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Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, on Friday discharged and acquitted a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, over the N6.3 billion corruption charges against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Jang was governor of Plateau state between 2007 to 2015. Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Justice Christy Dabup, also…

Chairman of THISDAY/Arise Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, has advocated for the enactment of laws that will ensure that Google, Facebook and other social media platforms pay for intellectual property and news items produced by the Nigerian media. In a Keynote Address at the Lateef Jakande 2nd Annual Memorial Lecture on Tuesday at Radisson Blu…

The Christian Association of Nigeria has expressed serious concerns over closure of public and private schools in Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states for five the Muslim Ramadan fasting. In a statement on Sunday, the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said the closure violates the right of Christians. Okoh said CAN will be left with…

By Callistus Agwaza, in Jalingo Taraba State police command says it has arrested 28 suspected criminals terrorising the state. The commissioner of police, David Iloyanomon disclosed this at a press briefing in Jalingo on Thursday. He said also said the command is looking for Shiban Tikari, a former Chairman of Takum Local government area, in…

Two journalists, their wives and two children have been abducted  at their residences in Danhonu community in Millennium City area of Kaduna. The bandits said to be in large number  stormed the residences of AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blue Print newspapers at about 10:30pm on Saturday. Taofeeq Olayemi, a…