By Ayomide Otitoju African Democratic Congress has appointed former governors Liyel Imoke and Abdulfatah Ahmed to head key committees for its 2027 presidential primaries. According to a statement issued on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, Imoke will chair the Presidential Screening Committee, while Ahmed will head the Presidential Election Committee. The…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to activist and social media commentator, Justice Chidiebere, in the sum of ₦5 million with one surety in like sum. Ruling on the bail application, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction at a fixed address for…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has rejected a lawsuit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery seeking to invalidate fuel import licences issued by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Dangote Refinery had approached the Federal High Court in Lagos asking it to void import permits…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in like sum. Delivering the ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik imposed several stringent conditions to be met before the bail is perfected. The court ordered that the surety…
Jannik Sinner won the Italian Open on Sunday, defeating Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to secure a record-extending sixth consecutive ATP Masters 1000 title. The world number one also completed the “Golden Masters” milestone, having now won all nine ATP Masters 1000 events—becoming only the second man in history to achieve the feat after Novak Djokovic….
By Ayomide Otitoju The Niger Delta Power Holding Company has pledged to bridge the electricity demand and supply gap in Lagos State by deploying about 1,500 megawatts from its over 2,000MW stranded generation capacity. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDPHC, Jennifer Adighije, disclosed this during a visit to the Managing Director and Chief…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Dangote Group has increased its investment commitment in Ethiopia from $2.5 billion to more than $4 billion, underscoring its expanding industrial footprint across Africa. According to a statement issued by the group on Sunday, President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, received a warm reception in Gode, Ethiopia, where he was…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Defence Headquarters on Monday announced that Nigerian troops, in collaboration with the United States Africa Command, carried out coordinated air strikes that killed more than 20 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Nigeria’s North-East. The military said the precision strikes targeted terrorist hideouts around Metele in Borno…
By Ayomide Otitoju Celtic clinched the Scottish Premiership title in dramatic fashion on Saturday, scoring two late goals to defeat Hearts 3-1 and secure their 14th league crown in the last 15 seasons. Needing victory to overtake Hearts at the top of the table on the final day, Celtic came from behind at Celtic Park…
