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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided medical supplies for the treatment of injured victims of the tanker fire explosion in Enugu State. The Director General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, made this known in a statement she shared on her official X account after visiting Enugu State. "Following the tragic tanker fire explosion…
3 days ago
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to restrain President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and others from using the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to stop officials of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), including its chairman, Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar, from performing their official functions. The police,…
16 Jan
Lawmakers have demanded increased support for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to manage disasters effectively across Nigeria. NEMA made this known on Thursday in a statement shared on its official X account after the Director General, Zubaida Umar, appeared before the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to defend the…
13 Dec
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja over the alleged unlawful removal of Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The president and 10 others were sued…
2 Nov
Former Kaduna State governorship candidate for the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Sheikh Ahmed Umar, has indicated he may soon leave the NNPP to join either the All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 elections. He called on the government to consider opening borders for food imports and…
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