Nearly 30% of candidates fail Nigerian Law School exams

The Nigerian Law School has released summary of the final examination results conducted from April 22 to 28.

The Director-General, Nigerian Law School, Olarewaju Onadeko, made this known in a statement on Saturday.

Avoid provocative statements, Tambuwal tells Nigerians

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged Nigerians to avoid inflammatory remarks that can bring disunity among the people.

He made the plea on Friday evening when he invited the members of the resident communities in the state to break fasting with him.

Meet the 11 Eagles ‘starting’ against Bafana Bafana

The training sessions have been intense with all 24 players present in camp giving their all to ensure a place in the team that would go against the Bafana Bafana on Saturday.

As Gernot Rohr admitted at a press conference on Thursday, he is a bit confused on whom to choose because all the players are in shape.

Seven Nigerians Elected Into UK’s Parliament

Seven of the newly elected members of the British Parliament are persons with Nigerian heritage.

They include 49 year-old Kate Ofunne Osamor, whose two parents are Nigerians, who was re-elected as Member of Parliament of Edmonton.

Nigerian soldier sentenced to death for murder of suspected Boko Haram terrorist

A Nigerian soldier has been sentenced to death for alleged murder of a suspected Boko Haram terrorist.

The Nigerian Army, in a statement issued Friday, said Hilary Joel, a lance corporal, was convicted of murder after appearing before the General Court Martial, at the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Borno State.

Supreme Court Orders Justice Abang To Continue Metuh’s Trial

The Supreme Court has ordered Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja to continue the hearing of the case against a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisah Metuh who was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on money laundering and fraud.

Galaxy recall issued as Mars admits some chocolates may contain Salmonella

Global confectionery giant Mars has confirmed that it is recalling some of its most popular chocolate products, citing the risk of Salmonella.

The company said that the precautionary recall affects some of its Galaxy milk chocolate bars, as well as some of its Minstrels products and Maltesers Teasers.

BREAKING: Igbo Quit Notice: Northern Elders Forum backs Arewa youth group

The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), on Friday expressed support to the call by the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups for Igbos to leave the region within three months.

UK Elections 2017: Pound pummeled by election upset, other currencies calm

Britain's pound took a battering on Friday after Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority in elections, potentially disrupting Brexit negotiations.

Sterling fell 2 percent to $1.2698 after sliding as much as 2.5 percent to $1.2636 in early European trade, its weakest level since April 18.

How Police, Army, DSS, INEC, Others ‘Shared $115m Diezani Bribe’ – Witness Tells Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has told a Federal High Court in Lagos how several individuals and public officials benefited from an alleged bribe of $115m doled out by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, to compromise the 2015 general elections.

In two documents tendered before the Justice Rilwan Aikawa-led court on Thursday, the anti-graft agency said the disbursements, which it termed bribes, were contained in a document entitled, “Security and Transportation per State”, and another one tagged, “Kwara State”.