ECOWAS court stops FG from prosecuting Nigerians

The ECOWAS court of Justice in Abuja has restrained the Federal Government and its agents from arresting or prosecuting Nigerians who are making use of social media platform, Twitter, which…

ICPC arraigns man for travel documents forgery

A middle-aged man, Iladion Emmanuel, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over alleged forgery of travel documents and other ancillary offences. The commission,…

JAMB delists six additional CBT centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has delisted additional six Computer Based Centres over poor performance on the second day of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board’s Head,…

National Assembly flooded as Senate resumes plenary, Reps delay hearings

There was a downpour in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Tuesday morning, leaving several parts of the National Assembly Complex flooded. The central lobby at the ‘White House’ section…

May God forgive those spreading rumours that I’m dead- Abiara

The founder of the Christ Apostolic Church of Christ, Agbala Itura worldwide, Prophet Samuel Abiara, has debunked news of his purported death. Abiara, who spoke with UGAMATV on the telephone…

Bribery: Court sentences ex-federal lawmaker, Lawan to seven years in jail

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo has convicted a former member of the House of Representtives, Farouk Lawan, over $3 million bribery case and sentenced…

BREAKING: Senate confirms Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General  Farouk Yahaya, as the new Chief of Army Staff. The red chamber took the decision following the consideration of the…

Buhari asks National Assembly to approve N895bn supplementary budget

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, read an official communication from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), asking the National Assembly to approve a supplementary budget…

No amount of threat will stop Igbo from demanding rights —Abaribe

The Senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has warned that no amount of threat against Ndigbo will stop them from demanding equitable treatment in Nigeria. He also warned the two…

Copa América: Messi equals Mascherano’s record as Argentina qualifies for quarterfinals

Lionel Messi, 33, equalled Javier Mascherano’s record of 147 match appearances for Argentina on Tuesday in Albiceleste’s third match at the 2021 Copa América against Paraguay played at Estádio Nacional…