Glynn Simmons: US Judge Exonerates Inmate After 48 Years In Prison
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, the longest known wrongful sentence in the US. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July after a district court found that crucial evidence in his case was not turned over to his defence lawyers. On Monday, […]
Tinubu Requests Senate Confirmation For 11 Supreme Court Justices
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to confirm 11 nominees for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s letter during Wednesday’s plenary session. In response, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters has initiated the screening process for the 11 nominees put forward by the […]
FG Slashes Public Transport Costs By Half For Yuletide Season
In a press conference held in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, announced that the Federal Government has reduced public transport fares across Nigeria by 50%. The initiative, in celebration of the Yuletide season, will be effective from December 21 to January 4, 2024. “It is in this wise that the […]
Rivers Cross Carpeting Lawmaker Affirms Commitment To APC, Rejects Return To PDP
Enemi George, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who switched allegiance from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has firmly stated that there is no intention of reverting to the former party. In a recent appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, George, along with 26 other cross-carpeting […]
Senate Orders Police To Ensure CAC Chief’s Presence Within 24 Hours
The Senate has instructed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to ensure the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, appears before the Senate Committee on Finance within 24 hours. Citing Section 89, sub-section 2, Senator Sani Musa, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the directive during the budget […]
Nigeria’s Debt Reaches N87.9trn By September 2023, DMO Confirms
As of September 30, 2023, the Debt Management Office (DMO) disclosed that Nigeria’s total public debt amounted to N87.91 trillion or $114.35 billion. This comprehensive figure encompasses both domestic and external debts incurred by the Federal Government, the 36 state governments, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The DMO, in a statement released on Wednesday, […]
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun: Narendra Modi Breaks Silence On US Murder Plot Allegation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will “definitely look into” any evidence provided on its alleged links to an assassination plot in the US. In November, the US charged an Indian man of conspiring to murder a Sikh separatist leader in New York. Mr Modi told the Financial Times that the allegations will not affect […]
Colorado Supreme Court Kicks Trump Off Ballot, Citing ‘insurrection’
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3 that Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago. It does not stop Mr […]
Egbin Power Station Shutdown Causes 676MW Drop In Generation
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the shut down of the Egbin Power Station located in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Monday, reducing power generation by 676MW was due to maintenance work on the gas pipeline supplying the station. In a statement, TCN said the station, accounts for more than 16% of […]
CDS Musa Reveals He Receives N1,200 As Operation Allowance, Advocates For Better Military Welfare
General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), revealed that he receives a daily operation allowance of N1,200, the same amount as every Nigerian soldier, regardless of rank. During an interview with Channels TV, General Musa emphasized the need for improved working conditions, citing that some soldiers earn less than N50,000 monthly, and barracks […]
