FORMER Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo has been acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over post-electoral violence in the country eight years ago in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
FORMER Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu has expressed fears that his Lagos hotel known as Hardley Apartment faces the threat of being permanently seized by federal government after it was taken over following his amassing of debts.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Assistant Inspector of Police AIG) Mohammed Adamu as the new inspector-general of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to replace Ibrahim Idris who is retiring after 35 years of service.
NIGERIA'S ongoing religious dispute over the wearing of the Muslim headscarf known as the hijab has spread to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology International School in Ogbomoso as female pupils there have defiantly worn them to class.
NIGERIAN military commanders have revealed that soldiers engaged in Operation Python dance have successfully averted a potential bloody clash between Fulani cattle herdsmen and farmers in Anambra State.
KANO State's Governor Abdullahi Ganduje could soon face trial over corruption allegations against him as an Abuja federal high court okayed the accelerated hearing of a suit seeking to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute his wife.
ENGLISH Premier league side Crystal palace have joined the race to sign Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi before the end of the January transfer window as part of a drive to strengthen their squad and avoid relegation.
NIGERIA'S chief judge Justice Walter Onnoghen has been given a reprieve in his ongoing battle with the federal government after an Abuja high court ordered prosecutors to suspend all action against him until the determination of several pending suits on the matter.
NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) is to step up the distribution of about 1m unclaimed permanent voters cards to the 245 wards across Lagos State as part of a last ditch attempt to ensure everyone gets to vote.
PRESIDENCY officials have told Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to stop taking sole credit for the introduction of his new grazing laws because they were only feasible because President Muhammadu Buhari backed them.
FORMER Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo has been acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over post-electoral violence in the country eight years ago in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
FORMER Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu has expressed fears that his Lagos hotel known as Hardley Apartment faces the threat of being permanently seized by federal government after it was taken over following his amassing of debts.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Assistant Inspector of Police AIG) Mohammed Adamu as the new inspector-general of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to replace Ibrahim Idris who is retiring after 35 years of service.
NIGERIA'S ongoing religious dispute over the wearing of the Muslim headscarf known as the hijab has spread to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology International School in Ogbomoso as female pupils there have defiantly worn them to class.
NIGERIAN military commanders have revealed that soldiers engaged in Operation Python dance have successfully averted a potential bloody clash between Fulani cattle herdsmen and farmers in Anambra State.
KANO State's Governor Abdullahi Ganduje could soon face trial over corruption allegations against him as an Abuja federal high court okayed the accelerated hearing of a suit seeking to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute his wife.
ENGLISH Premier league side Crystal palace have joined the race to sign Super Eagles skipper Mikel Obi before the end of the January transfer window as part of a drive to strengthen their squad and avoid relegation.
NIGERIA'S chief judge Justice Walter Onnoghen has been given a reprieve in his ongoing battle with the federal government after an Abuja high court ordered prosecutors to suspend all action against him until the determination of several pending suits on the matter.
NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) is to step up the distribution of about 1m unclaimed permanent voters cards to the 245 wards across Lagos State as part of a last ditch attempt to ensure everyone gets to vote.
PRESIDENCY officials have told Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to stop taking sole credit for the introduction of his new grazing laws because they were only feasible because President Muhammadu Buhari backed them.
