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Court rules Aiyedatiwa ineligible to contest 2028 Ondo governorship election
A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has ruled that Lucky Aiyedatiwa is not eligible to contest the 2028 governorship election, holding that such a move would violate the constitutional limit of eight years in office. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Adegoke held that Aiyedatiwa, who first assumed…
Read More »Court threatens to revoke Sowore’s bail over absence from cybercrime trial
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to revoke the bail granted to politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore over his absence at the hearing of his ongoing cybercrime trial. The judge issued the warning on Thursday, stating that the court could also issue a…
Read More »Police arrest suspected criminal, recover pistol During Patrol in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old man, Dare Shogaolu, popularly known as “Super M”, and recovered a locally made pistol during a routine stop-and-search operation in the Mushin area of the state. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police…
Read More »NNPC reduces petrol pump price as global oil prices decline
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has reduced the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja, offering some relief to motorists amid recent volatility in global oil markets. Checks at several NNPC filling stations across Lagos, including outlets along Isheri Oshun Road, Apple…
Read More »Police arrest two suspected armed robbers, recover pistol in Imo
Operatives of the Orji Divisional Headquarters, in collaboration with the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, have arrested two suspected armed robbers in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Henry Okoye, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday…
Read More »2027: Peter Obi cannot be President, Dino Melaye
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and ally of former Vice President Atiku abubakar, Dino Melaye, has ruled out the chances of the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi of winning the 2027 presidential election. Melaye, who contested and lost the 2023 Kogi governorship election, spoke in…
Read More »Gulf Crisis: No retreat, no surrender – Iran’s Supreme Leader vows
Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, warned that U.S. forces must leave the Middle East and vowed continued resistance to Western pressure in his first televised wartime address, heightening fears of further regional escalation. In the broadcast late Wednesday, Khamenei said Iran would not retreat under what he described…
Read More »Gulf Crisis: Health system nears collapse, as death too near 2,000 – WHO
Photo: One of 160 school girls killed alleged by US strike on February 28 The World Health Organization has warned that health systems across parts of the Middle East are under severe strain as casualties continue to rise following the ongoing military offensive involving the United States and Israel against…
Read More »Gulf War: Nigeria woos oil, gas investors
Photo: Tanker on fire in Gulf of Oman By Douglas Maha, Abuja Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has urged oil- and gas-producing nations in the Gulf to see Africa’s largest crude producer as a strategic partner rather than a rival, as tensions in the Middle East threaten global energy supply…
Read More »Troops kill ISWAP commander, 20 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe Raid – Military
Nigerian troops have killed at least 20 suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, including a senior commander, during coordinated operations in Yobe State, the military said. The Joint Task Force in the North East said the raids were carried out in Goniri community in Gujba…
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