The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed its earlier ruling, ordering the sack of the House of Representative member representing Vandikya/Konshisha constituency of Benue state, Hon. Herman Hembe. The Court which was headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Onnoghen also reaffirmed the order directing the sacked House Member to return all salaries and allowances collected while serving illegally as a member of the House of Representatives.

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in New York thanked the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its support to Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism and insurgency with the donation of military hardware and pledge to further supply helicopters.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered commercial banks to immediately unfreeze all bank accounts belonging to the wife of the former president, Patience Jonathan.  The House Committee on Public Petition gave the order during a public hearing held in Abuja.

Anambra Election: PDP’s Obaze Picks Ekwueme’s Daughter As Running Mate

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Anambra governorship election, Oseloka Obaze, on Wednesday, unveiled Lady Chidi Alexandra Onyemelukwe as his mate.

The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has kicked against the endorsement of Governor Nasir el-Rufai by the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State for a second term.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday addressed the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The 11 minutes speech covered a wide range of issues including settling of innocent victims caught in conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan; security threats posed by Al Qaeda and Boko Haram in the Sahel and Lake Chad; efforts by ECOWAS in upholding democratic tenets, humanitarian issues, the North Korea Nuclear crisis and the Myanmar crisis among others.