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INEC Yet To Get Certified Copy Of Judgment On Umahi – Festus Okoye

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has not gotten the certified copy of the Federal High Court judgment that ordered the sack of Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, and his deputy,  Kelechi Igwe. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, said this in an exclusive interview. He, however, said that the commission has gotten […]

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Arrest Of Abuja Lawyer For Failing To Produce Omoyele Sowore Is Illegal – Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has faulted the Nigeria Police Force over the arrest of an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Abubakar Marshall. Marshall, a lawyer to activist Omoyele Sowore, was arrested on Friday by the FCT Police Command for failing to produce his client. But in a statement issued

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Buhari Approves $8.5m For Evacuation Of Nigerians In Ukraine

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5m dollars to the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development, towards the evacuation of over 5,000 (registered and unregistered) Nigerians stranded in Ukraine. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada. Russia and Ukraine have been at war

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EXCLUSIVE: President Buhari’s Government Plots To Add Office Of Chief Justice, Attorney-General, Others To List Of Political Leaders With Immunity

The immunity clause for executives has been a subject of controversy for a while with Nigerians kicking against it. Power brokers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government and the National Assembly met on Friday night to add more political offices to the list of those to be given immunity. It was gathered that the cabals wanted

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Tinubu Says He Is ‘Ready To Fight Dirty Like A Pig’ To Become Nigerian President In 2023

Tinubu said he was ready to be dirty with anyone in his quest to become the President of the country. National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu says he was ready to get dirty to secure the presidential seat come 2023. The APC chieftain stated this when he

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Abba Kyari: Buhari Told To Sack IGP Usman Baba Immediately

A popular social media activist and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for his failure to sack the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. According to him, the IGP should have been dismissed, after the suspended cop, Abba Kyari was sighted at his (Usman) son’s wedding two weeks ago. Recall

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