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BREAKING! Rivers Crisis: Appeal Court nullifies expulsion of 25 Pro-Wike Lawmakers from House of Assembly
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High Court. WESTERN POST reports that a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the lower court lacked the jurisdiction to grant the exparte order. The court held that Section 272(3)…
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BREAKING: UNIBEN Management suspends academic activities indefinitely, sends students packing
Less than 48 hours after their protest against power outage and cost of living in school, the management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has shut down academic activities thereby closing the campus indefinitely. A statement by the the Public Relations Officer of the University, Dr (Mrs) Benedicta Ehanire, said the school was shut because the dialogue with the students…
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BREAKING! Edo Guber: Court nullifies PDP primary election
The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate. WESTERN POST reports that the primary election conducted on February 22, 2024, was voided on the ground that 378 delegates who were supposed to vote at the primary election were unlawfully excluded by PDP. Justice Inyang Ekwo…
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Oyo Police Commissioner reconciles Ogbomoso King, Chief Imam Agba
The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Ayodele Sonubi has brokered a truce between the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III, and the Chief Imam Agba of Ogbomosoland, Yunus Tella Olushina Ayilara. Ayilara has been accused of alleged breach of Oath of Office for refusing to inform the palace before traveling out of base and appointing a…
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JAMB decries illegal admissions by Nigerian institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has decried the issue of illegal admissions by some Nigerian institutions, saying that it had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Board also disclosed that it had uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known…
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Policemen to face trial over assault of suspect
By Innocent Raphael The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered an immediate trial for police officers caught on video assaulting a suspect who was resisting arrest. This disclosure was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Wednesday. The incident which has sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability…
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BREAKING: Nigeria Customs seizes assorted arms, drones, military accoutrements at Lagos Airport
…..Arrests one suspect Less than 48 hours after intercepting a container of arms at Onne Port, Rivers State, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has announced another seizure at Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. This latest seizure involved 55 unassembled pieces of Jojef Magnum semi-automatic shotguns and a cache of ammunition, all imported from Turkey with a…
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Southeast Senators plead with Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu
Senators from the South-East have begged President Bola Tinubu to order the release of the detained leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The lawmakers led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe claimed that unless Kanu is released, the social and economic activities in the South-East region will continue to be stagnant. The senators held a closed-door meeting with the…
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IBEDC hikes electricity tariff for Band A to N209.50/kWh
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc ( IBEDC) has reviewed upward the electricity tariff for Band A customers with immediate effect. The new tariff will be adjusted from N206.80/kWh to N209.50/kWh, according to IBEDC. The company in a notice on Wednesday, disclosed that the review has been duly approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) as captured in the multi-year…
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Senate moves to reconcile Wike, Kingibe
The Senate on Wednesday moved to reconcile the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike and the Senator representing Abuja, Sen. Ireti Kingibe as the Senators entered an executive session to address the matter. The tension between the two escalated recently, with Wike threatening that Kingibe would lose her Senate seat in the 2027 elections if he remained the FCT Minister.…
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