A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, to pay N135,722,303.40k along with accrued interest to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over his unpaid bank loan. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo issued the order in a judgement delivered in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/AMC/12/2022 filed by AMCON….
The Peoples Democratic Party, Governorship Screening Committee for Edo State has cleared all ten aspirants who appeared before it on Monday. Eight of the aspirants were on hand to receive their clearance certificates from the PDP National Organizing Secretary, Umar Bature, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. Bature confirmed that “all ten,…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the de-registration of Hope Democratic Party, HDP, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for failing to meet some provisions of the 1999 Constitution in the results of previous elections. The apex court dismissed the suit brought before it by the party and its founder and presidential candidate, Ambrose Albert…
The Nigerian Senate has summoned security chiefs for an interaction, following the escalating insecurity in the country, with a specific date to be decided later. Rising from a meeting that lasted over three hours, the senate condemned the increasing incidents of kidnappings, banditry and the outright murder of innocent citizens by criminals. Senate Leader, Michael…
Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, ratified the impeachment of Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1) as the Speaker. According to reports all the 22 lawmakers present at the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Bolanle Ajayi voted in support of the impeachment. Mr Musefiu Lamidi read the report of the committee set up by the assembly…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the reaccreditation of all operatives of the State’s Security Vigilante Network, numbering over 6,500, in a renewed effort to strengthen the state’s security architecture to combat crime and ensure the security of lives and property of residents. Obaseki gave the order on Monday during a security…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm the sack of the chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera. This is contained in a letter by President Bola Tinubu read out by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu also sought the confirmation of…
A court has heard that Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay was shot dead more than two decades ago by his godson as revenge for being cut out of a drug deal. Karl Jordan Jr, 40, and another man, Ronald Washington, 59, have gone on trial in New York accused of murder. In their opening statements…
Super Eagles trio of Victor Osimhen, Moses Simon, and William Troost-Ekong came out clean after an anti-doping test was conducted on them at the ongoing AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire. Our Sports reporter gathered that the test carried out on them did not detect any presence of a prohibited substance. This means the three players are…
Ahead of Saturday’s conduct of rerun and bye-elections in 26 States of the federation, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought the support of the Nigerian Air Force to expeditiously deliver materials to three locations in the North East, South East and South West geo-political zones of the country. “We have already indicated to…
