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In defiance of the African Union (AU), head of Gabon’s junta, General Brice Oligui Nguema, on Tuesday swore in fresh justices of the country’s Constitutional Court as well as members of his cabinet. He also chaired the first council meeting with the ministers of his transitional government in Libreville, Gabon. …

ECOWAS Court The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to launch a security initiative. The initiative will be called “Platform for Advancing Cybersecurity in West Africa” and will be launched in Abuja, on Tuesday 12 September 2023. The West African body said the platform will uphold data …

  N2.9 billion fraud: George Turnah, two others bag six years jail terms Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a former Special Adviser to Dan Abia, erstwhile managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission, George Turnah. Turnah …

The Oyo State Government has said it remained committed to winning the war against insecurity in Oke-Ogun Zone. The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Barr. Bayo Lawal said this on Thursday, during a Stakeholders meeting ahead of the 2024 fiscal year, held at Kisi for all the Local Government in Oke-Ogun …

United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has lifted with immediate effect the travel ban placed on Nigerian travellers. Recall that President Tinubu met with his UAE counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday in Abu Dhabi to discuss bilateral relations. Both leaders agreed in the meeting to remove the Visa …

A United Nigeria Airlines aircraft on Friday night overshot runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos causing panic among passengers. The incident happened at about 7:35 pm on Runway 18 Left during a heavy rainfall at the airport. It was learnt that rescue operations began immediately with the arrival  …

Late Deborah The Ekiti State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested 10 suspects in connection to the death of a student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abutu Sunday, made the announcement via the command’s handle on X (formerly Twitter). …

President Tinubu speaks with India businessmen President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday commended Indian investors for significant investment pledges amounting to nearly $14 billion committed during the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and Conference in New Delhi, India. In pitching for investment, Tinubu said: “We are ready to give you the best returns …

Obi, Bolaji-Yusuf and Atiku Justice Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf, one of the five judges at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), has shown she is a brave woman and not afraid of anybody and don’t care whose axe is gored. While delivering her judgement at the Tribunal on Wednesday, she lampooned Atiku Abubakar and …

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani has said that the Independent Nationa Electoral Commission (INEC) was not mandated to send election results electronically. The five-man tribunal said this during the PEPT ruling in Abuja on Wednesday. Tsammani said, “There is no provision for the electronic …