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The National Broadcasting Commission, [NBC] on Friday said it had yet to see the order of perpetual injunction restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. It, however, said it would appeal the order. The commission said the decision became necessary if found to be in conflict with previous judgements. Justice James…
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A suit demanding an order to discontinue the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 has been filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Instituted by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/578/2023, urged the court to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, any other judicial…
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has been convicted of speeding. He was ordered to pay £510 in total for exceeding a 20 mile per hour limit near Lambeth Palace on 2 October last year, according to Sky News. The 67-year-old was also handed three penalty points after being caught by a speed camera in…
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria in its verdict on Tuesday, declared Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of Osun State. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared that Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 403,371 votes, to defeat then-incumbent governor Adegboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress, who got 375,027 votes. But Oyetola and the…
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Contrary to the statements and posturing of the Imo State government and its officials that the frightening insecurity and attendant challenges in the state have been nipped in the bud, the terrifying menace has continued unabated. Residents of Akokwa, in Ideato North Local Government Area of the state are said to be presently living in…
– Orlu Woman Laments, Petitions DSS A married woman, Mrs Okereke who hails from Ogberuru in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, has been in pain since March, 22 when her husband, Simeon Okereke was whisked away to an unknown destination by operatives of the Imo State owned Ebubeagu Security outfit at the instance…
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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered 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 deputize other Senior Commissioners of Police and other most senior officers in the discharge of…
A Nigerian student at Bangor University, North Wales, United Kingdom, John Nwadiaju, escaped jail by the whiskers after a court handed him a suspended sentence for violently attacking and abusing his wife, Kosisochukwu Echem. According to North Whales Chronicle, on Friday, the 34-year-old was sentenced to 11 months imprisonment, suspended for one year, which included…
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Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, has explained what led to the fire incident at Alaba International Market in Ojo. On Friday, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service reported that shops at the popular Alaba International Market are on Fire. The agency also reported that angry mobs prevented firefighters from carrying out their duties. But…
The United Kingdom court has sentenced former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu, to nine years and eight months in prison for an organ trafficking plot. The court also sentenced his wife, Beatrice, to four years six months while the medical doctor who acted as a ‘middleman’ in the plot, Dr Obinna Obeta, was…
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…Appoints Minister of Power on governing council The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, in Abuja, approved the partial exclusion of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated from the Treasury Single Account. Buhari also granted the request of the Board of MOFI to charge management and transaction fees; and the inclusion of the Minister…
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The National Assembly has transmitted to the president a bill seeking a uniform age of retirement for judicial officers in the country. The bill seeks to extend the retirement age of High Court justices from 65 years to 70 years. The bill according to both chambers was part of 46 constitution alteration bills transmitted to…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Tuesday, announced the resolution of the Central Working Committee, CWC, to paralyse the aviation sector in Imo State over the alleged disruption of May Day celebrations in the State. The NLC specifically notified its Lagos State Council to begin immediate mobilization of its affiliate unions in the aviation sector in…
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Sequel to the sponsored factionalization of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC in Imo State, hoodlums suspected have been instigated from above, yesterday stormed the venue where Imo Workers were celebrating this years Workers day. The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Imo State chapter, Comrade George Ofoegbu who disclosed this in a telephone conversation with this…
The organized labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday directed workers in Imo State to withdraw their services across the state from Tuesday night. The PUNCH reports that the two unions said the decision followed the disruption of Monday’s Workers’ Day celebration supposedly by agents of the state government. In…
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A Catholic Church Priest, Rev Fr. Micheal Asomugha, who was kidnapped recently has regained his freedom from his abductors. Asomugha of the St. Paul’s Catholic church parish, Osu in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State was kidnapped recently. One of his parishioners, Chinedu Osuji, confirmed on Sunday morning that the cleric has been…
The Police Command in Imo has arrested nine suspected criminals terrorising parts of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest came barely two weeks after gunmen attacked and killed four policemen in a restaurant in the Ngor Okpala area of the state. In a statement made available to newsmen on…
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of 12 Commissioners of Police to various state commands across the country. The THTV reports that this follows the approval of Baba’s recommendation by the Police Service Commission for the posting of the CPs to various state commands. The IG also tasked the senior police…
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… Court slates May 11 for definite hearing The Supreme Court on Thursday okayed the request by the Federal Government to file additional nine grounds in its appeal against the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The ruling followed an application moved by counsel for the FG, Tijani Gadzali, SAN….
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, sued for calm from all parties involved in the board chairmanship tussle of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, saying due process would take its course. This comes barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja, reinstated Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman…
A lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, says the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is bleeding through the nose after allegedly coming in contact with a tuberculosis patient in the detention of the Department of State Services. In a tweet on Monday, the lawyer said, “Today, my associate, Barr Mandela, met with Onyendu,…
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restored Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The court set aside his removal by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), which happened on January 17, 2023. Senator Ararume had dragged Buhari before the court praying it to declare his…
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