The Nigerian Bar Association is concerned about reports of an incident that occurred on Monday, 16 March 2026, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, involving Honourable Justice Mohammed Umar and a legal practitioner, Mr. Marshall Abubakar, who appeared as lead defence counsel to Mr. Omoyele Sowore. According to reports, the learned trial judge, in response […]
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Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure and supporter of Donald Trump, resigned from his position on Tuesday in protest of the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in a resignation letter posted to X. “Iran posed no imminent […]
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Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Federal Government has declared Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr celebration. Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement as he congratulated Muslim faithful across the country on the successful completion of the holy month of Ramadan. According to a statement issued on […]
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Amid rising fuel prices, Nigeria is expecting about 129,000 metric tonnes of imported petrol and diesel at Lagos ports between March 14 and 17, 2026. Already, as show by the shipping position data of the Nigerian Ports Authority, a vessel, Mosunmola, carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), arrived at Lagos through the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the families of the victims of Monday attacks in Maiduguri, describing the development as profoundly upsetting. He said, in a statement issued on Tuesday, that he sympathised with those injured and reaffirmed the Federal Government’s solidarity with the people of Borno State amid the security challenges. However, hebdescribed the […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has provided financial support to selected communities in Ondo State as part of efforts to discourage the cultivation of illicit crops and promote legitimate economic activities. The intervention, under the agency’s Alternative Development Project, saw three communities — Ifon, Eleyowo and Ilu-Abo receive funding to encourage residents to […]
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as joint security agencicriminality A Joint Task Force, JTF, comprising the military, Department of State Services, DSS, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC and the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has embarked on a statewide show of force to combat rising insecurity. The operation, which marks the second phase […]
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The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned an alleged courtroom incident involving Justice Mohammed Umar, describing the reported directive for a lawyer to kneel as inconsistent with judicial standards and the dignity of the legal profession. A report by Channels Television indicated that the incident occurred during proceedings in a case involving Sowore, who is being […]
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President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, following bomb attacks in three locations in the city. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Tinubu mourned those who lost their lives, sympathised with the injured, and expressed […]
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An unspecified number of persons were feared killed, while many others sustained injuries following bomb explosions around Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State and near a security post at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, on Monday. It was gathered that the bombs detonated simultaneously at about 7.02 pm, hours after suspected Boko Haram terrorists […]
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