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Court orders FG to register NANTS as new University workers’ union
Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the Federal Government and the Registrar of Trade Unions to register the newly formed National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) as a trade union. Delivering judgment, Justice Obaseki-Osaghae directed the defendants to register NANTS as a trade union under the…
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US Grants Permanent Residency To Fugitive Ghana Ex-Finance Minister
The United States has granted permanent residency to Ghana’s Ken Ofori-Atta, his lawyer said Tuesday, capping a saga that saw the fugitive ex-finance minister arrested by immigration authorities. Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year to receive medical treatment, including prostate cancer surgery. In January, however, he was arrested by…
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Iran Player’s US Visa Expires After First World Cup Game
An Iranian national football team player’s United States visa has expired, state media reported Tuesday, leaving his future at the World Cup shrouded in doubt with Tehran engulfed in a bitter diplomatic row with Washington. Winger Mehdi Torabi was only issued a single-entry visa instead of the multiple-entry visa given to other Iranian national team…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court orders stay of execution of order deregistering ADC, other political parties
The Court of Appeal has ordered Nigeria’s electoral body, INEC, to stay execution of the verdict by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord, and three other political parties. In a unanimous ruling on Tuesday evening, a three-member panel of the Appellate Court set…
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Court dismisses Yahaya Bello’s application challenging FCT High Court jurisdiction
Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, dismissed an application filed by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the N110.4 billion alleged fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.…
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Senate Dismisses ₦62.2bn Customs Audit Query, Sets Up Committee To Review 76 Remaining Cases
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has cleared the Nigeria Customs Service of allegations that it failed to remit ₦62.2bn into the Federation Account, as contained in the 2019 Audit Report of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. The committee reached the decision on Tuesday during an investigative session with the Comptroller-General of…
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Tinubu commissions Court of Appeal Judges’ Quarters, urges states to strengthen judicial infrastructure
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to judicial independence and institutional reforms as he commissioned the newly completed 10-unit Court of Appeal Judges’ Quarters in Katampe District, Abuja, describing the project as a strategic investment in the rule of law and democratic governance. Represented by the Attorney General of the Federation…
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Shettima rallies Ekiti voters, urges 2nd term for Oyebanji ahead of governorship election
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has embarked on a last-minute campaign for the re-election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, for a second term in office ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. He told the people of the state that the joint ticket of Governor Oyebanji and his deputy,…
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IGP Didu visits Zamfara, joins Salat Al-Janazah for fallen officers, commends command’s operational successes
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, paid a working visit to Zamfara State where he joined officers, families, and members of the public at the Islamic funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) held in honour of three police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The IGP also visited the Zamfara…
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ADC Deregistration: Atiku Commends Appeal Court Ruling, Says Judiciary ‘On Trial’
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal to stay the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that sought the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. Reacting to the development in a post on X on Tuesday, Atiku described the appellate court’s…