A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Speaker of the state Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, and the other 24 lawmakers from parading as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Justice Charles N. Wali gave this order in a case in suit number PHC/1512/CS/2024, filled by Victor Oko Jumbo (Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly) Sokari Goodboy, Orubienimigha Timothy, members of the Assembly. The suit is against Martin Amaewhule and 24 others, the Governor of Rivers State, the Attorney General of the sta ..read more

  Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has insisted that the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, must come to court and answer to the fraud allegations preferred against him by the EFCC to the tune of 80 billion naira. On April 23, the court ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to serve the former governor with the money laundering charges against him through his lawyer. In a ruling, Justice Nwite stated that the application filed by the antigraft agency, that no application be heard without the defendant being in court, was meritorious. W ..read more

  Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and wife, Meghan have arrived Nigeria to champion discussions around Nigeria’s possibility of hosting the Invictus Games. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in the most populous African country on Friday after boarding the British Airways overnight flight to Abuja, according to Charlie Gipson, their spokesperson. CKNNews reported that Harry and Meghan will arrive in Nigeria today on a three-day private visit. The royal British couple is visiting Nigeria on the invitation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa. During their stay ..read more

  The government of Kogi State has vowed that the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTEC, Osara, Okene, would be rescued alive. Bandits, on Thursday night, invaded the institution and abducted some students. Also, an eyewitness account has it that the bandits swooped on the university around 9 p.m., while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. Reacting in a statement by Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, the state government said they were on top of the situation. Kogi government said security agen ..read more

  President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), on the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona, for his immeasurable and invaluable contributions to national development. The President who was represented by his Vice, Alhaji Kashim Shettima Friday at the Olabisi Onabanjo University ,Ago Iwoye, for a book presentation on “Reinventing Governance in Nigeria”, as part of activities marking his 64th coronation as a Paramount ruler and 90th birthday. The ceremony also featured the inauguration of Oba Si ..read more

  Following protests by some Civil Society Organisations in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu, who was abducted by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police has regained freedom. Ojukwu regained freedom on Friday after 10 days in police captivity. FIJ disclosed this on Friday on its website. Ojukwu was said to have gone missing on Wednesday, May 1, his numbers were switched off and his whereabouts unknown to colleagues, family and friends. Twenty-four hours after he went missing, FIJ ..read more

 House Mourns Hon. Isa Dogonyaro, Honourable Member of the 10th Assembly, House of Representatives  It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Hon. Isa Dogonyaro (Kogunan Ringim), the distinguished Member representing the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the 10th Assembly of the House of Representatives. Hon. Dogonyaro passed away after a brief illness, today, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Abuja, at the age of 46. Hon. Isa Dogonyaro was a dedicated and passionate legislator who served his constituents and the nation with utmost commitment. He was a pil ..read more

  Earlier this week, led by the Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijanni, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia Solutions and Networks Nigeria, to train young Nigerians on latest 4G/ 5G radio and transmission technologies at the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Digital Parks.  Nokia Nigeria would be setting up a fully functional 5G/4G test lab, leveraging their latest radio and transmission technologies ..read more

  Lydia Simon, one of the schoolgirls abducted in 2014 from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State returned yesterday with three kids. The rescued ‘young mother’, who was handed over to the Borno State government by the military for reunification with her family, is believed to be six-month pregnant. North-East Joint Task Force (Operation Hadin Kai), Theartre Commander, Maj.-Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, who handed them over said that troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion rescued the six-month-old pregnant lady alongside her three children on April 17, in Gwoza Local Gove ..read more

The Senate has approved death penalty for drug traffickers in the country. This is sequel to the consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North), presented the report during plenary on Thursday. The bill, which passed third reading, is aimed at updating the list of dangerous drugs, strengthening the operations of the NDLEA, reviewing penalti ..read more