Here is a round-up of stories we have tracked for your reading pleasure this evening
OAU Student’s Murder: You Have A Case To Answer Court Tells Adedoyin, Others
The Osun State High Court on Wednesday dismissed a ‘no-case submission’ filed by the counsels to the owner of Hilton Hotel, Rahman Adedoyin, and seven others facing trial in the murder case of Timothy Adegoke, an NBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). Read More
Again, Ex-Kano Gov, Kwankwaso Finally Dumps PDP
“It is with a deep sense of responsibility that I write to notify you, that as a result of some serious and irreconcilable differences, I have reached the conclusion that my continued stay in the PDP is untenable and therefore effective from today, Tuesday 29th day of March 2022, I have withdrawn my membership form the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP,” Kwankwaso said. Read More
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu formally takes office as APC national chairman
Sen. Abudullahi Adamu, All Progressives Congress (APC) new National Chairman and members of the party’s newly-elected National Working Committee (NWC) members formally took office on Wednesday. Read More
CAN mourns victims of Abuja-Kaduna train attack
“Even while banditry is a heinous crime, the bandits appear to have evolved an extended network for intelligence gathering and planning to fulfil their mission… Read More
Govt Releases Manifest Of Passengers Aboard Ill-Fated Abuja-Kaduna Train
The Commissioner Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Wednesday said the manifest showed that 398 passengers bought tickets for the trip but 362 of these passengers were validated as having boarded the train through the gate. Read More
Court shifts judgment in suit seeking 35% affirmative action to March 30
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has rescheduled the judgment in a suit filed by some women groups for the Federal Government to implement the 35 per cent affirmative action. The presiding judge, Donatus Okorowo, will deliver judgment in the… Read More
Bank cashiers docked over alleged N2.66m theft
Two cashiers were on Wednesday arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged theft of N2.66 million from a microfinance bank. Read More
US astronaut returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts after record-breaking mission
U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov were scheduled to undock from the ISS in a Russian Soyuz space capsule. This would happen at 9:21 am CEST (0721 GMT) and land in… Read More
FEC Observes Silence For Victims Of Kaduna Train Attack
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday led the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to observe a minute of silence in honor of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. Read More
FIFA/CAF Doping Control Officer Died of Cardiac Arrest, Says NFF
“We are terribly shocked at this sad development. “The NFF commiserates with world football governing–body FIFA, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) and the family of Dr Kabungo on his sudden passing… Read More
