Category: National
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PDP Ebonyi Commends Nnamdi Kanu’s Discharge & Acquittal
The Ebonyi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has hailed the acquittal of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. According to The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Chika Nwoba, on Thursday. He said, “The release of Kanu came to me as one of the few good pieces of news…
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ASUU Suspends Eight Months Strike
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally. The union decided to suspend the strike during a meeting of its leadership that started on Thursday night and lasted into the early hours of Friday. The meeting was called by the union to determine its next line of action after…
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Breaking News: Appeal Court Discharge Nnamdi Kanu
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also discharged and acquitted the embattled leader of the proscribed group. Kanu had in his appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022 applied to…
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Senate Passes 2022 FCT Budget.
The Senate has passed for second reading the N607.962bn 2022 budget by the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The appropriation bill was passed on Wednesday after several objections over the lateness of the presentation of the 2022 budget. The upper legislative chamber consequently, ordered the authorities of FCT, to make available, 2023 budget proposals latest by…
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Dangote, MAN Kick As Kogi State Claims Ownership Of Obajana Plant.
The Kogi State Government has said that it will be ready to enter into negotiations once Dangote Group is ready to admit that Obajana cement plant does not belong to it. Governor Yahaya Bello stated this on Thursday while presenting documents to back the state’s claim to the ownership of the plant. The documents are…
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Court Bars LP’s Supporters From Converging At Lekki Toll Gate
The Labour Party’s #ObiDatti23 Forward Ever Rally scheduled to be held on October 1, 2022, suffered a setback on Wednesday as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the party and its supporters not to converge on the Lekki Toll-Gate. The court ruled that supporters of the Labour Party can pass through the Toll-Gate…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Acusses Malami Of Terrorism.
The Lead Counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has accused the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, of terrorism. Ejiofor, in a statement on Wednesday, said the AGF and his accomplices had flagrantly violated both Nigerian and international laws for the manner in which the extradition and rendition…
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Court Declares Bashir Machina As APC’s Senatorial Candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Bashir Machina as Yobe North senatorial candidate of the party. The presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, nullified the parallel primary election that produced the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on June 9, 2022. The…
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Co-founder Of Bukka Hut, Laolu Martins, Announced Dead
Co-founder of Bukka Hut, a Lagos-based eatery, Laolu Martins, is dead. The family of the deceased confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday. “We hereby solicit the support and understanding of everyone as the family grieves the loss of our beloved Laolu in our privacy. “Our kind request is that you support the family…
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2023: APC Shifts Inauguration Of Campaign Council.
The All Progressives Congress has postponed the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council, earlier scheduled for Monday, September 26 to Wednesday, September 28. This was disclosed by The Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Sunday night in Abuja. “The APC Presidential Campaign Council wishes…