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The House of Representatives has urged the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to review cases where individuals had been held in pre-trial detention for an extended period and take necessary steps to expedite their trials....

As the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League continues to unfold, Match Day 2 brought a flurry of action across Europe, with fixtures played on Tuesday and Wednesday....

The Lagos State Government said it has received a €120m support fund from the Dutch government to support its waste-to-energy project in partnership with a Dutch firm, "Harvest Waste Consortium".The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, disclosed this in a statement on X.WAHAB explained that the project would convert part of Lagos’ waste into electricity at the decommissioned Epe landfill, processing 2,500 to ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students has rejected the National Examination Council’s N50, 000 ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Kaduna State Command said its operatives have seized 1,045 kg of various illicit substances and arrested 420 suspe...

Former Vice President ATIKU ABUBAKAR has proposed an  amendment to the 1999 constitution to provide for rotational presidency among the six geopolitical zones in the country. ATIKU, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s election has also suggested a six year single term for president of the country. According to him, the proposals are aimed at advancing the course of constitutional democracy in the country.&nbs...

Ahead of the October 5 local government election in Benue, Governor HYACINTH ALIA declared Friday, October 4th a work-free dayin the state.Alia declared in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, TERSOO KULA, and made it available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Thursday.He emphasized the importance of active participation in the electoral process and encouraged all citizens to take advantage to exercise their civic duty.ALIA...

 Protests erupted at the People’s Democratic Party secretariat in  ...

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The house of Representatives has taken preliminary steps to strip State independent electoral commissions of the power to conduct local government elections....