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Abba Kyari The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Monday, urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to deny the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, bail. The agency, in a 21-paragraph counter-affidavit it lodged before the court, insisted that Kyari posed a flight risk. It …

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba The federal government has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike action, as according to it, it’s met all its stated demands. The government’s call comes as the academic union on Monday, decided to extend its warning strike action by two months. Chukwuemeka …

Oladotun Hassan, Yerima Shettimaa Sh The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW), an umbrella body of Yoruba youths, has berated Alhaji Yerima Shettima, president of Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, for insisting that the north should retain power in 2023. The Witness had reported that Shettima, in an interview, ditched the idea of zoning, …

Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor has fired back at his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki over his recent comments on the rift between him and Philip Shaibu, the Edo State deputy Governor. Governor Obaseki had slammed Governor Wike over his reaction to comments by Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, …

The police have arraigned Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, ex-aviation minister, before the federal high court in Abuja for alleged cybercrime. The ex-beauty queen was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on cybercrime on Thursday. The mother of four, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. After …

Usman Alkali Baba, IGP The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered non uniformed policemen to stay away from stop and search duties at check points across the country. Muyiwa Adejobi, acting Force Public Relations Officer, announced the development in a statement on Friday. Adejobi said the …

MC Oluomo, Sanwo-Olu Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor has denied reports of the purported appointment of Musiliu Akinsanya, a.k.a MC Oluomo, as the general manager of Lagos State Transportation Parks and Garages Management Committee. Reports had emerged on Thursday that state government had appointed Oluomo to manage the parks, hours …

Tanko Al’Makura In what it yet another sign that the leadership crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) may be far from over, leaders of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday met in Abuja to insist that the next national chairman of the ruling party must be Senator …

Court remands suspect for 30 days The Police on Friday, arraigned Andrew Nice, the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of 22-year-old Bus Rapid Transit passenger, Oluwabaise Ayanwole (Bamise), before a Yaba Magistrate Court. At the hearing of the case, Nice pleaded not guilty to the charges of rape and …

Umahi Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, on Wednesday tendered an apology to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over some derogatory remarks he made against justice Inyang Ekwo, the Abuja High Court judge who ordered his removal as governor. Umahi apologised while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) …