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An Abuja-based lawyer, Oladimeji Felix, Ekengba has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs before a Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging their alleged unlawful interference in the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). At the center of the alleged undue interference in the suit is the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Umana Umana, is alleged to have unlawfully assumed the position of the Managing Director (MD) of the NDDC in the running of the affairs of the commission contrary to the positions of the law. In the…

Yawning or oscitation is an involuntary act of opening the mouth and taking a deep breath of air which is then exhaled. While it is considered a sign of fatigue, it is also viewed as a sign of disrespect in social gatherings. However, this simple bodily function may also be a sign of underlying health concerns. Here are five things your consistent yawns might be trying to tell you: You need to slow down: More specifically, your brain needs rest. Yawning moves hot blood from the brain and replaces it with cooler air from the lungs, which is why yawns…

Some workers in the North-East have advocated for review of the Federal Government’s National Housing Programme (NHP), to enable more Nigerians to own decent houses. The workers and other stakeholders made the call in Bauchi, Damaturu, Dutse, Gombe, Maiduguri and Yola while responding to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey on NHP implementation. They said the call was imperative to mobilise participation and fast track successful implementation of the programme. The NHP is the housing component of the President Muhammadu Buhari Economic Sustainability Plan to deliver affordable housing and millions of jobs for Nigerians. The programme seeks to construct…

Chelsea fans are demanding Conor Gallagher be sold following the midfielder’s first-half performance against Leeds United on August 21. The English midfielder was a surprise starter in the game at Elland Road, having only played five minutes in the Blues’ prior two fixtures. Picked in the middle of the park alongside Jorginho, the former Crystal Palace loanee hasn’t been able to get a foothold in the game. There had been reservations from fans over the Englishman’s selection ahead of the game. He is struggling to contend with the likes of Leeds’ midfield duo Tyler Adams and Marc Roca, with the Elland Road side boasting a…

Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unidentified country with documented cases, a health ministry spokesman said on Saturday. The 27-year-old male tested positive in the capital Jakarta late on Friday, Mohammad Syahril told a news conference. The Indonesian national, who is doing “well” and showing only mild symptoms, is self isolating at home, said Syahril, who did not say where the patient had come from. “We have followed up with tracing of close contacts and will check up on them,” he said, adding the government is in the process of…

Greece’s exit on Saturday from the European Union’s so-called enhanced surveillance framework for its economy ends 12 years of pain and allows the country greater freedom in policy making, its prime minister said. Greece’s economic performance and policies have been closely monitored under the framework since 2018 to ensure it implemented reforms promised under three international bailouts – totalling more than 260 billion euros ($261 billion) – from the European Union and the IMF between 2010 and 2015. EU officials had confirmed Saturday’s exit earlier this month, saying Athens had delivered on the bulk of its commitments. “A 12-year cycle…

European budget carrier Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) has suspended plans to resume flights from the Russian capital of Moscow to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, amid mounting criticism over the relaunch decision this month. In Friday’s statement deferring the flights until further notice, Wizz Air made no mention of the social media backlash, which included some calls to boycott the airline, but referred only to “industry supply chain limitations”. On Twitter, the airline had responded to criticism by saying the flight would be run by its Abu Dhabi venture, which is a registered carrier in the United Arab Emirates operating in…

The body of Angola’s former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, was due to arrive in Luanda on Saturday, the Angolan government said in a statement, after weeks of uncertainty over his final resting place. Dos Santos, who stepped down five years ago, died on July 8 at the age of 79 at a clinic in Barcelona, where he was being treated following a prolonged illness. The Carmen Varela and Molins law firms representing dos Santos’s daughter, Tchize dos Santos, had successfully requested a full autopsy citing alleged “suspicious circumstances” of his death, without providing…

The Osun State Caretaker Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Adekunle Akindele, has declared that the state Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is a strong believer in the independence and integrity of the judiciary in addition to being a beneficiary of the bar and the bench in long list of cases. Reacting to a statement from the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Akindele Adekunle, on alleged disregard for the judiciary, the PDP chief described as ‘utter falsehood’ alleged dogging of court service or the conduct prejudicial to the court process, describing the governor-elect of as “a leader…

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has approved the appointment of Abdulmumin Jibrin and Ladipo Johnson as the spokespersons of his presidential campaign. In a statement issued by the Special Assistant to Kwankwaso, Ibrahim Adamu, and made available to THISDAY in Kano yesterday, he said the duo were chosen because of their wealth of experience in strategic communication and commitment to the NNPP. According to him, “They were appointed because of their extensive network and reach as well as their belief in our shared conviction that a new and better Nigeria is…