An Abuja Federal High Court has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on Nigerian broadcast stations. The court presided by Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Wednesday declared that the NBC lacked the judicial powers to impose penalties. The court therefore ordered a perpetual injunction restraining the NBC from imposing fines,…
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit ahead of his swearing in on May, 29. A statement on Wednesday, signed by Tunde Rahman, media aide to the President elect, said Tinubu will use the opportunity of the trip to finetune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options…
An attempt by bandits to attack the Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, on Tuesday night was repelled the institution’s security personnel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that some gunmen invaded the female hostel between last night and Wednesday morning but there was no abduction. According to NAN, John Agams, the Public Relations Officer of…
The chairman of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, Boyi Manja, has been abducted by gunmen. The tragic incident occurred yesterday when he was on Monday along the Takum-Wukari Highway in the state. His police orderly was however, killed during the unfortunate incident. Spokesperson of the Taraba state police command, Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the…
The Olive Tree Citizen’s Rights Initiative has filed a suit against three proposed bye-laws by Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In the suit No: KDH/ZAR/2023, filed at the state High Court in Zaria, the group maintained that the proposed bye-laws for the establishment of Hisbah, Scrap Trading (Regulation/Prohibition) and Trado–medical Regulation Prohibition,…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced the nomination of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwin Akpabio, as its consensus candidate for the position of Senate presidency in the 10th Assembly. It nominated the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, for the position of Deputy…
