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Ex-Abia Attorney General, Ihediwa, Regains SAN Title After 7-Month LPPC’s Suspension

Seven months after his Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was withdrawn, the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has reinstated the title for Chief...

Just in: Nigeria’s Green Chamber to observe February 13 as Murtala Mohammed Day

Exactly 49 years after his assassination, former Military Head of State, the late Gen. Ramat Murtala Muhammed, was on Thursday honoured by the...

Breaking: National Assembly passes 54.9trn 2025 budget

The National Assembly has approved a record-breaking N54.9 trillion federal government’s budget for the 2025 financial year, further increasing the initial proposal by...

Edo gov. poll tribunal: APC closes case after calling four witnesses

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has closed its defence in the ongoing hearing of the petition filed at the Edo Governorship Election Petitions...

Just in: Alleged N2.5bn fraud: Court acquits ex-NBC boss, Modibbo

Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has discharged and acquitted Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, a former Director-General of the National Broadcasting...

Court strikes out Police’s defamation suit against Farotimi

Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun of the Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ado Ekiti, has struck out the defamation suit filed against human rights...

FG halts registration of new polytechnic, monotechnic for one year

In a move aimed at reforming Nigeria’s tertiary education system, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has approved one-year moratorium on new...

Air Peace Flight Incident: Three Passengers Taken Into Custody for Disorderly Conduct

A mid-air incident on an Air Peace flight from London to Lagos led to the detention of three passengers – Adedigba Adewale, Ashibogu...

Just in: Tax reform bills scale second reading at House of Reps

The House of Representatives deliberated on the tax reform bills on Wednesday before committing them to second reading. Persecondnews reports that the lawmakers...

Over 2,500 Erosion Sites, Rising Unemployment Plague South East – SEDC MD

Mr. Mark Okoye, the Managing Director/CEO of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), says the region is currently grappling with numerous environmental challenges with...

Alleged N20bln fraud: Court grants Ex-AMCON boss, Kuru N50m bail, adjourns until March 7

Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has granted bail to Ahmed Kuyi, the former Managing Director...

Reps Call for Military Intervention in Borno Communities Amid Boko Haram Resurgence

Following recent Boko Haram attacks that left scores of people killed and millions of property destroyed, the House of Representatives has called on...

Unresolved crisis: PDP suffers another defection as House of Reps member joins APC

Rep. Amos Magaji (Jaba/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency, Kaduna) of the Federal House of Representatives, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to...

Supreme Court ruling fails to resolve Rivers Assembly leadership crisis

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has clarified that the Supreme Court’s decision on Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s appeal against the Martin Amaewhule-led House...

Edo gov. poll tribunal: Gov. Okpebholo closes defence, calls lone witness

Edo Gov. Monday Okpebholo on Monday in Abuja opened and closed his case before the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal,...

Just in: Supreme Court reserves judgement on appeal seeking to nullify Rivers LG poll

A five-member panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji of the Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on an appeal filed by the All...