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On Thursday, a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice John Okoro upheld President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 electoral victory, ending the months of legal battle that had dogged his administration. Two other stories from the presidency were tracked, and reviewed. 1. On Tinubu’s Supreme Court victory The Justice Okoro led panel dismissed the appeals filed by Tinubu’s main …

The body of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad, has been exhumed by the Lagos State Police Command and a few health professionals, on Thursday. The singer passed away on September 12, 2023, and was buried the following day in the Ikorodu neighbourhood of Lagos. His demise had sparked outrage from his followers, who have since taken to the …

Eleven persons have been confirmed dead in Jigawa State following a fatal road accident at Kwanar Gujungu town in the state. The Jigawa State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiitu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday. According to Adam, the accident happened on Saturday when a Honda LE and a Golf Wagon had a head-on …

A prosecution witness, Abubakar Aliyu Madaki, on Friday, told the Federal High Court, Lagos, how a former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, handed over the cash sum of N1.29 billion to ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, in 2014. Madaki, a former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operative, stated this at the resumed trial of the former governor …

Experts in different fields in Nigeria have lamented the low investment in production activities, stressing that the continual increase in poverty will lead to social vices and underdevelopment in the country. The experts, in separate interviews, said there has to be massive investment in agriculture, food security and price regulations to eradicate poverty. They maintained that the rate of poverty …

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Omar Touray, on the current political situation in the Niger Republic. Nigeria’s former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, also attended the meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although issues discussed at the meeting have not been made public, they may not …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to disclose details of Nigeria’s daily oil production, exportation and the total amounts of revenues generated from oil since the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023.” Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido …

Napoli’s coach, Rudi Garcia, has asked Osimhen to contribute more defensively following their opening 3-1 win over Frosinone last Saturday. The Nigeria international scored two goals to help the Italian champions secure a comeback win after the Serie A newcomers stormed to an early lead. Garcia, while pleased with Osimhen’s stellar attacking display, expressed dissatisfaction with the striker’s defensive contributions. …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Monday, made recommendations to the new Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on how to address the phantom issues in the education sector. Undoubtedly, a variety of problems have dominated ASUU, SSANU, and ASUP agitations during …

LCoordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, has promised to work toward ending medical tourism out of Nigeria. He gave the assurance at his maiden meeting with top officials of the ministry upon assumption of office. He noted that there was a gap in health outcomes that needed to be improved upon. “When you fly from Addis …