The Supreme Court has set aside the lower courts’ decisions sacking the Kano State Governor, Yusuff Abba. The tribunal had set aside Yusuf Abba of the New Nigeria Peoples Party victory after declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid. The tribunal held that the deducted votes were from ballot papers that were neither stamped nor signed….
The United Nations’ top court began hearings Thursday on South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians. Israel strongly denies the claim. Although the case is likely to take years to resolve, South Africa is asking the International Court of Justice to order an immediate suspension of Israel’s military offensive…
Dr Tedros told reporters in Geneva that after `100 days of conflict, the situation in the Gaz Strip was “indescribable.” For her part, Health Emergencies Interventions Technical Officer Dr Teresa Zakaria explained that due to lack of access, “we don’t know what we’re dealing with. We don’t actually, we’re not fully aware of and what…
As the days to the kickoff match for the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations draw closer, there are quite some fascinating facts to know about the continent’s highly revered football tournament. The tournament which will start on January 13, 2024, with the opening match between the host country, Cote d’Ivoire, and Group A…
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged Nigerians to await findings of anti-graft investigation, describing the corrupt charges against the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu as a mere allegation.Edu was the minister in charge of the ministry until President Bola Tinubu suspended her on Monday….
Barely hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria dissolved the boards and managements of Union Bank of Nigeria, Keystone Bank and Polaris Bank over alleged corporate governance infractions and non-compliance with regulatory requirements, the financial regulatory body appointed new executive directors to oversee the affairs of the deposit money banks. A statement by the acting…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, in the early hours of Thursday, appointed Hassan Imam as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Keystone Bank, the PUNCH reports. Imam takes over leadership of the commercial bank from Olaniran Olayinka, who served as CEO from March 2020 until the CBN dissolved the boards of Keystone…
Boycotting the presidential debate for the fifth consecutive time, former United States president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump instead attended a town hall in Iowa. The event, streamed by Fox News, ran parallel to the fifth primary debate across town on Wednesday night where aspiring presidential contenders Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley faced off…
Agunloye was arraigned on seven counts bordering on fraudulent award of a contract and official corruption, on Wednesday. The judge had ordered his remand in Kuje Correctional Centre pending hearing and ruling on the bail application. Moving the application, the Counsel for the former minister, Adeola Adedipe, prayed the court to grant bail to his…
