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The Federal Capital Territory of Abuja has been ordered as the new location for the Ebonyi State Election Petition Tribunal. The instruction was given by Monica Mensem, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal. On Wednesday in Abakaliki, Nyior Henry Sekulla, Secretary of the Tribunal, made the announcement. According to him, the election petition tribunal office at the Abakaliki location of the Ebonyi State Judiciary has closed as a result of the decision. He claims that all proceedings pertaining to the Tribunal’s cases will resume in Abuja. He said: “The Honourable Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, President Court of Appeal –…

On Tuesday, MultiChoice Nigeria announced a 17% increase in the cost of its DStv and GOtv bundles. The new charges will be effective on May 1, 2023, as stated in a text message issued to customers. The pay-TV company claimed that the price change was necessary due to the increased costs of conducting business. “Please note that from May 1, your monthly subscription (premium) will be N24,500. To retain your old price of N21,000 for up to 12 months ensure you are active by April 30,” the text message reads. The Compact+ bouquet would cost N16,600 instead of N14,250 per…

AAbout 5,500 Nigerians, including students stranded in Khartoum and other towns in Sudan, will be evacuated by the federal government starting Wednesday. The government has released N150 million to hire 40 buses to transport its needy nationals from Sudan to Cairo in Egypt in order to assist the return. The money was transferred by the Central Bank of Nigeria through the National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday at 12:37 p.m. to an unnamed transport business. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, verified the money had been made on Tuesday and mentioned that the evacuees would depart…

Some resident of Abuja and the surrounding area have bemoaned the lack of new naira notes. The old 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes have been reinstated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and will continue to be valid until December 31. Residents are complaining about the lack of fresh notes, according to newsmen who were tracking their availability. Mr. Moses Nnegedu, a resident of Nyanya, said that the CBN would supervise the commercial banks if it were serious about achieving its aim of distributing the new naira currency before the deadline. ‘’The new notes hasn’t been used in…

Nathaniel Ochoche, the chairman of the Labour Party’s Edikwun Council ward in Benue State, was killed by alleged herdsmen. The state’s Apa Local Government Area includes the Edikwu Council ward. The victim was killed by suspected armed herders in Ankpali village, Edikwu district of the local government, according to Kengkeng Ati, spokesman for the Labour Party in the state, who revealed this to our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Tuesday. According to Ati, who claimed that the event occurred over the weekend, the matter was reported to the local police station. “It is true it happened at his village…

This week, Israel marks its 75th anniversary amid a tumultuous and uncertain atmosphere, marred by a legal dispute that has exposed some of the country’s most profound societal rifts since its founding in 1948. Tuesday’s Memorial Day, which honours the nation’s military fallen, and Wednesday’s Independence Day have historically functioned as symbols of unification in a country that has fought several wars since its founding. The atmosphere is different this year. President Isaac Herzog said, “I am convinced that there is no greater existential threat to our people than the one that comes from within: Our own polarisation and alienation…

Youths reportedly buried two individuals alive after accusing them of orchestrating a Saturday thunder strike at Ikyve in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. However, according to the state police command, one person was buried alive. Additionally, it stated that two suspects had been detained in relation to the development. Henry Ihwakaa, his wife, and their young child were reportedly struck by thunder on Saturday in the neighborhood. Young people in the neighborhood were claimed to have rallied in response to the incident and captured Ihwakaa, the father of the suspected thunder victim, and another older man who…

Due to problems with pipeline vandalism and the ensuing oil theft, Nigeria lost the chance to produce and export roughly 65,700,000 barrels of oil in the last year. If the current exchange rate and average oil price are applied, this corresponds to a loss in oil revenue of around N2.3 trillion. At the recently concluded Nigerian International Energy Summit held in Abuja, the Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Dr. Osagie Okubor, stated that the 180 000 barrels per day Trans Niger Pipeline had been closed for more than a year—from March 2022 to March 2023. The total shut-in/loss from…

Tinubu received a rousing welcome upon landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after departing Nigeria on March 21 to rest in Paris, France. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the next president of Nigeria, on Monday, said he is prepared for the work ahead. He refuted rumors that he was ill by adding “I’m happy to be back. I have rested, I’m refreshed and I’m ready for the task ahead. Forget about what the rumor mill may have told you. I’m strong, very strong.” He discussed starting immediately after taking office on May 29 to carry out his pledge in…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria disconnected Aba on April 25, 2023, from the national grid, causing a continuous power outage in Abia State. A pro-democracy group, the Civil Liberties Organisation, called this a siege against national security. A N896,210,059.58 debt owed by Nigeria’s newest power distribution firm caused Aba Power, which supplies electricity to nine of the state’s 17 local government areas, to lose access to the only transmission network in the nation last Friday. The other 11 DisCos founded since 2013 all owe significantly higher sums of money, according to a statement from the CLO signed by its leader,…