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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has urged the police authorities to arrest Neo Black Movement (NBM) president, Ese Kakor. The call followed allegations that Kakor forged documents falsely authorising him to assist schools in the Edo South Senatorial District. This is contained in a statement issued in Benin by …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is committed to rule of law and the independence of the country’s judiciary. The President, at a book launch in Abuja, in honour of the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, said legislative efforts are being made to …

An Area Court in Jos, on Tuesday, sentenced Yilji Nensenka, a security guard to 12 months imprisonment for stealing his employer’s generator and car battery. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the offence. The judge however gave the convict an option of fine of …

The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted an interim forfeiture order for the sum of N31 million and four properties linked to one Obiajulu Emeka Emmanuel. Justice Alexander Owoeye gave the order on May 8, 2025. The forfeited assets include: a four-bedroom terrace duplex, a three-bedroom terrace …

The World Bank says the petrol subsidy removal has not fully translated into expected revenue gains for Nigeria, as only half of the proceeds are being remitted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Alex Sienaert, the World Bank’s lead economist for Nigeria, spoke on Monday during the launch …

The university’s Vice President of Campus Life, Dr. Hamza Garba, announced the decision in an official statement, citing multiple breaches of the institution’s code of conduct and failure to meet safety standards. The management of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) has ordered the immediate closure of Al-Ansar Indabo …

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has urged all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), along with other procurement stakeholders, to fully implement the newly approved Presidential Directives on public procurement, which prioritise Nigerian-made goods and services. The call follows the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) adoption of the “Nigeria First” procurement …

The Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria has extended its heartfelt congratulations to the Catholic community in Nigeria and globally on the successful completion of the Papal Conclave and the election of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV. In a statement signed by the National President, Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Prince Mosediq Adeniji …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Friday revealed that a blind candidate hired another visually impaired person to sit the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on his behalf. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja while presenting updates on the conduct and outcome …

In a statement released on Friday by the NANS Public Relations Officer, Comrade Orowole Eniola Owoyemi, the students body expressed deep concern over the continued detention of their leader and warned that critical organisational activities have been put on hold as a result The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) …