The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the petitions of the Action Peoples Party (APP) and the Labour Party (LP) to Wednesday. The parties are challenging the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the 25th February presidential election. In its petition, the APP is challenging the results …

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the bench warrant issued against her on 24th July 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that, in a motion on notice by her counsel, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, Alison-Madueke sought an order extending the time within which she could seek …

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika assured on Sunday night that the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja would be opened around 10 pm local time after a Max Air plane had an emergency landing there earlier in the day. “Following the temporary closure of Abuja Airport due to an emergency landing by Max Air, I am …

Following a massive gridlock caused by a fuel-laden tanker that fell and spilt its content around the Ibafo area of Ogun State in the early hours of Sunday, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has advised road users to explore alternative routes. According to the commission, road users going into and out of Lagos are advised to explore routes, such …

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has approved the posting of 86 Deputy Commissioners of Police and 206 Assistant Commissioners of Police to various zonal commands, state commands and police formations, across the country. The senior police officers are to deputise other senior Commissioners of Police and other most senior officers in the discharge of critical administrative, investigative, and operational …

Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike is under fire for naming a new courthouse in the state after his wife, Suzette Eberechi. “Every day, people say Wike you are generous. If I’m generous to myself, is it bad? So as I am leaving, let me also name that one (courthouse) after my wife”, Wike said at the project commissioning. The …

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun State on Friday ordered the remand of nine suspects for allegedly beating an undergraduate to death. The police prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent Emmanuel Abdullahi told the court that the defendants committed the offence around 8:00 pm on 10th April at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He gave the names of the suspects as: Badiora Timilehin, 22; …

Ahead of today’s sentencing of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice for organ harvesting, prominent Nigerians and Africans have continued to appeal to the United Kingdom court for clemency. In a last-minute plea, members of the Ikeoha Mpu Pacesetters League (IMPL) joined their voices in calling on the UK Court to show clemency to their mentor, …

The Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman has said that all the divisional police headquarters in the country needed to be demolished and rebuilt for effective policing in the country. At the official commissioning of the newly constructed police force area command in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State, the IGP said the Nigeria Police under his watch …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, said it had secured the final forfeiture of 324 properties recovered from the Kano State Pension Fund Trustees. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the order of final forfeiture while ruling on a motion by the EFCC to that effect. The EFCC had told the judge …