The Nigerian Bar Association, through its Anti-Corruption Committee (NBAA-CC), on Wednesday, signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) to formalise collaboration on anti-corruption initiatives.…
By Idowu Bankole Activities at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and its affiliate MDAs on Wednesday have begun to pick up as workers resumed after the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Tuesday, ordering the suspension…
Nigerian footballers will remain firmly in the spotlight in Europe after a dramatic night of UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday confirmed the teams advancing to the knockout stages of the competition. With all 18 matches kicking off at the…
By Steve Oko The Defence Consortium of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said the striking out of the motion seeking to transfer Kanu from the Sokoto Correctional Facility “changes nothing,” insisting that…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed grave concerns over recent demolitions in Lagos State and the closure of Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State. Tony Ojukwu, NHRC’s executive secretary, said both actions have serious human rights implications. He…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Kosoko Royal Family has formally declared Prince Abdulrafiu Babajide Akanni Kosoko as the Oloja of Lagos-elect, marking a historic moment in the enduring royal heritage of Lagos. The declaration was announced on January 27, 2026, at…
An aircraft carrying 15 people, including one lawmaker, went missing near Colombia’s troubled border with Venezuela on Wednesday, state airline Satena and aerospace authorities said. The aircraft, carrying 13 passengers and two crew members, took off from the border city…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has insisted that he will no longer allow the infamous Monday sit-at-home directive to continue in all markets in the state. Mr Soludo announced this on Wednesday during a press conference in Awka. The…
By Femi Bolaji The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State has received no fewer than 1,000 defectors from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors were led by…
The defence and the prosecution teams involved in the N5.2 billion fraud trial of a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, skipped proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Ojerinde,…