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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election as Governor of Anambra State. Soludo was returned for a second term in office after recording a landslide victory, winning all 21 local government areas in the election, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) onContinue Reading

Five members of a drug trafficking syndicate have been sentenced to a total of 21 years imprisonment following their conviction in Lagos for various drug offences. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency disclosed this in a statement on Friday by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. According to the agency, three ofContinue Reading

• New INEC chair faces litmus test Massive security is in place across Anambra State where voters are scheduled   to go to the polls today to pick their governor for the next four years. A mix of anxiety and excitement pervaded the state last night ahead of the election, theContinue Reading

Barring any last-minute changes, residents of Anambra State will head for the polls to elect a new governor on Saturday. No fewer than 2,802,790 eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots across 21 local government areas of the South-East state. The stakes are high in Anambra, regarded as aContinue Reading

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced one Samuel Asiegbu to three years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for his role in an N8.56bn fraud carried out at Wema Bank Nigeria Plc. Asiegbu was arraigned alongside Hamza Zakaria, NurudeenContinue Reading

The United States House of Representatives has urged the Departments of State and Treasury to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organisations, including Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This is contained in a resolution introduced beforeContinue Reading

The Federal Government has again called on the United States President, Donald Trump, to be understanding in his approach to Nigeria’s security challenges. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the call during a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, days after Trump threatened military action againstContinue Reading

L-R: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola; Representative of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Emmanuel Akomoye Agim, JSC CFR; Hon. Justice E.O Williams – Dawodu, and Hon. Justice Ayokunle O. Faji during the 4th Nigerian Admiralty Law Colloquium in Lagos. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has emphasized that Nigeria’sContinue Reading

The Kanwan Katsina and District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara, mni, has marked a remarkable milestone — 25 years on the revered throne of his forefathers — as the Kanwan Katsina III, celebrating his Silver Jubilee with reflection and gratitude.Continue Reading