Category: News
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Kogi Central: Tribunal Nullifies APC’s Victory, Declares Natasha Winner
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the victory of Sen. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the Kogi Central senatorial election. The court further declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the actual winner of the February senatorial election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, who read the unanimous judgement of the three-man panel,…
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Fees Hike: Lagos Police Arrest NANS PRO, Other Students During Protest in UNILAG
Operatives of the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday morning arrested Giwa Yisa while protesting with the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Students against fees increment by the school authorities. SaharaReporters had reported how the police shot at students during the protest and arrested an activist, Philip Olatinwo and two other protesters.…
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Tinubu Meets With Indian Billionaire Hinduja In India
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in New Delhi, the Indian capital for a six-day office visit, during which he will attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit and other engagements. The President arrived in the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi alongside some senior government officials, including ministers and presidential aides. He thereafter proceeded to a meeting with…
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Suspended UNICAL Lecturer Drags VC, Others To Court, Management Reacts
Suspended Dean of Law Faculty, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof Cyril Ndifon, has filed a lawsuit against the lnstitution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, for character defamation. Ndifon had sued the vice chancellor of UNICAL and three others as defendants, expressing his displeasure over what he described as dragging his image to the mud even…
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Anxiety in UNILAG over proposed students’ protest
Vanguard News The recent hike in the fee payable by students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, may lead to a confrontation between the students and the management of the institution, as the students have concluded plans to embark on a protest over the issue on Wednesday. Sources told Vanguard that the students are being…
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100 days: Tinubu’s economic policies hurting Nigerians – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, Monday, took a swipe at the economic policies of the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government saying it is hurting Nigerians. He also warned the judiciary not to allow it to be used to disrupt the electoral process as it delivers judgment on the…
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DSS Raises Alarm Over Plot To ‘Stage Violent Protests’, Identifies Ring Leaders
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters. The agency’s spokesman Peter Afunanya raised the alarm in an early Monday statement but said the DSS has…
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Just In: Presidential Election Petition Tribunal To Deliver Judgement Wednesday
Presidential Election Tribunal in Abuja will deliver judgment on petitions challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, September 6. In May, SaharaReporters reported that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal merged the petitions submitted by the various political parties while giving the pre-hearing report on the petition and presenting the trial schedule. It also…
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FULL LIST: 2023 Headies Award Winners
Punch Newspaper On Sunday, September 3, 2023, the 16th Headies Award took place in Atlanta Georgia for the second consecutive year. Since its inception in 2006, the Headies has played a prominent role in the documentation of the strides recorded in the Nigerian music industry through its award which has now become the biggest prize…
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Economy: Naira Will Bounce back, Stronger than Dollar soon, says, Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has predicted the possibility of Naira bouncing back and this time greater than the United States dollar. Our correspondent reports that based on findings in the black market buying rate of the dollar is about N915, and sells at N918. Sequel to the…