The detained President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that he had no criminal record. Bodejo, who was arrested on the alleged raising up an armed militia in detriment of the nation’s unity, told Justice Inyang Ekwo in a motion for...
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The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said four persons died, while 40 others were injured in 11 road crashes during the Easter celebration in the state. Mr Anthony Uga, the State Sector Commander of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The minister of works, who was once the governor of Ebonyi State, has recently said he has also been called as a pastor and prophet. This is demonstrated by his first ‘divine’ revelation and declarative statement, which are signs of the great spiritual significance of a prophet,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed grief over the death of the ex-President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ali Chiroma. Comrade Ali Chiroma died on Tuesday night at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after a brief illness at the...
The Deputy President, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Tommy Okon, has said that the death of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ali Ciroma, came at a time when his counsel was most needed. Okon spoke in Lagos on Wednesday when he...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has received a suspected fake soldier parading himself in public from the Nigerian Army. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the handing over to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that on Sunday at about...
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of NIGERIAN NEWS LEADER Newspaper, Mr Celestine Okafor, has lost his mother-in-law, Mrs Evelyn Happiness Okwosha-Nwabiani. Mrs Nwabiani passed on at the age of 85 years in her home town Oguta, Oguta Local Government Area, Imo West Senatorial district, Imo state, South East, Nigeria. Until her...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Osun, has arrested one Babalola Timothy, 35, for allegedly hypnotising and keeping a 35-year old married woman hostage after she refused his love advances. The Commander of Amotekun Corps in Osun State, Bashir Adewinmbi, disclosed this...
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday accepted a petition by the country’s Election Commission (EC) to disband the main opposition Move Forward Party over its efforts to amend the royal defamation law. The EC provided sufficient evidence to believe that the Move Forward Party had violated the law. The...
Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp” or the “Group”), Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate, announces its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Group achieved substantial growth in its financial indicators, reinforcing its market leadership and strategic positioning. In its audited results, Transcorp reported significant year-on-year growth, with...
The police in Borno confirmed the arrest of eight suspects in connection to the alleged murder of Dr Kamar Abdulkadir, a Lecturer of the Department of Physical Health Education, at the University of Maiduguri. Abdulkadir was murdered in his office on campus on Sunday by unknown attackers...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 23-year old man for allegedly sodomizimg a mentally disabled 10-year old boy after luring him with a N30 sweet. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, stated this in a media...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The State Joint Transport and Traders and Marketers Association have announced a one-day warning strike in response to the Plateau State Government’s Executive Order 003, which bans trucks from entering Jos-Bukuru metropolis. The association expressed dissatisfaction with the order, stating that it is...
A former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ali Ciroma, has died at the age of 91. He was born in 1933. The Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, said in a statement that the late labour leader died...
Grand Knight Emeritus, Sir Tonna Okei (Ikuku Oma), an Ekuku-Agbor, Agbor, Ika South Local government area of Delta state- born, but South Carolina, United State of America-based Nigerian, is globally recognized as President of South Carolina Organization of African Unity (OAU), an Honourable member of the board of trustees...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has emphasized the immediate need to resettle displaced persons back to their ancestral homes. Speaking during a courtesy call with a delegation from the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation, led by Pastor Arinze Emmanuels, Governor Mutfwang emphasized the challenges faced...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Stephen Odey, has debunked claims in some quarters that the list of state indigenes submitted by school principals was padded . The Commissioner stated this on Monday during a press conference in his office in Calabar, the...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – Palestinian Ministry of Health on Sunday said about 32,200 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli occupation forces. Among the victims, 72% were women (around 8,800) and children (approximately 13,750). Additionally, around 74,500 Palestinians have been injured, with a majority being women and children....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Chairman of the Senate Committee on Employment and Productivity, Senator Diket Plang, has made strides in fulfilling his promises to empower his constituents. During a recent press conference at his residence in Jos, Plang revealed his latest initiative, procuring 600 bags of maize,...
BY DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Catholic Bishop of Jalingo Diocese, Taraba State, Most Reverend (Dr) Charles Michael Hammawe, has expressed disappointment with the democratic leadership and economic policies imposed by government on Nigerians which turned to be curse instead of blessing. Bishop Charles spoke during an interview...