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The Appeal Court, Abuja, has fixed Monday for hearing in the appeal filed by the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir, on the verdict of the state governorship election petitions tribunal. The court announced the date in notice to all the parties in the dispute on Saturday. A three-man panel led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay on September 20 nullified Yusuf’s …

The Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Saturday, September 30, to deliver judgement on a petition filed by Professor Sani Yahaya, the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), challenging the victory of Governor Agbu Kefas of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the March 18 gubernatorial election. The tribunal which will sit in Jalingo, the state …

Bisi Kazeem, the erstwhile Assistant Corps Marshal, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, promoted to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal, has been decorated with his new rank by the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu. The decoration was held at the national headquarters of the Corps in Abuja. The Corps Marshal was assisted by the …

Senator Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday opined that since market forces are unable to stabilise the naira, government intervention is necessary. In the black market, the naira trades for around N1,000 to the dollar and N1,200 to the pound months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the currency. However, Oshiomhole urged the government to step in to protect the …

Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are feared dead following an ambush by gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in Bakana community in Rivers. A resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Saturday that the incident happened in the early hours …

The Plateau State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has embarked on an indefinite strike in a bid to avoid a clash between supporters of reinstated Local Government chairmen and the caretaker chairmen recently inaugurated by Gov. Caleb Mutfwang. The strike which begins on Monday (today), according to the NULGE Chairman in the state, Yohana Makwin …

The Nigeria Police Force, National Cybercrime Centre (NPF- NCCC), on Thursday, arraigned a suspected instigator, Mienapoma Saint, before a Federal High Court in Abuja, following his alleged involvement in cyberstalking and defamation of character of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), and its leadership. Saint, who is associated with Naija Live TV, reportedly disseminated information found to be false and likely …

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick to help Bayern Munich seal a 4-0 victory over Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern are chasing a remarkable 12th consecutive Bundesliga title, and they have remained spectacular this season. Dayot Upamecano headed the visitors into a fourth-minute lead before Kane doubled the lead five minutes later. Read Also: Kane bags hat-trick in Bayern’s …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on legal practitioners in the country to join him in building the nation, just as he urged them to call him to order when he goes wrong. The president who craved an open mindset towards his administration further appealed to them to stop complaining about the past. The legal luminaries, the president further said, …

The Katsina State government has banned the use of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the night across 19 local government areas in a bid to enhance security in the state. The state’s Commissioner for International Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Nasiru Mu’azu, said in a statement on Sunday in Katsina that the ban would be in place from 8:00 p.m. …