By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Officers of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 49 suspected internet fraudsters in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The commission in a post via its X handle on Monday, said the suspects were arrested between Saturday, May 24, 2025 and...
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By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Fatima Aliyu Ahmed, has encouraged women to adopt child spacing, citing its numerous benefits for both mothers and children. She emphasized that child spacing is crucial in the current economic climate, allowing families to better care...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken possession of Wadata Plaza, the building used by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its National Secretariat, due to 28 years of unpaid ground rent. Director of Lands at the FCTA, Mr Chijoke Nwankwoeze, said the action followed the revocation of...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday confirmed that no fewer that 19 persons died and eight others injured in an auto crash which occurred on Sunday along Lokoja-Obajana road. The state Sector Commander of the corps, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the removal of Rep Oluwole Oke as lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP, in a fresh suit filed on Monday by its lead...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated a 12-member Ministerial Committee to oversee the 753-unit housing estate recovered from former Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The estate was recently handed over to the Ministry by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a...
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Monday, sentenced a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar to death by hanging and 150 strokes of cane for setting a mosque on fire and killing 23 people. Abubakar, who lives in Gezawa Local Government Kano, is charged with culpable homicide, attempted murder,...
A High Court sitting in Ado-EKiti on Monday sentenced one Jayeoba Oluwafemi, 56, to life imprison for defiling his 14 year old stepdaughter. The 56 year old convict was arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye on Dec. 4, 2020 on one count charge of defilement. The charge reads that the...
Grammy-nominated Afrobeat superstar Ayra Starr, has become the first Nigerian female artiste to hit one billion views on Youtube. The mavin star girl announced the milestone in a post on her Instagram fan page on Monday. The landmark achievement is largely propelled by her hit single “Rush,” which alone...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja on Tuesday for Lagos to celebrate, along with other leaders, the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the ECOWAS golden jubilee was flagged off in Accra last month. A statement...
The suspension of Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja stalled the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s money laundering case against former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano. The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 108th meeting held between April 29 and April 30, suspended Justice Ekwo....
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed July 4 for judgment in the suit filed by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS’) Plc against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others. NIBSS, in the suit, is seeking an order to prevent any institution from challenging its...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– Nigeria’s top leaders in business, policy, and development will gather in Kano on Thursday, June 5, 2025, for the next edition of the For The Love of The Country (FLOC) conference. This year’s theme, “Reimagining Nigeria’s Economy for a Prosperous Future: Where We Should Be...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and other security agencies have inaugurated an operation to rescue a kidnap victim in Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement...
Delta State Police Command has arrested a member of an interstates kidnap gang. Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. Edafe explained that the 30-years-old suspect was arrested on May 2o by the operatives of the CP Special assignment team (CP-SAT)....
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday said no other sovereignty is possible without its economic sovereignty. “Of course, I have to note the contribution that business including the younger generation of entrepreneurs, has made to the development of the Russian economy in the 21st century. “Without this sovereignty,...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has inaugurated schools protection squads in Nasarawa State to create a safer and more secure learning environment for students and teachers. Speaking at the stakeholders forum on the Security of Schools in Nasarawa State on Monday in Lafia, Egbetokun said the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has commended the local production of combat equipments by an indigenous company for the use of the military in current operation. Oluyede gave the commendation while taking the delivery of the locally-produced All-Terrain Combat Vehicles...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of 19 persons, including five children, and left eight others injured along the Lokoja-Obajana road in Lokoja Local Government Area of the state in the early...
Dr. Dele Sobowale has been every reader’s delight for decades now. His Sunday columns fill up our weekends. Dr. Sobowale writes in his own style: persuasive, lucid and witty. He has carved his own niche with his style of reaching out and pulling along, his readers to whichever directions...