Federal Ministry of Justice
6 Jun 2024
The lawyers of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have asked President Bola Tinubu to approve the release of their client from detention. Members of the legal team have also submitted a list of nine judgements to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN),…
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Federal Government has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, expressing optimism that it will bring an end to the widespread civilian suffering in Gaza.
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Former Senate President and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator , has reacted to the reported remarks made about him by the former Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, stating that he would not join issues with him (Wike). Reportedly, Wike, during a live television interview over the…
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no The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that it took the decision to rebase the gross domestic product (GDP) and the consumer price index (CPI) because of the dynamism of the economy in terms of growth and recession. It also promised to unveil the rebased GDP and CPI by the end of January…
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Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta, the broadcaster told AFP on Monday. Seyni Amadou, editor-in-chief of private broadcaster Canal 3 TV, was arrested on Saturday, in the latest crackdown on the press since the military took power in a 2023 coup. His…
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has flagged off the construction of the XeJet Flight Support and Engineering facility valued at about $10 million at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The facility, to be constructed by the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) over a period of 18 months, will include…
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The Cross River State Police Command has failed to arraign the renowned environmentalist, Odey Oyama, in court. Odey, the Director of Rain forest Resource and Development Centre (RRDC), was to appear in Magistrate Court 1 Moore Road in Calabar today, January 20, 2025, by 12 noon, but up until 4 p.m., there was no information…
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The Kano operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have nabbed six motorcycle thieves who attacked and snatched motorcycles from members of the public forcefully. They were arrested in the Gurin Gawa and Bechi areas of Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the arrests of the suspects, the state’s NSCDC spokesperson,…
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The Northern Senators Forum has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic petrol tanker explosion that occurred at Dikko Junction in Niger State on Saturday, January 18, 2025, leaving many dead and others injured. In a press release signed by its Chairman, Sen. Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, the Forum stressed the avoidable nature of the disaster, pointing…
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The ongoing clamour for the establishment of a coastal guard has once again hit a brick wall at the House of Representatives. The Chairman of the House Committee on Navy, Dr Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, on Monday insisted that the idea is counterproductive since there is the Nigeria Navy (NN), which is well-rooted in maritime security…