Kingsley Kanu, the brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, lost a legal case against the British government in a London court on Thursday over his continued detention in Nigeria. Kingsley brought a judicial review against Britain’s Foreign Office over its alleged rejection to acknowledge that Nnamdi Kanu, who holds Nigerian and British citizenship, was the victim of an extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria in June 2021 According to Reuters, Kingsley’s lawyers argued that the Foreign Office should reach a concluded view on whether his brother was the victim of extraordinary rendition…
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Nigeria Air will fly before May 29 — FG Insist Amid controversy, the federal government has insisted that national carrier,Nigeria Air would begin operations before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The minister of aviation,Hadi Sirika spoke at the national aviation stakeholders forum 2023 in Abuja on Thursday. In October 2022, Buhari had said the national carrier would commence flight services by December 2022, but that did not happen due to controversy surrounding the airline’s ownership structure, leading to a court order stopping the federal government from implementing the project. Speaking at the stakeholder forum, Sirika said the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, indicated its intention to respond in a suit filed by Festus Keyamo against Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 25 February poll. This was also as Oluwakemi Odogun, lawyer to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja of the commission’s plan to file its response in the case. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Keyamo, a spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), had instituted…
A total of 246 students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, have bagged First Class Honour Degrees in various disciplines in the university. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Charles Igwe, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Enugu Campus of the institution on Wednesday. Mr Igwe also announced that a popular socialite and entrepreneur, Obinna Iyiegbu, otherwise known as Obi Cubana, would deliver the commencement speech at the convocation ceremony on Friday in the Nsukka Campus of the university. “In line with current convocation trends across the world, we have invited him to inspire our fresh graduands, whom I…
The Spanish government is under fire over allegations police officers infiltrated far-left and green groups and had sex with activists to win their trust and gain information. The scandal broke when Catalan media La Directa reported in January that a police officer going by the name of Daniel Hernandez had sexual relations with various members of a Barcelona squat and far-left movements since 2020. The intimate relations in one case lasted nearly a year, according to the alternative publication based in the Catalan capital. Six women have filed a complaint against the officer, accusing him of sexual abuse. They…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says there was no meeting between Bola Tinubu, president-elect, and Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council PCC, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu reiterated the fact that he is currently in France and could not have also been in London holding the said meeting. Part of the statement reads; “Our attention has been drawn to the grossly fake, misleading and malicious story about the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola disguising to meet President-elect…
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday suspended former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; former president of the Senate, Pius Anyim; Prof Dennis Ityavyar and Aslam Aliyu. The suspension, which takes effect on Thursday, was arrived at after an extensive review of the affairs of the party, pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017). The PDP also referred the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, to the National Disciplinary Committee over his reported involvement in anti-party activities. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. “The PDP urges…
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside their daughter, Sonia, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. They criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found on Thursday. The judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass a sentence at a later date, The Guardian UK…
Tebatso Mokoana, popularly known as Blue Aiva, one of the evicted housemates of the Big Brother Titans show, says she loves showing her body to encourage the young ones to be comfortable in their skins. Blue Aiva, who was often found showcasing her body in the course of the show disclosed this during a virtual interview with newsmen on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trio of Blue Aiva, Nana and Miracle Op, were evicted during the live show on Sunday as they had the least votes among eight housemates nominated for eviction. “I love to…
FEC also approved N5 billion for the provision of accommodation to staff of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Peter Lifu, a federal high court Judge in Lagos has struck out a suit by the federal government seeking to recover the sum of N70 trillion alleged to be stashed in 29 bank accounts by some individuals. The suit held that the federal government’s lawyers failed to prosecute the case diligently. The plaintiffs/applicants in the case are the federal government of Nigeria and the attorney-general of the federation/minister of Justice. The 19 defendants/respondents include Zenith Bank Plc, Polaris Bank Plc, Citi Bank Ltd, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Standard Chartered Bank Plc, Sterling Bank Plc, Union Bank Plc, Unity Bank…
Former Netherlands manager Dick Advocaat has defended Calvin Bassey after ex-Dutch international Andy van der Meyde criticised the Nigerian defender for a poor display in Ajax’s 3-2 loss to Feyenoord in their Eredivisie fixture on Sunday. The Nigerian has struggled since making a £19m switch from Glasgow Rangers to Amsterdam and his performance in their recent derby defeat by Feyenoord has come in for serious criticisms. The defender has faced several backlashes from former Dutch internationals since making a move to the Netherlands last summer. Ex-Dutch international Andy van der Meyde demanded they release him on a free transfer…