The Court of Appeal, Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. On 9 February, Adeleke filed an appeal challenging the judgment of the Osun State Gubernatorial Election Tribunal. The tribunal, headed by Justice Tertsea Kume, had on 27 January, nullified the election in which Adeleke was declared winner. It ruled in favour …

The Kano State Executive Council (KSEC) has given approval for the Kano State Anthem Bill 2023 and its transmission to the State House of Assembly for passage into law. The KSEC has also approved the state Rural Access Roads Establishment (RARA) Bill 2022 and the State Roads Funds 2022 Bill. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Mallam Muhammad …

The Afegbua family in Edo State has announced the death of Second Republic Senator, Franca Afegbua. She was the only female Senator in that era, which ran from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983. The family’s statement reads: “The Afegbua family of Edo State has confirmed the demise of the first woman senator in Nigeria, Senator Franca Afegbua, whose …

No fewer than 35 persons have been killed in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna and Katsina States. Of the figure, 17, including a policeman, were reportedly killed in  Zangon-Kataf communities in Southern Kaduna. Eighteen persons were killed in the Kankara council area of Katsina State. According to The Nation, the trouble started in the Zangon-Kataf area on Thursday when …

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 24-year-old security guard, Barnabas Job over the alleged murder of a 26-year-old housemaid, Thereza Ekibi. The spokesman of the command, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the development on Sunday, said that the housemaid was allegedly murdered in her bedroom by the suspect at the same house they both work …

Prof. Zakari Ladan of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Kaduna State University (KASU), and other co-researchers have developed a mosquito-repellent fabric. In a statement by KASU’s Public Relations Officer, Adamu Bargo, in Kaduna on Sunday, the institution said this was part of efforts aimed at ending the malaria scourge. Bargo said that the product was the outcome of …

A Nigerian studying at the Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Okail Shedrack has been arrested in the Republic of Benin over cyberfraud-related allegations. He was said to have been arrested on 7 February in Porto-Novo. Efforts to hear from the Benin police authorities proved abortive, as a message sent through the means provided on their website did not go through. However, …

The Managing Director of Messrs Caniz Limited, Dr Austin Izagbo has been honoured by the Daily Independent newspapers for returning N75 million overpaid to his company. Izagbo, a politician from Delta State, commended the newspaper for recognising his integrity. He said: “I appreciate the award given to me for returning N75 million overpaid by Federal Government agency, NIMASA (Nigerian Maritime …

The remains of a 28-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Oreoluwa Aina, who was involved in last Thursday’s Lagos train accident, have been laid to rest. Aina was among the six victims who were confirmed dead by the state government. Aina, who served with the Curriculum Services Department of the Lagos State Ministry of Education in Alausa, was buried …

The Zamfara police command has dislodged a bandits’ camp and rescued 14 kidnapped victims in Zamfara, who had spent 68 days in captivity. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu. According to him, “On 10th March 2023, Police tactical operatives in conjunction with the …