NATIONAL NEWS

Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will on July 23 deliver his ruling in the enforcement of fundamental rights suit filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on July 13. Justice Muazu fixed the date on Tuesday, shortly after listening to […]

About 100 top officers, including generals, brigadiers-general, air vice marshals, and admirals in the Nigerian Army, Air Force, and Nigerian Navy may proceed on compulsory retirement following the appointment of new service chiefs on Monday by President Bola Tinubu. Aside from the imminent gale of retirement, many officers would be promoted to their next rank […]

The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Kabir Yusuf has directed all the 19 Commissioner nominees must comply with code of conduct rules. According to the governor, by this announcement, the nominees are expected to declare assets within the best possible time before their onward screening at the State Assembly. The governor in a brief communique […]

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has given an order restoring Mr Mahdi  Gusau as the deputy governor of Zamfara, following his impeachment by the state House of Assembly on February, 23, 2022, in spite of a subsisting court order. Delivering judgement, Justice Ekwo also set aside all the steps and actions […]

The Corps Commander, Corridor 1 of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oseni Hamzat, has lamented the conduct of certain motorists, including commercial drivers and motorcades, plying the traffic-laden Lagos-Ibadan Expressway amid ongoing repairs. Speaking on Wednesday, Hamzat attributed much of the bottlenecks that worsen the traffic situation to errant drivers on the wrong side […]

The acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has assumed office at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. His arrival comes a day after he was decorated by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima as the 22nd IGP of the Nigeria Police Force. However, he noted that much still needs to be done. On his part, […]

In a bid to further strengthen the nation’s judiciary, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn in six newly appointed judges of the National Industrial Court at the Supreme Court in Abuja. Justice Ariwoola on Monday charged the judges to discharge their duties with utmost honour and integrity in line with […]

President Bola Tinubu has departed for Paris to join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of climate change, the energy crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. He took a helicopter from the […]

Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has been taken into the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ortom was invited for questioning by the anti-graft agency for alleged misappropriation of funds, a month after leaving office. The ex-Benue governor arrived at the Abuja office of the EFCC on Tuesday morning and was […]

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has decorated the newly-appointed Inspector General of police, Kayode Egbetokun with his new rank of inspector-general of police (IGP). The new acting IGP had also served as Commissioner of Police in Lagos State. Shettima performed the short ceremony in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. The VP […]