Former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, who is seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, closed his case before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja. Atiku, who called a total of 27 witnesses and tendered several …

The Federal University, Birnin Kebbi(FUBK) had matriculated 3,062 undergraduates candidates during its 8th matriculation ceremony held in the institution.   The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Zayyan Muhammad-Umar, who disclosed this during the ceremony, explained that the university was driven by overwhelming desire to encourage vibrant academic culture. According …

The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said that the recent renewed attacks in some communities in the state is nothing but genocide, since according to him, it was a deliberate and orchestrated plans to wipe a number of people from the state. He stated this when he appeared on …

A High Court sitting in Ondo state, has sentenced a 78 year-old community leader, Ojo Komolafe, to death by hanging over the shooting and killing of a school proprietor, Taofik Babalola. Komolafe was said to have committed the offence on August 7, 2021 at Kajola area of Odigbo local government …

The United Nations has accused Russia of killing 136 children in 2022 during its war of aggression against Ukraine, an internal report seen by dpa in New York on Thursday showed. UN Secretary general António Guterres said he was “appalled” by the killings. The report also stated that 80 children …

Organised Labour yesterday cautioned the Federal Government against planned hike in electricity tariffs, saying it will increase the burden on Nigerians. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said with the removal of petrol subsidy and the unification of Naira exchange rates, many Nigerians are reeling under financial pressure. An official of the …

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arraigned a lawyer, Temidayo Eseyin, for allegedly defrauding the Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, to the tune of N19.3m. Eseyin, a former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, was arraigned before …

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday, sentenced a suspect, Okwo Mark, to three months in prison for impersonating an American citizen, Stella Coleman, working as an FBI agent. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the defendant who perpetrated the crime was arraigned by the EFCC. Mark …

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed Tammy Danagogo as Secretary to the State Government. Danagogo was the SSG to the immediate past administration, led by former Governor, Nyesom Wike.   Governor Fubara also appointed Chidi Amadi, as his Chief-of-Staff. Their appointments were contained in a statement dated June …