The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rain from Wednesday to Friday across the country.NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged early morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Taraba,Kaduna and Adamawa in the northern region.It anticipated thunderstorms with rain over parts of Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Gombe […]
The government of Russia has promised to offer not less than 500,000 scholarships to international students, including Nigerians to study in the country.Amb. Andrey Podelyshev, Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday night in Abuja, on the sidelines of the embassy’s preparation to commemorate the Russia Day on June 12.The ambassador […]
A joint security team in Katsina State has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued 11 victims in Danmusa Local Government Area of the stateDSP Abubakar Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Katsina Police Command, said this in a statement to newsmen, on Monday in Katsina.“On June 8, at about 10:30 p.m., a joint security team […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has destroyed major terrorist enclave used as a training ground, in Bukar Meram, on the southern flank of the Lake Chad region, Borno.This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on […]
Introduction The recent Supreme Court judgment in SUNDAY JACKSON V. STATE (SC/CR/1026/2022), delivered on the 7th of March, 2025, has sparked widespread legal and moral outrage across Nigeria. In affirming the death sentence handed down by the trial court, the apex court failed to deliver substantial justice in a case marked by procedural breaches, rigid […]
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), organiser of Zuma International Film Festival, Nigeria’s foremost national film festival, has called for submissions of entries into various categories for the film festival.This is contained in a statement by NFC’s Director, Public Affairs, Brian Etuk on Tuesday in Abuja.Etuk said the Festival with the theme: “Storytelling for Global Influence: […]
The Judicial Editors Forum (JEF), on Tuesday, urged the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to engage in a fruitful dialogue to end its strike.The forum made the call in a statement issued by its Chairman, Mr Samuel Popoola, in Lagos.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JUSUN had in a circular on May […]
The Charge De Affaires, Nigerian Embassy, Riyad, Dr Modibbo Umar, says pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj without permit are liable to 100,000 riyals fine, 10 years ban and deportation.Umar said this at the Hajj 2025 Pre-Arafat Stakeholders’ meeting, organised by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Makkah on Monday.The envoy recalled that during […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a N500 million lawsuit filed over alleged violations of the fundamental rights of homeless persons, scavengers, and petty traders in Abuja. In a counter affidavit filed before Justice James Omotosho, Wike argued that the increasing […]
The Federal High Court (FHC) Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, locked out judges, lawyers, staff and litigants from accessing the court following the indefinite strike declared by its national body.A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the FHC headquarters located along Shehu Shagari Way in Abuja […]