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On Wednesday an order of restrain was given to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) by a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. In a judgement set aside, Justice James Omotosho also cited the N500,000 fines imposed on 45 broadcast stations on March 1, […]
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he will not serve as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the administration of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. El-Rufai played a key role in the power shift from north to south, an arrangement which worked in favour of President-elect Bola Tinubu. There have […]
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika has assured that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja has been opened for operation just a few hours after a tyre burst at the runway on Sunday. While regretting all inconvenience, the Minister assured that the affected aircraft had been towed away and the runway swept, […]
Monica Mensem, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal has ordered the Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday to relocate to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with immediate effect. Mensem’s order was announced by Secretary of the Tribunal, Nyior Henry Sekulla, in Abakaliki on Wednesday. In explanation, Sekulla said after the order, […]
Some residents of Abuja and environs have lamented the scarcity of the new naira notes. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restored the old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to remain as legal tender until Dec. 31. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the availability of the new […]
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the Nigerian market tops the list of cocaine smuggling regions in Africa. In The Global Report on Cocaine 2023 released on Thursday, the UN agency said the steep growth in supply has been matched by a similar swell in demand. […]
The legal team of the Labour Party is in a meeting with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The meeting with INEC officials was held at the Commission’s national headquarters to start the process of inspection of electoral materials used for the February 25 presidential election. The head of […]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is having an ongoing protest, heading to the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja with supporters and the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar. Reports from Arise Television have it that the PDP supporters and presidential candidate all in black attire, are protesting the injustice done by […]
Due to the Electoral Act of 2022 not being adhered to during the collation of the 2023 presidential election, the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party chairmen stated that Prof. Yakubu Mahmood should resign his position as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties during a live press conference also […]
The Federal Government has issued a stern warning to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, asking him not to truncate the 2023 general elections with his “inciting, self-serving and provocative” letter on the elections. Obasanjo had on Monday worried over the conduct of the 2023 presidential election, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of […]
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