The Supreme Court on Friday partly resolved the ownership dispute in 17 oil wells ownership in favour of the Rivers State government. In a judgement prepared by Justice Ellen Ogunwumiju but delivered by justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court dismissed the counter claim ownership put forward by the Imo State government. According to Justice Agim, reliefs One, Three, Four, Five, …
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has asked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to resign if he has an interest in the 2023 Presidential election. Akeredolu, in a statement personally signed by him, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to terminate his appointment, if he refuses to quit, saying, “This is a joke taken too …
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A former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, will today retire from the Nigeria Police Force after clocking the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. This is coming amid the controversy on his elevation to the level of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) from the current level – Commissioner of Police. The Police Service …
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Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has picked the nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Kabiru Gaya, one of the leaders of Osinbajo’s campaign picked up the forms on behalf of the nation’s number two man, on Thursday. His spokesman, Laolu Akande, made this known on Thursday. Akande said the forms were collected by representatives …
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By Jona Jaupi RUSSIA has launched a new military spacecraft designated Kosmos 2555 into orbit around the Earth. Using Russia’s new Angara 1.2 rocket, Kremlin officials launched the payload into orbit on April 29. Russian officials launched a new payload that will orbit Earth. The launch took place at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the town of Mirny, which is predominantly …
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A 3-storey building has collapsed in the Ebutte Meta axis of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State. The building located on Ibadan Street reportedly caved in around 9:30 pm on Sunday. According to Daily Trust, Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency are already at the scene trying to rescue …
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Corrupt Russian officers may have saved cash on tyres for their trucks and armoured vehicles by opting for cheap Chinese alternatives. With Russian vehicles and armoured trucks getting stuck in the mud when veering off road, officials in the West are pointing to Chinese exports as a key factor behind the stalled invasion of Ukraine. The poor quality of the tyres …
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Vladimir Putin‘s top military commander has been flown out of the war zone with shrapnel wounds after being sent to Ukraine by the Russian president to secure victory, a former Russian internal affairs minister has claimed. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of staff of the Russian army, was today wounded in Izyum in Ukraine’s Kharviv region, which has been at the centre …
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Vladimir Putin has secretly nominated Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB counterintelligence officer who once headed the FSB, to take “control” of Russia while he is incapacitated Vladimir Putin may soon vanish for a period as he is due to undergo surgery linked to cancer, according to a new claim. He has allegedly secretly nominated his hardline security council security secretary Nikolai …
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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC)), has picked the nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling party. Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential screening committee led by Senator David Mark has disqualified two of the 17 presidential aspirants seeking to contest the 2023 election on the platform of the party. Tinubu picked …
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