi Abubakar, Director of the Federal Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, at a two-day workshop on packaging and processing for women and youth in Abuja. Abubakar was represented Read More…
The Court of Appeal says that the decision to drop the terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who was illegally extradited, has nothing to do with the move of 21 justices to different divisions. Contrary to several media accounts, the appellate court said that the postings of Read More…
Two individuals were killed and four others were injured in a collision involving a commercial bus, truck, and motorcycle on Tuesday near the Conoil Bus-Stop on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, according to The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). Newsmen in Ota were informed by Mrs. Temitope Oseni, the Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, who Read More…
Another group of 137 Nigerians who were trapped in Libya have been brought to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, the agency reaffirmed this. The returnees, according to NEMA, boarded an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 and arrived at Ikeja’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport’s Cargo Wing around Read More…
International organisations from all over the world are invited to monitor the general elections in Nigeria in 2023 at the invitation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call when he welcomed the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Pre-Election Fact Finding Mission to Read More…
Environmentalists have accused certain Nigerians of having a bad attitude and building on water channels and drains, which hastens floods in neighborhoods, cities, and towns. The experts in a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the South South area also attributed the problem to the ineffective waste management of the government. They Read More…
Unrestrained use of social media and other digital platforms, according to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, is causing significant issues on a worldwide scale. At a session to welcome guests to the Global Media and Information Literacy Week happening in Abuja, the minister reaffirmed this position. 193 UNESCO member nations are participating Read More…
The Federal Government filed a request with the Court of Appeal in Abuja asking for a stay of the ruling that released Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the illegal Indigenous People of Biafra. On Monday, the three-judge panel presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani withheld judgment after hearing the arguments of the attorneys. Mr. David Read More…
In light of the security alert issued by the US Embassy on a potential terror assault on Abuja, the Department of State Services (DSS) has urged Nigerians to take the appropriate safety measures and exercise caution. The DSS’s public relations officer, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He Read More…
