The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years’ imprisonment for sexually harassing female students. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment after holding that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) proved …
Commotion broke out on Tuesday at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, Watada Plaza, when police fired teargas to disperse supporters of two rival factions engaged in a heated confrontation. Trouble started after groups loyal to former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC) …
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced an investigation into the physical confrontation between two high-profile social media personalities, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, aka Mr Jollof, while onboard a United Nigeria Airlines flight on Monday. The incident, which occurred on United Nigeria Airlines Flight UN0523 at Asaba …
Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chair Philip Jefferson has warned that the U.S. central bank must “proceed slowly” with any additional interest rate cuts, stressing that monetary policy is now edging closer to a neutral zone where it neither restricts nor stimulates the economy. Speaking at a Kansas City Federal Reserve event on Monday, Jefferson said …
President Bola Tinubu on Monday delivered a firm message on judicial integrity as he declared open the 2025 All Nigerian Judges’ Conference at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. He cautioned that the Bench must never succumb to compromise, stressing that justice must remain beyond the reach of corrupt influences. “Justice must never be for sale, …
Judges of the Federal High Court are scheduled to commence their 2025 Christmas vacation on Friday, December 19. Court sittings across all judicial divisions will resume on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Court’s Director of Information, Mrs. Catherine Oby Christopher. She explained that the …
The Dangote Refinery has stated that the recent drop in pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol in Nigeria, by oil marketers was mainly driven by its reduction of gantry and coastal prices on November 6, not as a result of the suspension of the 15 per cent duty on imported …
The United Kingdom will now allow international students, including thousands of Nigerians, to switch directly from a Study visa to the Innovator Founder visa without leaving the country, a significant departure from previous rules. Under the updated policy, effective November 25, 2025, students with a valid Study visa can transition to the Innovator Founder route …
Wall Street futures opened higher on Monday, signaling cautious optimism among investors as a jam-packed week of corporate earnings and U.S. economic data unfolds. The mood was buoyed by movements in tech stocks, while market participants digested fresh developments in corporate ownership and broader economic signals. Tech giant Nvidia (NVDA) edged up 0.4% in premarket …
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, fell by 1.59% to $93,684 as of 4:21 p.m. ET (2121 GMT) on Sunday, reflecting ongoing volatility in global crypto markets. The decline comes after a period of sharp fluctuations in the digital asset space, driven by investor concerns over potential interest rate hikes, regulatory scrutiny, and …
