El-Zakzaky’s Trial Resumes In Kaduna For Alleged Culpable Homicide
The trial of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zinat resumes today at the Kaduna State High Court sitting in the state capital. El- Zakzaky and his wife have been in detention since December 2015, following clashes between members of the IMN and the Nigerian […]
Reps Determined To Pass ‘Satisfactory’ PIB In Six Months – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says members of the Green Chamber are determined to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) within the next six months. He gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) under the Lagos State Chamber of […]
Court Grants N1m Bail To Eromosele
A Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, has granted bail to the embattled #EndSARS protester, Peter Eronmosele Adene, in the sum of one million naira. The court granted the bail on Tuesday after it rejected a request by the police for an order to detain him for another 30 days, to enable them conclude investigations […]
Biden: ‘More people may die’ as Trump Stalls Transition
US President-elect Joe Biden has warned that “people may die” if his incoming administration continues to be impeded by incumbent Donald Trump. Mr Biden said co-ordination was needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. He called President Trump’s refusal to acknowledge he lost the election, despite calls to do so from both sides, “totally irresponsible”. The […]
Hurricane Iota: Category four storm hits Nicaragua
Hurricane Iota has made landfall in Nicaragua two weeks after another devastating storm hit. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm crossed the coast on Monday evening. It had strengthened at sea to a category five storm before making landfall, with maximum sustained winds of up to 160mph (260km/h). As it struck Nicaragua […]
VP Osinbajo, Service Chiefs, Others Attend As Buhari Presides Over National Security Meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the quarterly National Security Council (NSC) at the State House, Abuja. Among those in attendance are the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice; […]
#EndSARS: Eromosele’s Trial Begins: Family Members, Others Hindered From Gaining Access Into The Court
Tempers flared on Tuesday morning when security operatives prevented family members of an #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, from gaining entrance into the Yaba Magistrates Court where his case is expected to be heard. The street leading into the court was barricaded with their vehicle thereby hindering access to the court premises. Some family members were […]
Trump Faces Barrage Of Calls To Permit Potentially Life Saving Transition Talks
President Donald Trump is facing a barrage of calls to permit potentially life-saving transition talks between his health officials and incoming President-elect Joe Biden’s aides on a fast-worsening pandemic he is continuing to ignore in his obsessive effort to discredit an election that he clearly lost. The increasingly urgent pleas are coming from inside his administration, the President-elect’s team […]
Nigerian Traders In Ghana Clamp Down
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Monday denied that Nigeria’s decision to close its borders prompted Ghanaian authorities to clamp down on Nigerian traders working in the West African nation. Hundreds of shops belonging to Nigerians have been closed in Ghana, prompting calls from some of the traders to […]
Arrests In Washington As Trump Supporters Assemble, Rejecting Biden Victory
Donald Trump continued to rage against the dying light of his US presidency on Saturday, falsely claiming to be the victim of mass voter fraud and praising rightwingers and conspiracy theorists who gathered in Washington to echo his fabrication. Trump emerged from the White House to applause, cheers, waving and whistles from hundreds of supporters lining […]
