Protest Continues As Nsulu Women Give Reasons Against Proposed Airport
Again, the disagreement between the Abia State Government and eight Nsulu Communities, in Isiala Ngwa North LGA over the proposed Abia Airport project has continued to linger, despite Abia state government announcem of the flag – off, thus raising further…
Dele Farotimi: Peter Obi visits Afe Babalola to ‘beg’ for embattled activist
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has visited Nigerian legal luminary, Afe Babalola, SAN, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Obi had pleaded with Babalola to consider the “situation” of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who has been…
CJN, AGF warn against frivolous complaints against judges, threaten sanctions
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) have assured that those involved in making frivolous and unsubstantiated allegations against judges in the country are visited with appropriate…
Keyamo to flag off Abia airport construction Tuesday – Commissioner
The Minister for Aviation, Mr. Festus Keyamo, is set to inaugurate the construction of an airport at Nsulu, Abia State, on Tuesday next week. Abia State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this during a press briefing following the…
Paternity fraud: UK court reverses ruling, orders deportation of Nigerian
A United Kingdom upper tribunal has reversed a previous ruling that stopped the deportation of 43-year-old Nigerian Olutobi Ogunbawo. The decision comes after his wife, Maria Adesanya, claimed that in vitro fertilisation treatment was unavailable in Nigeria, a key argument…
CDA News updates you need to know Monday morning
Good morning dear esteemed readers! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed that at least 10,000 Nigerians were detained for immigration offences in African and European countries this year. He, however, applauded the…
Court grants activist Dele Farotimi N50 million bail
Prominent activist and legal practitioner Dele Farotimi has been granted bail by the Ekiti state high court. The bail conditions include a sum of ₦50 million and a surety of the same amount, with the surety required to possess a…
CDA News updates you need to know Monday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has commenced an investigation into a serious incident involving a Fly Bird HS 125 aircraft with registration number 5NKAL. The aircraft, operating…
Nigerian navy deploys 15 warships, 3 surveillance helicopters to boost oil production in Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy has deployed 15 warships and three surveillance helicopters for the 2024 Chief of Naval Staff Annual Sea Inspection, aimed at bolstering maritime security, curbing threats, and enhancing crude oil production in the Niger Delta. The exercise, codenamed…
Syria’s outsed president, Assad, family arrive in Russia, granted asylum
Syria’s ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies, hours after he fled the country as Islamist-led rebels entered Damascus. The announcement comes as Russia, a key Assad ally, called for…