The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has affirmed the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomoso. Delivering judgement on the appeal filed by the monarch on Tuesday, Justice Yargata Nimpar, who led a three-member panel of justices, resolved all the 10 grounds of appeal in favour Oba Olaoye. Recall that Justice K. A. Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso had […]

The United States has commenced deportation proceedings for Nigerian nationals, with 85 individuals set to arrive in Lagos, while 116 others remain in detention. The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed concerns over the process, calling for a more humane approach. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement signed by her media aide, Magnus Eze, on Sunday, disclosed that “with about 201 Nigerians currently detained in […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike. The spokesman for the NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi, said the agency had deployed operatives to the base stations to prevent any illegal action by the protesters. The NSCDC further expressed concerns over the potential risks the NLC action could […]

The authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have expelled a student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, over her assault on a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. In an official expulsion letter dated February 13, 2025, and signed by the Acting Registrar, Mr. Victor I. Modebelu, the university stated that the decision followed the recommendation of the Student Disciplinary Committee, which found the student’s actions to be […]