By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A suspected kidnapper and murderer of the 12-year old son of a Police Officer in Gumau town in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State has been arrested. The victim, Christopher is the son of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bala Yarima, serving...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Director of Department State Security (DSS), Adamu Ahmed Umar has commended Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development for its rehabilitation, deradicalization and skills acquisition programmes for victims and survivors of Boko Haram insurgency. Alhaji Umar also assured to liaise with...
Reminiscing about the demise of His Excellency Okwadike Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, one might easily think of the great philosopher Epicurus. The great thinker made this statement on the marble: “Against all else, it is possible to provide security, but as against death, all of us mortals alike...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has increased the minimum capital requirement for Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) with national licences from N25 billion to N200 billion. The apex bank also increased capital requirement for banks with regional licences from N15 billion to N50 billion , and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and...
The Board of NSCDC, Fire Service, Correctional, and Immigration Service, has approved the sanction of 118 personnel for various offences. The Board Chairman, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known at the end of their meeting on Thursday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo, who is also the Minister of Interior, told...
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed that the food discounted sales programme ‘Ounje Eko’ Sunday Market should take place on Friday, ahead of Easter celebration. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, made available to the...
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said on Thursday that the main construction work on the Third Mainland Bridge had been done and lane marking would be completed within seven days. Umahi made the disclosure during a tour of key infrastructure projects in Lagos State. The News...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the deployment of the 10 pioneer Permanent Secretaries of the FCT Administration. The FCT Head of Service, Dr Udo Atang, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Atang said...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has thanked President Bola Tinubu for the opportunity to be part of his administration’s quest to renew the hope of Nigerians. Wike poured out his gratitude after inspecting ongoing rural roads projects in Bwari and Abuja Municipal...
High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday admitted Sen. Benson Konbowei (PDP Bayelsa) bail in the sum of N50 million. Konbowei, who represents Bayelsa Central Senatorial, was earlier arraigned on a- three – court charge bordering on forging National Youth Service Corps exemption certificate among others....
A former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Douglas Ogbankwa, on Thursday appeared in a Benin High Court for allegedly stealing a stabiliser. Ogbankwa is charged with conspiracy to commit felony, forcible entry, wilful damage, theft, forceful ejection as well as aiding and abetting forceful ejection....
There was a mild drama, on Thursday, at the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja as the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s witness, Danmusa Williams, contradicted himself on documents before the panel. The SDP and its governorship candidate in the Nov. 11 election, Murtala Ajaka, had alleged that...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has queried the payment of N15 billion to Remita, a payment platform from the Office of the Accountant General for the Federation (OAGF). The committee accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Commercial Banks of complicity in the sharing...
Three students of Al-qalam University, Katsina, have dragged the institution to a High Court in Katsina over payment of their registration fees. The applicants, Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, all students of the respondent, got admission in 2018 and 2019, and graduated in 2022 and 2023....
The Naira experienced a slight depreciation at the official market, trading at N1,309.39 to a dollar on Thursday. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ revealed that the Naira lost N8.96 or 0.69 per cent, compared to the previous day’s rate of N1,300.43 against the dollar....
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has underscored the need of bridging the energy access gap to spur economic prosperity of the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari stated this at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Oloibiri Lecture Series and...
Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday discharged former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) , Mohammed Bello Adoke ,SAN and six others . They were charged with legations of committing infractions relating to the controversial Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245,...
The detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has sued the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged violation of his fundamental rights. Gambaryan, in the originating motion dated and filed March 18 by his lawyer, Olujoke Aliyu, from Aluko and Oyebode...
The Federal Government will, on April 4, arraigned Binance Holdings Limited and its two top officials; Tigran Gambaryan and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla, on allegations bordering on tax evasion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably gathered on Thursday that Binance, Mr Gambaryan and Mr Anjarwalla, listed as 1st...