Ahead the Supreme Court hearing, the Transparent Justice Initiative (TJI), a group of retired judicial personnel, has challenged the apex Court to affirm what it termed ‘popular victory’ of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf and save the judiciary from further embarrassment. It said the judiciary remains the last hope of the common man and it [&h...
Survivors of the error bomb attack at Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have reported the death toll from the incident has risen to 127 as of yesterday evening. The survivors, who claimed to have carried out count of the people who attended the Maulud Nabbiy celebration when the drone attack happened, […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 11 justices to the Supreme Court. A statement by the apex court’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, said the recommendation was made at the 104th meeting of the council in Abuja on Wednesday. The recommended candidates would be sworn-in after the approval of their recommen...
•Mele Kyari The Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, today, directed the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to appear before the committee in 24 hours. Olamilekan, who asked Kyari to appear in company of the Executive Secretary of the Niger...
•Ndume Senator Ali Ndume has explained why the current sanction imposed on the Republic of Niger by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should be lifted. Ndume said the sanctions are biting hard on the ordinary people in the two countries, reports The Nation. ECOWAS had in July 2023 imposed economic sanctions on […]
Protesters today stormed the National Assembly premises in Abuja, over the killing of many innocent citizens by a military drone on Sunday. The protesters, who besieged the National Assembly entrance gate for over two hours, demanded justice for victims of the bombing and asked the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, to either live up to [&h...
•Ooni and Emefiele The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has denied news in circulation that he was at Kuje prison to visit embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Speaking with our correspondent on behalf of the monarch today, his spokesperson, Moses Olafare, said Oba Ogunwusi was at the correctional facility at the instance...
•Adams Oshiomhole Senator Adams Oshiomhole representing Edo North Senatorial District has urged the public and private sectors to pay staffers the new minimum wage of N35,000 before Christmas. The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress cautioned that there would be no Christmas festivities if workers were not paid the new mi...
•Tinubu The federal government has earmarked the sum of N460,217,071 for the State House’s “Materials and Supplies” in the 2024 Appropriation Bill. Out of the sum, foodstuffs and catering materials will gulp N253,277,638, reports The PUNCH. Other items under the subhead include foodstuffs, stationeries, newspapers, and books, among others. Thi...
•Tinubu and son, Seyi Reactions have continued to trail the huge number of delegates representing Nigeria at the ongoing climate change summit (COP28) in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Although Nigeria has 1,411 delegates at the conference, the federal government had put the number of those it sponsored at 422, reports Daily Trust. The presi...

