Chidinma Ojukwu, the former University of Lagos student accused of killing Super TV CEO Michael Ataga, told a Lagos High Court on Monday that she never discussed his death with co-defendant Adedapo Quadri. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the time of the incident, made the remarks while being cross-examined by Quadri’s lawyer, Babatunde…
Nigeria’s downstream energy sector is entering a new phase of growth following deregulation, currency reforms and increased regional collaboration, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has said. Dr Mumuni Dagazau, the company’s Executive Vice President for Downstream, made the announcement at the 19th Africa Downstream Energy Week in Lagos. The conference, themed “Energy Sustainability: Growth…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seven days to file his final written address in his ongoing trial on alleged terrorism offences. The judge granted the request on Monday after Kanu declined to open his defence, following the…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a 19-point demand to the Federal Government, warning that failure to meet these minimum expectations will trigger a total and indefinite nationwide strike from Saturday. Dr Muhammad Suleiman, NARD President, announced the resolutions on Monday in Abuja during a media briefing following the association’s Extraordinary National…
The National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indefinitely postponed the screening of aspirants ahead of its 2025 elective national convention. The screening exercise was initially scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 28 October. However, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the NCOC Chairman and Governor of Adamawa…
Air Peace has hailed the launch of its maiden direct flight from London Heathrow Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as a symbol of national pride and resilience. Nnenna Onyema, Executive Director of International Operations, said in a statement on Monday in Lagos that the route restores the Nigerian flag to one of the…
Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Monday adjourned hearing on a preliminary objection filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in which she is contesting the authority of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to prosecute her. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the Senate, is standing trial on a three-count…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that one person died and 26 others were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at Coast Street in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, said the agency received a distress call at 12:11 a.m….
Israel has announced it will lift the “special situation” status in its southern region for the first time since the Hamas-led attacks of October 2023. Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that he had approved the military’s recommendation to end the measure, which is set to be officially lifted on Tuesday morning. Katz said…
Mali has ordered the closure of schools and universities nationwide for two weeks starting Monday amid a worsening fuel shortage caused by a blockade enforced by al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgents. The measure follows a campaign launched in early September by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which announced it would block fuel entering the country. The group has…
