The controversy over the Christmas homily by the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop  Matthew Kukah, deepened on Wednesday as the umbrella body for Muslims, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), headed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar,  attacked him  for allegedly denigrating Islam and Muslims. JNI, in a  statement in Kaduna by

Hours after an extraordinary rally by Trump challenging his defeat, flag-waving backers broke down barricades outside the Capitol and swarmed inside, with the special session going into an emergency recess as protesters entered the chambers. The desperate last-minute bid by Trump to overturn his election loss sparked chaos and accusations of a “coup” attempt, with

An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, has nullified the candidacy of the Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the State, Mr. Gani Audu. The court presided over by Justice Courage Ogbebor, by extension, also nullified the candidacy of the party’s governorship candidate

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, Wednesday, swore in Justice Salisu Garba as Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Garba will be in acting capacity pending his confirmation as substantive CJ by the Senate. Meanwhile, the CJN has urged the new Acting CJ

Nigeria’s bilateral and multilateral debts stood at $31.98 billion as of September 2020, according to the latest figures released by the Debt Management Office  (DMO). The outstanding debts are not only owed to bilateral and multilateral institutions but also include commercial loans  from Eurobonds and Diaspora Bond. Bilateral debts are those arising from country-to-country loans

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that two teachers, Samson Banjoko and Olajide Babatunde, be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a five-year-old Magistrate M.O. Tanimola, gave the order, following a motion moved by the Prosecutor, ASP Victor Eruada, that the matter be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for

The University of Ibadan (UI), has again confirmed that it issued Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State a degree certificate. Abayomi Samuel Ajayi, the Deputy Chief Registrar (Legal), who appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, testified in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a chieftain, Williams Edobor,

The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, on Tuesday bowed out of service on the attainment of 65 years of age. This is even as he declared in his speech at a valedictory court session held in his honour that the greatest strength of the judiciary remained the trust,

The Nigerian government on Tuesday, signed an agreement with China to establish an intergovernmental committee to organize the agreements between the two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama in a meeting on Tuesday with the Chinese Envoy, Wang Yi talked about matters relating to relations between Nigeria and China. They discussed issues such

The hearing of the bail application filed on behalf of Omoyele Sowore has suffered a temporary setback. The bail application suffered a setback on Tuesday after the prosecutor, Adama Musa, opposed the hearing of the application on the ground that Sowore was served with the application by 10.43 a.m. today in court contrary to the