Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to hear the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu’s application for stay of execution of his June 27 judgment of the court nullifying his election.
Abang however directed that both Okezie Ikpeazu and Uche Ogah, who are claiming legitimacy as the Governor of Abia State should go before the Court of Appeal to resolve the stalemate.
He also ordered that both parties should approach...
Friday, 8 July 2016
A suicide bomber has killed six worshippers in an attack on a mosque in Damboa, Northeast of Nigeria, according to Army authorities.
The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Kukasheka Usman said that two suicide bombers came for the attack, but one bomber was thwarted at the Damboa Central Mosque while the other "gained entry into another smaller mosque and detonated the bomb, killing himself and six other worshippers."
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has petitioned International Criminal Court, ICC, alleging crimes against humanity against state governments owing workers arrears of salaries.
In a petition dated July 7 and signed by its Executive Director, Tokunbo Mumuni, SERAP urged ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to investigate what it described as collective punishment and crimes against humanity on workers owed salaries.
“We...
Thursday, 7 July 2016
The Flying Eagles departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja on Thursday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight for Khartoum for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying match against their Sudanese counterparts.
On the trip were 18 players and nine officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
The Media Officer of the team, Mr Adewale Ajayi told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN in Abuja on Thursday that Zamfara FA Chairman, Ibrahim Gusau...
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