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Court Gavel The National Industrial Court, Abuja has ordered the federal government to commence the upward review of judge’s salaries. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osagie, gave the verdict on Friday in an application filed by a number of Senior Advocates represented by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN. The claimant had argued that it …

Prices in Africa’s top economy have worsened with food inflation growing to 20.60 per cent in June, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics. This has left Nigerians paying higher for food, diesel, transport, healthcare and education among others. The Consumer Price Index which measures inflation rose …

Funke Akindele, an award-winning actress and deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos, has boasted that her followers on social media, numbering over 20 million, will come out en masse to vote for the party in 2023. Ms Akindele was convicted and sentenced in 2020 for violating …

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that he was offered N100 million to support the infamous third term agenda of the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, saying his best moment as a lawmaker was when the agenda was killed. The speaker recounted the times, in a book titled ‘Mr. …

 Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, political parties and their candidates have signed a peace accord to peacefully conduct themselves before, during and after polls. Among candidates who signed the agreement on Thursday were the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Gboyega Oyetola, and Senator …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has felicitated his wife, Pastor Foluke on her 74th birthday, calling her “My Original Mummy GO”. Adeboye shared his birthday message to his wife via his Twitter handle, stating that she originated the name, Mummy GO. He …

Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police, has ordered a ban on the use of police SPY vehicle number plates across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the IGP said the ban is without exception — “irrespective of whether it is authorised or not”. The IGP said all authorisations …

Babachir Lawal Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, has alleged of an Islamization agenda on Nigeria with the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. Over the weekend, the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, had unveiled Borno Senator, Kashim Shettima as his running mate …

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF,  has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. Baba-Ahmed said Buhari should just resign now because things would get tougher. The former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Secretary gave the advice in reaction to the President’s revelation that he is eager to …

A building at Onipanu area of Lagos has reportedly collapsed. This is barely two weeks a church building under construction collapsed at Cardoso Street, off Martins Street in Mushin. Vanguard reports that the incident occurred at about 1.07am at Oke Arin street, off Shyllon Ilupeju but details could not be …