Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan wins
• INEC dumps petition for failing constitutional requirement From Romanus Ugwu, Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja and Sola Ojo, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said it binned the petition…
Marketers demand probe of naira-for-crude deal
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has called on the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, to conduct an appraisal of the first phase of…
Uromi killings: Group blames failed policing system
By Sunday Ani The Southern Solidarity Alliance (SSA) has blamed the killing of the 16 travelling northerners in Uromi, Edo State, on the failure of the police to collaborate with…
Glo-sponsored African Voices Changemakers celebrates Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo
CNN International’s magazine programme, African Voices Changemakers, sponsored by Globacom, will this week celebrate two of Africa’s biggest gospel music stars, Nathaniel Bassey and Mercy Chinwo. The 30-minute programme will…
Plateau: 40 more bodies recovered as death toll in Bokkos killings hits 52
•Soldiers recover cash, arms From Jude Owuamanam Jos Forty more bodies have been recovered in the coordinated attacks by gunmen on some communities in Bokkos local government council of Plateau…
Coastal highway: Group sues Tinubu, Umahi, President’s son
•Gets court approval to challenge N2.8trn contract From Godwin Tsa Abuja The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has given the go ahead to a non-governmental organisation, the Incorporated…
FG reopens Independence Bridge, Umahi frowns at unapproved road closures
By Chukwuma Umeorah The Federal Government has reopened Independence Bridge in Lagos following its emergency rehabilitation, with the Minister of Works, David Umahi apologizing for the hardship caused by its…
Businessman allegedly pierces man’s eye with car key
Mr Olanrewaju Àdelegan, the Chief Magistrate, Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State, on Friday ordered the remand of a businessman, Ogooluwa Monehin, for allegedly piercing another man’s eye with…
Man, 26, arraigned for allegedly stealing iPhone screens worth N4.5m
A 26-year-old man, Ogechukwu Anayo, who allegedly stole iPhone screens worth N4.5 million, on Friday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Anayo is standing trial before Magistrate L.K.J…
When student beats master
It was a battle of epic proportions, one that echoes the biblical story of David versus Goliath with all its shockers, moral lessons and the unexplainable spiritual irony of the…