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Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday adjourned a lawsuit aimed at stopping Senator Ireti Kingibe from parading herself as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) until June 9 for hearing. The judge set the date following an application for adjournment by the plaintiff’s attorney, IG Ogugwa. Ogugwa, who said the case was not …

A former National Board of Directors member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Prince Oyekunle Oyewumi, has congratulated the Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Senator Sarafadeen Alli on his 63rd birthday.Oyewumi, a member of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Tinubu-Shettima Independent Campaign Council in the 2023 general elections, described the senator …

The Iranian government has executed two people convicted of espionage. Judicial news outlet – Mizan News Agency, reported on Monday. The news platform said the execution took place at dawn. The sentence was handed down by a revolutionary court in the city of Karaj, near the capital Tehran. READ ALSO: ADC crisis: Court postpones lawsuit against Ireti Kingibe until June …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Abdulrahman Mohammed on Monday reiterated the party’s commitment to genuine and transparent reconciliation between aggrieved party members. This came after Mohammed, who belonged to FCT Minister, Barr Nyesom Wike, emerged at a national convention held in Abuja a few weeks ago. The new helmsman of the party made the remarks at the 87th meeting …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West has commended Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for his strong and steady drive to keep Nigeria’s multi-party democracy alive and thriving. The party’s zonal executives pointed out that Makinde has been consistent in his efforts to ensure opposition parties have space to operate. PDP Zonal Publicity Secretary, Sanya Atofarati, who spoke …

Post views: 25 Chief Magnus Agara, a philanthropist and community leader, has donated the sum of 12,500,000 naira to Amurie Omanze Ancient Kingdom, Isu Council Area of ​​Imo where he hails from. Agara, a chemical engineer and managing director of Nymagx Energy Services Limited, made the donation following the bestowal of chiefdom upon him by its traditional ruler, Eze …

Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), on Monday opted for an out-of-court settlement of their dispute. Nnaji has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop the university from releasing his academic records following allegations of certificate forgery. The former minister allegedly faked National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) degrees and …

Shola Oshunkeye ● Says “He is a great icon of journalism that we are very satisfied with” [Press Release] The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, has congratulated journalism icon, Chief Shola Oshunkeye, former Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Publishing Ghana Limited, as he turns 70 today, 20 April 2026. In a statement issued on his behalf …

The Nigerian Navy has intercepted three suspected stowaways on board the merchant ship MSC STELLA (IMO No. 9279988) off the coast of Lagos Fairway Buoy. The Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Folorunsho said the operation was carried out by personnel of the Nigerian Naval Ship (NNS) BEECROFT following …

…Shock, haggling as wannabes, party heavyweights left in the dark Daud Olatunji Fresh details have emerged on how the Presidency would intervene in the internal politics of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), culminating in the controversial emergence of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as the consensus governorship candidate of the party for …