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Falana: Federal High Court, National Industrial Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Determine Chieftancy Matters     In the last one week, the Federal High Court and the National Industrial Court have separately conferred jurisdiction on themselves to determine chieftaincy matters. Both decisions are highly erroneous as they cannot be justified under sections 251 and 254(C) of the Constitution. As will be de...

Court Nullifies Reinstatement Of Sanusi As 16th Emir Of Kano     A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The court, which delivered a verdict on Thursday, also nullified all the actions taken after the controversial reinstatement. The presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi Muham...

Igbo Dance Troupes Overwhelm Wales   By Rose Oranye     The Nganga dance group, in association with Ifemeluigbo troupe, has through outstanding exhibition received significant recognition. Nganga/Ifemeluigbo's commitment to showcasing the Igbo cultural heritage on a global scale was evident in their recent awareness campaign, whic...

Cholera Outbreak: Suspected Cases rise to 401 As Death Toll Hits 21 Lagos State Government says the number deaths from cholera outbreak in the state has increased from 15 to 21, while infections increased to 401 from 350. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, said the rise in cases was anticipated following the Eid-el Kabir cel...

Protesters Take Over Rivers LGAs, Pull Down Wike’s Statue In Obio-Akpor Secretariat       By Ayo Kehinde     Hundreds of people, including youths, women and men, on Tuesday afternoon, marched to local government Secretariat in Rivers State, to effect the order by Governor Siminalaya Fubara directing Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs) to immediately take charge of...

Fubara Directs HLGA To Take Charge Of 23 Rivers State Councils       By Ayo Kehinde   Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has directed Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately take charge of the 23 council areas of Rivers State, following the expiration of the three-year tenure of the councils' chairmen, their deputies and councillors on June ...

Pension Fund Managers Face Pressure From Retirees As FG Fails To Pay Pensions   By Goodluck Ikiebe with Agency reports         Nigeria’s Pension Managers, also known as Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), are under pressure following the federal government’s failure to pay accrued pension rights of newly retired employees. The federal government last paid accrued pen...

Ex-Minister, Solomon Dalung Urges Governor Mutfwang To Swear-in Seven Members of Plateau Assembly     From Yakubu Busari, Jos     Ex-Minister for Sports and Youths Development, Barr . Solomon Selcap Dalung has advised Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang to inaugurate the remaining seven members of the Plateau State Assembly to avoid unnecessary constitutional crises that might affect the peace ...

Presidency: Rejoinder to New York Times Jaundiced Report on Nigerian’s Current Economic Situation     Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal's feature story with the title 'Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation’, published on June 11, reflected the typical predetermined, reductionist, derogatory, and denigrating way foreign media establishments reported African countries for sev...

On the Nigeria Police Force (NPF’s) allegations that the recent police ‘recruitment process’ was ‘marred with irregularities, alleged corruption’   IGP Egbetokun     Former President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had on January 24, 2023, appointed Solomon Arase as the new chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) following the resignation of its former chairman, Musiliu Smith, who is also a former Inspector-General of Poli...

Governor Otu pledges support for Hope Waddell Training Institution’s 130th anniversary     Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has pledged to support the anniversary of one of Nigeria's foremost educational centre, the Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar. The Governor made the pledge when he granted an audience to the executives of Hope Waddell Institution's Old S...

Ex-Minister’s Son, Abubakar Funtua Arrested For Fraud         The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abubakar Funtua, son of a Federal Minister in the Second Republic, late Isa Funtua. Abubakar was arrested by operatives of the anti-graft agency on Friday, for allegedly stealing over N28 billion and other fraudulent activi...