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The Federal Government has been asked by the Islamic Republic of Iran, to release the embattled Islamic cleric, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, to enable him travel to that country for medical treatment. The request was contained in a letter written to the Nigerian authorities by the Iranian Prosecutor-General Mr. Mohammed Montazeri. Reports indicated that the letter was written last weekend. “I, as the prosecutor general of the Islamic Republic of Iran, urge the Nigerian judicial authorities (to take steps) in line with their judicial independence and support for a captive citizen,…

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Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, have vowed to continue their protest nationwide, calling on the Federal Government for the umpteenth time to release their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, his wife and stop police brutality. A statement yesterday in Kaduna stirred fears that the sect was on a procession from Zaria to Kaduna metropolis in protest of the continued detention of its leader. Many workers and traders vacated shops and offices as early as 12 p.m. yesterday when the news of the march filtered in. Immediately, armed…

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Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has been sworn in as the 18th substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. Muhammad, who acted for six months, replaced Justice Walter Onnoghen that voluntarily retired from service this year. Addressing newsmen after the ceremony, the CJN stated: “I am telling you that the judiciary under my watch by God’s grace would be better. And concerning issues of corruption, I will ask you people or any person who knows about it to please let him write…

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Most worship centres conducting marriages in Nigeria did not possess the licence to do so under the statutory Marriage Act. This was made known by the Federal Ministry of Interior. It explained that only 314 places of worship were licensed to contract marriages in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, at a one-day stakeholders’ conference on the conduct of statutory marriage in accordance with the Marriage Act Cap M6, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, as amended. She stated, “Presently,…

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Visa restrictions has been imposed by the United States Government on some Nigerian politicians, which it said undermined Nigerian democracy. It, however, did not name who the politicians were, their parties and specific offences. “The Secretary of State is imposing visa restrictions on Nigerians believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria,” the US State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Tuesday. “These individuals have operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people and undermined democratic principles and human rights.” Nigeria’s…

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The list of 43 ministerial nominees has been sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday for screening and confirmation. Full list of Buhari’s ministerial nominees: 1.Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) reappointed 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State) 4. Chris Ngige  (Anambra State) reappointment 5. Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State) 6.Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) reappointment 7.Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) 8. Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) 9.George Akume (Benue State) 10.Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) reappointment 11. Goddy  Jedy Agba (Cross River State) 12.Festus Keyamo (Delta…

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Protests by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, (a.k.a Shi’ites) yesterday, assumed a dangerous dimension, claiming the lives of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, and no fewer than six members of the group. Three police officers are said to be in critical condition following a bloody clash between the Islamic sect and security forces, yesterday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The disaster, which took place within the precincts of the Federal Secretariat Complex, also left a journalist with a popular TV station battling for his life after he was hit by…

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Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, who clocked 90 today, Tuesday, July 23, has said that laying the foundation for some developments in the state was his best gift from God. This came as the first elected female deputy governor in Nigeria, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, yesterday, congratulated Jakande for attaining the age of 90. Jakande, in an interview yesterday at his Ilupeju home, praised God for sparing his life to join the league of nonagenarian in the country. The elder statesman governed the state between 1979…

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Federal Government of Nigeria yesterday, explained how the $1billion withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) for the procurement of sundry hardware for the nation’s military was spent. The withdrawal was authorised by the National Economic Council (NEC). The explanation came barely 24 hours after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charged President Muhammadu Buhari to explain to Nigerians how the $1 billion allegedly disappeared from the ECA. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP drew the attention of Nigerians to “the shocking confession by the…

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