A Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted Mr Lucky Okodeh, a former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, to give oral evidence in his N2 billion suit against the Nigerian Army. Justice Binta Nyako gave the order on Wednesday after the applicant’s lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, disagreed with the argument…
A fresh wave of terror has swept through the Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State after armed bandits carried out a midnight attack on the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. The assailants stormed the school on Sunday night, killing the Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducting 25…
The Federal Government, in partnership with Ericsson, will launch the ‘Connect NextGen’ Innovation Hackathon to upskill Nigerian youths in modern technologies. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, confirmed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Nkwocha said the four-month programme, overseen by the Office of the…
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates participated in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at the Kano centre. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, JAMB Coordinator for the Kano centre, made the announcement while monitoring the exercise on Monday. The examination took place at the School of…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the Second Indonesia-Africa Forum, taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from September 1st to 3rd, 2024. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the minister’s media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim, it was announced that…
A northern group, the Arewa Youth Council for Justice, has expressed concerns over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declaring businesswoman Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu wanted. The group suggested that the move could be linked to a broader political strategy involving Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the…
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has reaffirmed the Judiciary’s unwavering commitment to combating terrorism and heinous crimes within the nation. During her remarks at the event titled “Building the Capacity of the Nigerian Judicial Sector to Prosecute, Defend and Adjudicate Terrorism and Atrocity Cases” held in Abuja, she emphasised the Judiciary’s role in…
The Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State has warned eligible residents in the area of loosing their voting rights in upcoming polls if they failed to participate in INEC”s ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise. Mr Abisola Omisore, Vice-Chairman, Ikeja local government area said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace the spirit of Eid-el-Fitr by demonstrating greater love and compassion, particularly toward the vulnerable, and extending acts of charity to all. The President said this in an interview with journalists after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers marking the end of Ramadan at the Abuja National Eid Prayer Ground on…
It is usually a headline grabbing event whenever a celebrity receives a political appointment.Over the years a good number of popular Nigerian celebrities have left the glamour of the showbiz world to serve in various capacities in government. In this piece LEADERSHIP Weekend takes a look at some Nigerian celebrities who received political appointments….
