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The Federal High Court, Abuja will on Monday deliver judgment in the suit by the Speaker Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the National Assembly, and others. This was disclosed in a notice sent to parties involved in the matter on Sunday. In the matter marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1613/2023, the Rivers State

Men of the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing two vehicles during a church crusade in the state. The suspects are Augustine Ikponmwoba 62, Roland Ibizugbe 63 and Blessing Joseph 36. Parading the suspects alongside other suspected criminals at the weekend, the state Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the

Liverpool shrugged off the absence of Mohamed Salah to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League as Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez struck twice in a 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. The Reds’ title credentials will be tested while their star man is away with Egypt at the Africa Cup

Tanzania had hopes of a first Africa Cup of Nations win after 44 years dashed when 10-man Zambia snatched a late 1-1 Group F draw in San Pedro on Sunday. Simon Msuva scored after 11 minutes for Tanzania, but Zambia overcame the red-carding of captain Roderick Kabwe before half-time to equalise on 88 minutes through

The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has decried the Supreme Court’s delay in providing the Certified True Copy of its decision on Kanu’s case. The apex court had on December 15, 2023, set aside a judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges against the IPOB

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, advocated a speedy review of global taxation, describing this as a sustainable way to redress the imbalance in the international tax regime. Tinubu made the call when he addressed his counterparts at the third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China, which opened on Sunday in Kampala, the

Unilever Nigeria Plc lost about N3.726bn from the discontinuation of its home care and skin cleansing products including Omo washing powder, Key soap, Pears baby care goods, Vaseline petroleum jelly, and Lux soap. In its recently released unaudited interim financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, Unilever revealed that the loss for the

Men of the Kano State Police Command on Sunday apprehended a man, identified as James Ismail, on charges of culpable homicide at Fas Agro Sacks Company in Sharada, Gwale Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, disclosed to newsmen that the incident happened at a factory in Sharada. “The

The Oyo State Government has urged an international organisation, Water Aid, to provide it with grants to revive the state’s water sector. The Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Water Corporation, Elias Adeojo, in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday, disclosed that the state government is seeking collaboration with the Nigerian Brewery

A 32-year-old James Isma’il has been arrested by the Kano State Police Command for allegedly killing his colleague during a fight at the Fas Agro Sacks Company, Sharada Ja’in Quarters, in Kano State. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state public relations officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, on Sunday. According to the statement, a

Two notorious traffic robbers have been arrested in the Orile-Iganmu areas of Lagos State. PUNCH Online learnt that the arrest was made after a tip-off by members of the public. A police source told our correspondent that information was received from a member of the public around 11 pm that some hoodlums numbering about eight

The Nigerian Ports Authority on Sunday, said the Lekki Deep Seaport has received the largest container vessel to sail on Nigerian territorial waters. In a statement, NPA said that the vessel christened, ‘Maersk Edirne’, measured 367m in length. The Managing Director of NPA, Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, in the statement explained that the vessel had a

Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a suspect, Joel Okodi, who has been on the run after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission years ago. Okodi, popularly known as ‘Chief’, was a resident at No.21, Abak Road Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that he allegedly fraudulently

Real Madrid produced a controversial comeback to beat winless Almeria 3-2 on Sunday and moved provisionally top of La Liga. Dani Carvajal rammed home the winner in the 99th minute to settle a wild and hugely entertaining clash at the Santiago Bernabeu where Madrid had trailed 2-0. Almeria took a two-goal lead in the first

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been quoted in a book written by his former spokesperson, Femi Adesina, as saying that he preferred extraditing the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra,  Nnamdi Kanu, to face trial in Nigeria rather than killing him. According to the book, Buhari said extraditing Kanu to Nigeria was a

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals development, has vowed to issue a definite pronouncement on individuals found culpable of causing the multiple explosions that caused the death of five persons, damaging about 58 houses and inflicting serious injuries on 77 residents of the Adeyi area at Old Bodija last Tuesday. This was

Labour Party aspirants looking ahead to its February 22 Edo Governorship Primary, on Sunday, rejected the N30 million charged as fees for Expression of Interest and nomination forms. One of the aspirants, UK-based financial analyst Dr Egbe Omorodion, told newsmen in Benin that all governorship aspirants had rejected the bid and scheduled a meeting for

The Niger Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested four suspects for allegedly operating an illegal refinery to produce Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) in Tafa Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Minna by the state’s Civil Defence Public Relations Officer,

Morocco will have to wait to clinch a place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations after being held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, with Silas Katompa Mvumpa earning the Leopards a deserved draw. Achraf Hakimi had given heavily-fancied Morocco an early lead in San-Pedro,

The Ondo State Police Command has arraigned two persons – Adeniyi Atinuke and Ade-Ojo Isaac before a Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, over the death of a socialite, Mr Oladoyinbo Adebayo, popularly known as Say Bayo. The deceased was found dead in his car on December 10, 2023, at Ijapo Estate, Akure. Thereafter, the

A Labour Party group, under the aegis of Forum of Labour Party State House of Assembly Candidates, Anambra State chapter, has slammed the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, for suspending monarchs. The group also knocked the state government for setting ablaze the properties and wares of traders in the state, saying that such action

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command had once again rescued an abductee, Suleiman Sabo, from kidnappers in Sauka, along Airport Road, Abuja, on Sunday. The victim, who sustained injuries from being manhandled by the kidnappers, was rescued by FCT police officers at about 11:30 am on Sunday. Revealing details of the development in a statement

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said that a commercial motorcycle and a Volkswagen bus with registration number EKY 558 YG collided at the Bolade Intersection inward Oshodi along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, resulting in a serious injury to the rider and the death of a passenger. This was disclosed in a statement made available to

Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the ban on the use and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics across the state. This was announced by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a statement he posted on Sunday. Stryrofoam is used to manufacture disposable plates used in eateries. Wahab noted

Customs Area Controller, Oyo/Osun Area Command, Dr Ben Oramalugo, has said the command generated N71,292,530,398.17 as revenue into the coffers of the Federal Government for the fiscal year of 2023. Oramalugo also said that the command intercepted contraband with a Duty Paid Value of N454,235,559.00 for the year 2023, even as he revealed that the