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Court withdraws arrest warrant against PDP factional leader Kabiru Turaki

Nigeria, April 1 -- The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has withdrawn the arrest order for Kabiru Turaki, the PDP factional national chairman. Trial judge Peter Kekemeke vacated the warrant after a... Read More


Court freezes N448m assets in Keystone Bank debt recovery suit

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the freezing of assets and the sum of N448 million in a debt recovery suit filed by Keystone Bank Limited against five defendants. The ... Read More


ANALYSIS: Lessons from Rwanda's threat to withdraw from Cabo Delgado

Nigeria, April 1 -- Senior Rwandan government figures have threatened to withdraw their troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province if sustainable international funding for the mission is not found... Read More


CSLS trains rangers to champion compliance with criminal justice laws

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Centre for Social-Legal Studies (CSLS) on Tuesday organised a capacity-building training for rangers tasked with championing the reform of the Nigerian criminal justice system.... Read More


Gunmen abduct eight charcoal workers in Plateau

Nigeria, April 1 -- Gunmen have abducted eight charcoal workers in the Nyalun community, Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, in the latest security breach in the state. PU... Read More


Re-arraignment of Lamido, sons on N1.35 billion money laundering charges stalls

Nigeria, April 1 -- The scheduled re-arraignment of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and others on N1.35 billion money laundering charges stalled on Wednesday. Judge Peter Lifu adjourned th... Read More


Alkali resigns as Transport Minister, eyes governorship seat

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, has resigned from office following the presidential directive mandating political appointees seeking elective positions to step down by... Read More


Woman on trial for alleged drug peddling collapses, dies in court

Nigeria, April 1 -- A suspected female drug peddler, Titilayo Akindele, has died after collapsing at a Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday. Mrs Akindele, 52, was standing trial for all... Read More


Nigeria gov't approves new Chicken variety 'MoorBeta'

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has announced the approval of a new indigenous meat-type chicken, MoorBeta, for commercialisation in Nigeria, as part of a broader str... Read More


Church donates MRI machine to Abia govt - Official

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated a 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner to the Abia State Government to support the administration's health... Read More