A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers over the alleged involvement in the burning of the state’s House of Assembly. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order...
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The Senate, through its committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions has summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso to appear before it on Tuesday. He is to explain the state of the economy and free flow of Naira at the forex market...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged voters in Ebonyi South Senatorial District to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Silas Onu, in Saturday’s by-election. Abubakar on Wednesday in his verified social media handle, said the people of Ebonyi South Senatorial District, the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Chairman of the Benue chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Mr Augustine Agada, has been suspended by his Ehaje Ward 1 executives for alleged anti-party activities. The APC Ward Chairman of Ehaje Ward 1 in Ogbadibo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state,...
The Commonwealth has appointed former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, as head of its Election Observation Mission to Pakistan to observe the general elections scheduled for Feb. 8. Special Adviser to Jonathan, Ikechukwu Eze, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Jonathan would lead...
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, has expressed concern at the level of under utilisation of Olorunsogo and Omotosho power plants due to gas shortage. Adelabu expressed his worries during an official inspection to the plants in Abeokuta and Akure on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has emphasised the need to review registration process at orientation camps to stem the activities of fraudulent persons. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Pre-Orientation Course Workshop. Ahmed said that the essence...
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has charged the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, to organises a conference for traditional rulers where security for their communities will be discussed. Adams gave the charge during his courtesy visit to the Ooni on Wednesday...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun, has arrested a 54- year-old herbalist, Oyeyemi Lukman, for allegedly being in possession of a live AK-47 ammunition. NSCDC’s State Commandant, Dr Akintayo Adaralewa, made the disclosure when he paraded the suspect on Wednesday in Osogbo. He said...
FBN Holdings Plc on Wednesday appointed Mr Olufemi Otedola as its new Chairman, Board of Directors. The Holdings announced this in a notification signed by the Company’s Secretary, Mr Adewale Arogundade, and sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos. The appointment was a fall-out of the...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi to clear court cases on 1.3 billion dollars deepwater OML 245 oil block in Niger Delta. Others that received the directive are the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Economic and Financial Crimes...
The Nigeria Army has seized about 5 million litres of stolen crude oil, worth billions of naira, a senior army official has revealed. Maj.-Gen. Jamaal Abdussalam, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, led newsmen to the location of the seized petroleum product in...
The Police command in Imo on Wednesday, confirmed the death of five vandals in an explosion that rocked Obitti community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said the national average Cost of a Healthy Diet was ₦703 in October 2023. The Statistician-General of the Federation, and Chief Executive Officer of the NBS, Mr Adeyemi Adeniran, said this at the unveiling of “The Cost of a Healthy Diet...
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State says that the three police officers, who demanded a tinted glass permit from motorists are facing trial for professional misconduct. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP. Tunni Ayuba, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. She...
The Akwa Ibom Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested six persons in connection with alleged illegal dealing in petroleum products and impersonation. Its Commandant, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, who addressed a news conference on Wednesday in Uyo, said that the suspects were arrested...
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the agency has uncovered a religious sect laundering money for terrorists. Olukoyede, who made the revelation at a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption.” on Wednesday in Abuja, also said N7...
The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee, on Wednesday set December 2025 as the target day to deliver a new constitution for Nigeria. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, said this at their pre-inaugural meeting in Abuja....
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Wednesday directed the Federal Fire Service (FFS) to refund the sum of N1.48 COVID-19 fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund within seven days. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Rep. Bamidele Salam, gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday at a...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, in Abuja decried the labeling and blanket stereotyping of Nigeria as a country with the prevalence of cybercrime and other forms of corrupt practices. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the statement at a Public Engagement on Youth, Religion, and the Fight...