•Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Madueke The defence and prosecution have closed their cases in the ongoing trial of former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, at the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom, with a jury now set to deliver its verdict later this week. Alison-Madueke is standing t...
•FIFA ball Fresh uncertainty has surrounded Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup hopes after FIFA published its 2025 CAS & Football Annual Report without any reference to Nigeria’s petition against DR Congo. The report’s release has heightened anxiety among Nigerian football fans, as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is still awaiting a ruling on ...
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court that nullified the council election in Rivers State is generating apprehension in Kano, particularly where the ruling of Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court would swing. In a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the five-member panel of the apex court unanimously held that [&he...
•Chief Olabode George Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has expressed concerns over the Supreme Court judgement which ordered the stoppage of fund disbursement to local government councils in Rivers State, saying that it was difficult to understand why workers should be made to suffer ...
•Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured the people of the oil-rich state that his administration will implement the Supreme Court’s verdict after carefully reviewing its Certified True Copy (CTC). This followed the Friday judgment of the apex court, which declared the LG election conducte...
•Martins Amaewhule and Siminalayi Fubara The Rivers State Government has stated that it is awaiting a comprehensive briefing on the implications of the Supreme Court’s judgment regarding state allocation and local government administration. In a statement today, the Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, said the government will thoroughly...
•Libyan and Nigerian flags Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles Nigeria were awarded three goals and three points, and Libya was fined $50,000 as the Confederation of African Football finally announced its verdict on the botched 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group D qualifying fixture scheduled for October 15 in Benina, Libya, yesterday. The verdict followed an intense and seemin...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke Four hundred and one chairmen and members of caretaker committees running Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas in Osun State have all resigned their positions. Those that resigned include; 69 caretaker chairmen and 332 caretaker members drawn from each of the 332 wards in the state. Letters of re...
•Nigeria’s Supreme Court More states of the federation have affirmed dates for the conduct of local government elections in their domain. The move is seen as a bid to put the states in a good stead to evade any possible hammer in the wake of the July 11 ruling of the Supreme Court on local […]
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