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The immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, and a group, Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International, have filed an originating summons before a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order declaring Nwajiuba as the authentic Presidential candidate of the APC. The plaintiffs are also praying for the cancellation of the votes garnered by the Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu; and the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. The first to sixth defendants in the case with suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/942/22 are: the APC, the PDP, Tinubu, Atiku, the Attorney-General of the Federation and…

Some soldiers were feared killed when Boko Haram terrorists raided a military checkpoint around Zuma rock in Niger State, on Thursday night. The area close to Madalla town in the state is few meters away from Zuba along the Abuja Kaduna highway. A source told Daily Trust that the attackers arrived at the spot some minutes after 7pm and opened fire immediately. “They took control of the area for about 30 minutes and kept on shooting before heading towards Kaduna axis of the expressway,” the source said. About 20 minutes after the terrorists left, solders from Zuma Barracks rushed to…

The Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday, attended the event where Archbishop Daniel Okoh was unveiled as the new President of the Christian Association of Nigeria. Okoh, the General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church International, Onitsha, emerged as the new spiritual leader of CAN, after getting a 100 per cent vote of all 259 delegates who participated in its 12th General Assembly and is expected to serve a single five-year term. Sharing photos from the event, Obi said, “A while ago, I spoke at the CAN leadership transition event. I asked Nigerians to continue praying for God to give Nigeria…

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi, has reacted to the impeachment threat made by the opposition lawmakers over the worsening insecurity in the nation. THE WHISPERER reports that the lawmakers had threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari should he fail to address the insecurity within six weeks. The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Philip Aduda, made this known on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the Press Center of the National Assembly in Abuja. In a chat with reporters on Wednesday, Adeyemi dismissed reports that the six weeks ultimatum for the president to address…

The Defence Headquarters says the military troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists who attacked troops of the Guards Brigade in Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday. Defence Spokesman, Major-General Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at the bi-weekly news conference on military operations on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Onyeuko said the operation was conducted by troops of 7 Guards Battalion and 167 Special Force Battalion in conjunction with the air component of “Operation Whirl Punch” between Sunday and Tuesday. He said the troops successfully cleared Kawu and Ido villages neutralising the terrorists and destroyed their enclave…

A Kano High Court on Thursday sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko and Hashimu Isyaku to death by hanging for abducting and killing a five-year old pupil of Noble Kids Academy, Hanifa Abubakar. The Kano State Government had filed five counts of criminal conspiracy, attempt to kidnap, abetment, kidnapping and concealing dead body against Tanko, Hashimu Isyaku, 37, and Fatima Musa, 26, on February 14. The offence, the state said, contravened the provisions of sections 97, 95 and 273, 274(b) and 277 of the Penal Code, Laws of Kano State, 1991. In his judgement, Justice Usman Na-Abba, sentenced Mr Tanko (First defendant) to…

Augustine Umahi has declined his appointment as the secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday approved the appointment of three people into three government agencies as executive officers. Among them is Mr Umahi who was to serve as the secretary of RMAFC for an initial term of four years with effect from July 6. However, Umahi, who is the younger brother of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, in a statement on Thursday in Abakaliki, said he had declined the appointment. “I am honestly humbled by this show of love but regret…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed and his co-defendants bail upon terms and condition given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering ruling, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and should they want to, they would have to seek clearance from the court or have their bail revoked. The court also stated that the defendants shall sign an undertaking that they will abide by the bail conditions by the EFCC. Justice Ajayi also ordered that the defendants should not have…

Oando Plc, AA Rano, Sahara Energy Resources and Hyde have all denied involvement in fuel subsidy payments before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating subsidy regime. The oil companies said they only lifted crude oil and we’re not part of subsidy payment by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. The representatives of the companies took turns to explain contract deals with the NNPC Ltd. in Abuja after being quizzed by the lawmakers. Rep. Mustapha Aliyu, the Chairman of the Committee, said some oil companies were in attendance to explain their role in the deal with the Nigerian…