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Samoa agreement will not harm Nigerian interests, FG assures

Minister of Information Mohammed Idris has given assurances that President Bola Tinubu will not sign any international agreement that would harm Nigeria’s interests....

Torrential rains: States, LGs put on high alert as FG predicts more flooding

As the rainy season reaches its peak, the federal government has cautioned states and local governments to prepare adequately for potential flooding, particularly...

Judge ‘gags’ lawyers in Kano emirship case

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano State High Court, sitting at the Audu Bako Secretariat, issued a directive on Thursday, prohibiting lawyers...

Court annuls Edo PDP governorship primary election

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election in Edo State, which produced Mr....

Breaking: Rivers crisis: Defected 25 lawmakers win at Appeal Court

The Court of Appeal has nullified an order of the Rivers High Court that stopped 25 members of the State House of Assembly...

Protesters torch INEC office in Benue

A group of youths in Benue State’s Ukum Local Government Area, demonstrating against the surge in banditry, has set fire to the Independent...

Senate blames intelligence failure for Borno suicide bombings

The Senate has blamed the recent suicide bombings in Gwoza, Borno State, on the failure of intelligence gathering by security forces. Senate President...

LPPC shortlists 98 lawyers for SAN rank

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has selected 98 legal practitioners, including lawyers and law professors, as candidates for the prestigious Senior Advocate...

Federal lawmakers begin review of Oronsaye’s report proposals

The House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on Restructuring of Government Agencies and Commissions has begun reviewing the recommendations in the Steve...

FG grants withholding tax exemptions to SMEs, farmers, manufacturers

Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, announced on Tuesday that President Bola Tinubu has...

Seized weapons worth N4bn for destruction at Arms Centre

The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has announced that the extensive collection of arms and ammunition...

Reps Speaker to ECOWAS: Help to combat terrorism, climate change

Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to...

Counterfeit alcoholic beverages: NAFDAC seals 100 shops, suspects apprehended in Enugu

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down about 100 shops in the Ogbete area of Main Market...

Customs busts 10 containers laden with illegal arms, drugs in Port Harcourt

The Nigeria Customs Service has made a significant bust at Onne Port in Rivers State, intercepting a 40-foot container containing a cache of...

12 Ajayi Crowther University students cleared of murder charges

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday discharged and acquitted 12 of the 25 students from Ajayi Crowther...

EFCC probes its operatives over alleged assault on female hotel staff in Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has established a disciplinary panel to investigate allegations of assault against two of its operatives. The...