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Omoyele Sowore’s lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Thursday debunked the claim by the Department of State Services that it had not been served with the court order directing the release of the activist from custody. Falana said Ayuba Adam of the Legal Department of the DSS received the court order on behalf of the […]

The Department of State Services has said the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was still in custody because his legal team had yet to serve it with a copy of the court order granting him bail. Spokesperson of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunnaya said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent, in Abuja, on […]

The European Union (EU) has supported Nigeria with 150 million euro to tackle the challenges of climate change in the country. The EU ambassador to Nigeria and Head of delegation, Mr. Ketil Karlsen, disclosed this at the European Union Climate Sustainability Event with the theme: “Renewable energy for a sustainable future”, held on Wednesday at […]

The Presidency on Wednesday defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to read from a prepared text in response to a question while serving as a discussant at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019. The session took place in New York on September 23 as part of the ongoing 74th Session of the United Nations General […]

Members of the Anambra State House of Assembly have reportedly rejected Toyota Prado SUVs from the state government as their official vehicles. The lawmakers described it as a waste of state resources for the executive arm of government to think in that direction in an austere period. Punch correspondent gathered that the Speaker of the […]

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has restated its plans to begin nationwide enforcement of the new drivers’ licence and plate numbers on October 2. FRSC Osun Sector Commander, Peter Oke, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Wednesday. Mr Oke said the Osun command had marshal out strategies […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, have formally filed their 66 grounds of appeal against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal at the Supreme Court. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, a senior lawyer in the legal team of Mr Abubakar and PDP, disclosed that […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. The court made the order after saying on Tuesday that there was no extant order allowing Mr Sowore’s further detention by the State Security Service. The court said Mr Sowore must deposit his international passport […]

United States S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, saying he had violated the constitution in seeking help from Ukraine to hurt Democratic opponent Joe Biden. “The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable facts of the president’s betrayal of his oath of office, […]

Justice Tanko Muhammad, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, has said that the judiciary under his watch will strongly hold on to the tenets of the constitution as the Supreme law of the land. He said his administration will not tolerate the disobedience of binding court orders. Mr Muhammad said this on Monday at the special […]

Four years ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, politics of who emerges the next President of Nigeria seems to be dominating the social media space, no thanks to political posters posted in some strategic parts of the country. Those whose posters can be seen in parts of Nigeria include the All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola […]

Antonio Saca, former president of El Salvador, has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribery. This was disclosed by the country’s attorney-general office (FGR). The 54-year-old was found guilty of attempting to bribe Ángela Iracema Avelar, an employee of the supreme court of justice (CSJ), with $10,000 in a bid to obtain information […]

The Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has sternly rebuked the Buhari administration after it filed charges of treason against the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. Mr Soyinka said the government “has indeed attained an unprecedented level of paranoia” over the “improbable” charges that include “insulting” President Muhammadu Buhari. Charges against the activist became public […]

About 70 percent of prison inmates in Nigeria have not been proven guilty by the court as prescribed by law, Kano State’s Programme Officer, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Katume Mohammed, has said. She spoke at a media capacity building seminar organized by the NGO in Kano to train crime reporters on various human […]

Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, former military head of state, says the Igbos have done well in keeping Nigeria together. Babangida said this in Minna, Niger state, when he received the Igbo Delegates Assembly (IDA) from the 19 northern states and Abuja on Saturday. The ex-military leader said Nigerians must ensure that the country remains one. “You […]

Gen. John Agim Agim (rtd), a former spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, has revealed that during each recruitment exercise, 15-25% of successful applicants are expected to die during training. He made the revelation in a recent interview with TheNation. According to him: “The military training we get already takes care of whatever situation we find […]