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PDP: Rivers Court Upholds Secondus Suspension

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus
Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt yesterday upheld the suspension of the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus. The court which insistedRead More

WAEC Commences Exams August 16

West African Examination Council (WAEC)
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) yesterday announced its readiness to conduct the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates in 2021. The examination will commence throughoutRead More

Osborne Residents Protest Contractors’ Refusal To Obey Court Orders

Osborne Foreshore Estate in Ikoyi, Lagos State
Residents of the Osborne Foreshore Estate in Ikoyi, Lagos State, yesterday protested the refusal of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited and Foreshore Waters Limited to comply with a federal high courtRead More

After Over Five Years In Detention, Court Frees El-Zakzaky, Wife

Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky wife, Zeenat
Says El-Zakzaky and wife have committed no offence A Kaduna State High court presided over by Justice Gideon Kurada, has discharged and acquitted leader of the Islamic Movement in NigeriaRead More

Names Of Only 10 Journalists Approved For Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Revealed As FG Gags Press

IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
More details have emerged of the media houses and journalists accredited for the coverage of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu slatedRead More

SERAP, Journalists’ Group Sue Buhari, Others, Say Gag Order On Reporting Of Terrorist Attacks Illegal

President Muhammadu Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information andRead More

Gbajabiamila: Nigeria’s Security Situation Very Terrible Under Buhari

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the security situation under President Muhammadu Buhari is “still very terrible.” Gbajabiamila made this statement while addressing journalists afterRead More

Group Asks FG To Probe Ex-Bank Director $40m Fraud Allegation

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
An anti-corruption group, Nigeria Public Transparency Initiative Group (NPTIG), has called on the Federal Government and other anti-graft agencies to investigate the source of $40 million allegedly traced to aRead More

NGOs, Journalists Challenge FG’s Twitter Ban At ECOWAS Court

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Five non-governmental organisations and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. In the suit filed yesterday, they askedRead More

NUJ Decries Calls For Nigeria’s Disintegration

Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has decried ongoing calls for the disintegration of the country, even as it rolled out plans to fortify the unity of Nigeria. Addressing aRead More