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A federal capital territory high court has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) from filing criminal charges against Benedict Peters, founder and chief executive officer of Aiteo Group. In a judgment delivered on November 2, Adegbola Adeniyi, the presiding judge, also extended the order […]

Sonia Ekweremadu, daughter of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, appeared in a UK court on Monday amid a trial over alleged organ harvesting. According to Daily Mail, Sonia is charged with conspiracy to arrange the travel of another person with a view to harvest the person’s organ for her benefit. Ekweremadu’s […]

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says interventions are being made to resolve the issue of payment of salaries of lecturers. The speaker said this in a statement on Monday. The development comes after members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had tackled the federal government for not paying them […]

The Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign organisation says Peter Obi, candidate of the party, will no longer participate in programmes for presidential candidates that feature representatives instead. Doyin Okupe, director-general of the campaign organisation, said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. The development comes after Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate […]

The United Kingdom says it no longer advises against travel to the federal capital territory (FCT) in Nigeria. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced this in an updated travel advisory published on its website on Monday. On October 23, the UK warned of an increased threat of terrorist attack in […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says anyone supporting Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is his enemy. Ortom said this on Sunday when he hosted his colleagues — Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu — in Makurdi, the […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has been listed as a respondent in “about 600” cases on issues arising from party primaries. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC’s chairman, said this on Monday at a capacity-building workshop for justices and judges on electoral matters, in Abuja. He said the commission has been dealing […]

Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has sworn in 307 judicial officers to preside over petitions which will arise from the 2023 general election. Pursuant to section 285(2) and (3) of the 1999 constitution and section 130 of the Electoral Act, 2022, Monica Dongban-Mensem, president of the court of appeal, has the […]

The federal government says the Abuja-Kaduna train operations will resume in November. Mu’azu Sambo, minister for transportation disclosed this to journalists on Monday. Sambo, however, did not specify the date train services will resume in the axis. In March, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) had suspended the Abuja-Kaduna train operations after […]

The Niger Delta caucus in the house of representatives has called for the resignation of Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs. The lawmakers made the demand during a media briefing on Monday in Abuja. The legislators said President Muhammadu Buhari should sack Farouq if she refuses to resign from her position. […]