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Tribunal sacks Plateau Assembly speaker

The National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau State on Friday nullified the victory of Moses Sule in the March 18 election held in Mikang State Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Sule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

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S3x Toy Scandal: A-Court Awards N50m Damages Against Senator Abbo

Senator Elisha Abbo A High Court of Federal Capital Territory had ordered the lawmaker who represented Adamawa North, to pay damages over the incident that occurred in 2019. Dissatisfied with the verdict, Senator Abbo approached the appellate court to set aside the judgement. However, the appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Jamilu Tukur, …

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Former CBN gov, Emefiele, to be freed after Attorney-General signs non-prosecutorial plea bargain upon his willingness to return N50bn- Report

Emefiele The embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is set to be released from the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS) after his plea bargain with the President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been concluded, according to a report by SaharaReporters.. The report said that the non-prosecutorial plea bargain for Emefiele was being premised upon the former governor’s …

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Finally, EFCC produces sacked CBN gov, Emefiele, in court

After a long forth and back, the sacked Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has finally been produced in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC produced Emefiele before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Ripples Nigeria reports that Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, had in a ruling on November 2, …

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Kaduna: Zazzau emirate council dethrones village head

The Zazzau Emirate Council has dismissed the Village Head of Awai in Maigana District, Soba Local Government Area, Malam Iliyasu Abdullahi, with immediate effect for alleged violation of ethics and taking the law into his hands. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary of the Emir of Zazzau, Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai. The emirate council, further …

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Kogi SDP governorship candidate, Ajaka, alleges assassination plot on him

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the November 11, 2023 election in Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has raised the alarm over an alleged assassination plot on him. Ajaka made that claim during an interview on Channels TV’s programme, Politics Today, on Tuesday night. He disclosed this while commenting on an alleged attack in Dekina Local Government …

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Ramos scores own goal as Barcelona beat Sevilla

Defender Sergio Ramos scored an own goal as his old rivals Barcelona defeated his new side Sevilla in a La Liga game on Friday night. Ramos, why recently returned to Sevilla, had spent 16 years with Real Madrid before moving to Paris Saint-Germain where he played for two years. Returning to Spain, Ramos is facing Barcelona for a record 34th …

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Equity sustains bullish run, gains N85bn

The Nigerian equity market closed positively on Tuesday, gaining 133.98 basis points as the market remain favourable. The NGX All Share Index advanced by133.98 basis points or 0.20 per cent closing at N70613.60 points compared to previous day gain of 0.40 per cent which closed at 70479.62 points. Market capitalisation of listed equities also appreciated by N85 billion to N38.787 …

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NNPP BoT expels Kwankwaso, dissolves NWC

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Sen. Rabiu Kwakwanso. The NNPP BoT also dissolved the Abba Kawu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the party’s meeting held in Lagos. The communique issued …

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