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A fire has erupted in a building at Northwest University, also known as Yusuf Maitama Sule University, in the Kofar Nasarawa area of Kano State. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, but emergency responders, including firefighters, are on the scene working to contain the blaze and prevent further damage. Authorities have not yet issued an official statement or provided additional details regarding the incident.

Former Senator for Adamawa North, Ishaku Elisha Abbo, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio attempted to bribe him with $10,000 to gain his support. Speaking on Arise News’ PrimeTime on Wednesday night, Abbo accused Akpabio of running the Senate like a personal empire and orchestrating the removal of lawmakers who opposed him. “He told me that five senators would be removed. I asked how he knew, and he said, ‘I am the Senate President. I know.’ True to his words, five of us were removed. I had no idea that I was one of them,” Abbo stated. Recalling events…

Presidency officials have revealed that the dismissal of Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), along with the state-owned firm’s board, was due to concerns over their performance. According to sources within the presidency, who spoke on condition of anonymity, President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove Kyari, board chairman Pius Akinyelure, and other board members was aimed at improving the company’s efficiency. On Wednesday, Tinubu appointed Bayo Ojulari as Kyari’s replacement and reconstituted the NNPCL board, a move that has sparked reactions from various quarters. The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists has…

The President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, has revealed that Nnamdi Kanu remains optimistic about his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by April 2025. Ezenekwe made this known following a visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at the DSS headquarters in Abuja. In a statement, he conveyed Kanu’s deep disappointment over the lack of strong and vocal Igbo leadership, lamenting that many prominent figures had failed to advocate for the region’s interests. Despite spending years in detention, Kanu…

Justice Theophilus Nnamdi Nzeukwu has been sworn in as the Acting Chief Judge of Imo State, filling the vacancy left by the compulsory retirement of his predecessor, Justice Theresa Chikeka. Governor Hope Uzodinma presided over the swearing-in ceremony, praising Nzeukwu as a seasoned legal professional with decades of experience. He expressed confidence that the new Chief Judge’s leadership would enhance the state’s justice system. Justice Nzeukwu hails from Egwedu-Atta Autonomous Community in Njaba Local Government Area. His academic journey took him from Atta Central School and Bishop Shanahan College, Orlu, to Federal Government College, before he pursued a Law degree…

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed confidence that he will be granted bail by the end of April 2025, marking four years since his detention. Kanu shared his optimism during a visit from the President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA) in Abuja, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, at the Department of State Services (DSS) facility where he is being held. Following the visit, Ezenekwe issued a statement highlighting Kanu’s concerns over what he described as a leadership vacuum within the Igbo community. He lamented the lack of strong advocacy for his release and…

In a dramatic turn of events, just hours before the scheduled hearing of a judicial review application – HIH/8M/2025: Chinedu Agu vs Governor of Imo State & Another – challenging the delay in appointing an Acting Chief Judge of the State, the Governor of Imo State has sworn in Hon. Justice T.N. Nzeukwu as the Acting Chief Judge of the State. The ceremony, which took place in the late hours of today’s evening at the Government House, Owerri, comes against the backdrop of a pending legal action initiated by Chinedu Agu, Esq., seeking an Order of Mandamus to compel the…

Tension has engulfed Ojoga community in Ichama, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State following the brutal murder of 22-year-old Joseph Gabriel Obitiye by a suspected Fulani herdsman, identified as Suleiman, the son of Nana. The tragic incident occurred on Friday, March 28, 2025, around 11:00 p.m., just hours after Obitiye had taken his wife to St. Mary’s Hospital, Okpoga, where she suffered the heartbreaking loss of their stillborn child. Upon returning home, friends gathered at his residence to console him, staying late into the night. According to eyewitnesses, a group of six armed herdsmen, carrying AK-47 rifles and machetes,…

A high-stakes legal battle has erupted in Imo State as a legal practitioner and former Secretary of NBA Owerri, Chinedu Agu, Esq., has dragged the Governor of Imo State, the Attorney-General of Imo State, and the Imo State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to court over what he describes as unconstitutional appointments into the JSC, citing its lack of a full complement of members. In Suit No: HMI/49/2025: Chinedu Agu, Esq. Vs Governor of Imo State & 2 Others, filed at the High Court of Imo State today Tuesday 2nd April 2025, Agu is challenging the legality of the JSC’s composition,…

By Sylvester Udemezue A major reason I have hardly said anything since the state of emergency was declared on Rivers State on 18 March 2025, is because I feel time has come for one to take these discussions to the next level. Stay tuned for my book, “Road To State Of Emergency In The State of Rivers: Actors, Factors And Lessons”, coming soon. Meanwhile, below is a summary of my initial legal opinion on the ugly brouhaha: 1. Considering the state of affairs (as they appeared) as of 18 March 2025, the overall interest of indigenes and residents of Rivers…