10 things you need to know Friday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, illegally lodged billions of naira in no fewer than 593 bank accounts in the United States, United Kingdom, and China without the approval of the

Appeal Court nullifies Rep Member Ugonna Ozuruigbo’s election

Imo House of Representatives member Hon. Ugonna Ozuruigbo (OZB), of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost his seat according latest appeal court judgment. Hon. Uzuruigbo who represents Nkwerre, Njaba, Nwangele, Isu Federal Constituency in Imo State, had thw Appeal Court overturn his victory

Supreme Court reserves judgment in Kano governorship legal battle.

After six hours of fierce legal fireworks, the Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja reserved judgment in the Kano State Governorship legal battle. At the centre of the legal battle are the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP and the All Progressives Congress APC

Man declared innocent after spending 48 years in prison

A 71-year-old man has been declared innocent in the US state of Oklahoma after spending nearly 50 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Glynn Simmons, who is Black, served more time behind bars before being exonerated than any other inmate in

Rivers crisis: Justice Ahiakwo urges INEC to conduct election for 27 vacant Assembly seats

A Calabar-based lawyer, Justice Osai Ahiakwo, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct another election for the 27 vacant seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly following the defection of the lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,

Police arrest Imo Traditional ruler for allegedly sponsoring ESN

Police in Imo State have paraded His Royal Highness Eze  Anozie Augustine Agbarambo for allegedly sponsoring IPOB armed group Eastern Security Network ESN. .  Eze Agbarambo who is the traditional ruler of Mgbidi in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State was

Man arraigned for allegedly killing father in Kwara

The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned a 23-year-old man, Saidi Musa, before a Kwara State Magistrates Court in Ilorin for allegedly killing his father, Chief Musa, the Elemosho of Shareland in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State. Saidi is standing trial for

19-year-old man arrested for stabbing commercial sex worker to death in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended a 19-year-old man, Muhammad Ibrahim, for the alleged murder of a commercial sex worker in the Bauchi Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Ahmad Wakil, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued

Former Nasarawa lawmaker Iyimoga joins APC after ZLP exit

Musa Salihu Iyimoga, a former member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. The seasoned politician, who represented the Doma North Constituency in the 6th Assembly, declared his allegiance to the APC in a gathering

Police kill kidnappers, rescue four victims in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command says its operatives gunned down two notorious kidnappers, including a gang leader nicknamed ‘Occasion’ during a gun battle in a forest in Emuoha Local Government Area of the State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, made this