A federal high court in Abuja has sacked a federal lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency of Zamfara state, Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Delivering judgement on Thursday, the presiding judge, Obiora Egwuatu, held that Gummi’s defection was unconstitutional since there was no division in…
Members of the resolved 30 National Sports Federations have kicked against their suspension, asking the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to reverse the decision within 48 hours or face legal action. The minister had last week, announced the dissolution of board members of the Federations. A statement signed by spokesperson of the aggrieved…
A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd) has approached a Kaduna State High Court, seeking ₦1 billion in damages over defamatory allegations made against him by a fellow retired military officer, Maj Gen. Danjuma Hamisu Ali Keffi. The suit, filed on Thursday arose from statements allegedly made by Ali Keffi…
“A horrific incident occurred in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, earlier today, where a 42-year-old man, Victor Okoh, allegedly murdered his 38-year-old wife, Victoria Okoh, with a machete over accusations of infidelity,” an online newspaper reported last week. The brutal killing of Victoria Okoh adds to the growing and tragic list of women who have met…
The MTN Foundation is to train 86,400 students and 1,440 secondary school teachers across 12 states as part of its 2025 Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP), aimed at curbing drug abuse among young people. Abubakar Zubairu, a representative of MTN Foundation, disclosed this at a workshop with stakeholders on Monday in Kaduna. He described the rise…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) has declared the by-election for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency held on Saturday inconclusive. INEC returning officer, Prof. Daniel Ayuba explained that the total number of PVCs collected in areas where election was cancelled out number the margin of victory. Ayuba said that while…
