By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – The Kebbi State Police Commissioner, CP Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, has ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of ASP Shu’aibu Sani-Malunfashi. CP Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, gave the order in a statement issued by the police spokesman, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi....
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Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and security agencies in the state have vowed to end the incessant kidnapping along Ugwuogo Nike-Opi Nsukka road where scores of people were abducted recently. They made the vow on Thursday in Enugu when the governor led the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82...
The Administrative Secretary of INEC in Anambra, Mr Jude Okwuonu, has reassured Nigerians that results of the 2023 General Elections will be transmitted electronically to the commission’s web server. Okwuonu made the remark at a one-day Voter Education and Sensitisation Workshop for Media Personnel held on Thursday at the...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Propelled by the ongoing massive construction of new roads and rehabilitation of existing ones across the country, the Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has engaged the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI), on the need to tackle...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The management of the Jabi Lake Mall in the Utako area of Abuja has shut down its operations on Thursday over fear of terrorist’s attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The management of the mall disclosed this on Thursday on its official Instagram...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday presented a N1.692 trillion 2023 budget proposal, tagged: ‘Budget of Continuity,’ to the Lagos State House of Assembly. Speaking during the presentation, Sanwo-Olu said the government would aggressively focus on completing ongoing projects in 2023. He said the 2023 Budget of...
Patrick Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission (ASDC), on Thursday expressed sadness at the level of decay at the two mini-stadiums in Onitsha due to several years of abandonment. Onyedum, who visited the facilities in company of some Commission officials, said allowing them to disintegrate in spite of...
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe. In a statement, Mahamat said he once again renewed the longstanding AU demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions imposed against institutions and individuals of the Republic...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has generated N790.6 billion between January and September 2022. Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, the command’s Area Controller, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos. According to Yusuf, this shows an exponential improvement of N181.5 billion when compared with N609...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday remanded an oil marketer, Adeleke Fayose, for alleged N66.5 million oil fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayose was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his company, Brooks and Knight International Ltd. They are standing...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Nov 18 for hearing a N20bn suit filed by leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date for hearing the suit, which also...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has advised British nationals against non-essential travels to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja over threats of possible terrorist attack. The Updated FCDO’s travel Advisory of Oct. 26 was made available to newsmen by the British...
There was standstill in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, as thousands of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held rally supporting the party’s Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rally also served as an avenue to canvass...
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), says prayer remains the best option for peace in Nigeria and ending the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast. Adebayo made this known when he paid a curtesy visit to the Borno Deputy Governor, Usman Kadafur, at the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confiscated N20bn lodged in 103 bank accounts belonging to Lagos socialite and businessman, Mallinson Ukatu, who is being held in Ikoyi Custodial Centre for drug dealing. The NDLEA has also filed 23-count charges against the socialite and his six companies -Fruitroprics...
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Tafawa Balewa Square area of Lagos Island has heard how Chidinma Ojukwu, the key suspect in the murder of Ataga Usifo, late Super TV CEO, transferred about N5m from his account hours after his death. The details came to light during the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will continue to partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to curb vote buying, especially during the 2023 general elections. The Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa said this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Thursday,...
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi says Nigeria will regain its pride position in Africa, if he is elected as president in 2023. Mr. Obi said this in his tweet to commend his Tanzanian supporter who placed the party’s flag on mount Kilimanjaro. The News Agency of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has set up a committee to compile all allegations of accidental air strikes on civilians. Air Marshal Amao stated this in a statement issued on Thursday...
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