A Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for obtaining a freezing order against Micoz Bluelink Enterprise’s $163,592 U. S. dollars domiciled in United Bank for Africa (UBA) without concrete evidence. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the EFCC had...
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The Minister of the Federal capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu led administration has expended more than N300 billion on development of FCT satellite towns. Wike stated this on Wednesday, while inaugurating the nine-kilometre Paikon Kore – Ibwa Road, in Gwagwalada, Gwagwalada Area Council....
The equity market reversed its bullish trend on Wednesday, recording a loss of N186 billion. Selloffs in major stocks such as MTN Nigeria, Aradel Holdings, Dangote Sugar and Nigerian Breweries drove the market into negative territory. The market capitalisation of listed equities dropped by N186 billion, or 0.29 per...
Maj.-Gen. Umar Alkali, has on Wednesday, taken over command of the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) from Maj.-Gen. Ishaya Maina, as the 7th Commandant of the college. This is contained in a statement by the College Public Relations Officer, Maj. Hashimu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Abuja. In his valedictory...
The Gidigba Group, a socio-political interest group, has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Inspector-General of Police to enforce the judgment on local government autonomy in Edo State. The group made the call in a statement issued by its convener, Solomon Idugboe, and made available to the...
Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that about 14.3 million or Nigerians are victims of drug abuse. Adeyeye stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth programme, tagged, ‘’Catch Them Young,’’ held at the Government Secondary...
Security operatives on Wednesday rescued three pastors and 13 other victims who had been kidnapped by hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 16 victims, including the three pastors, were abducted after a crusade in Ejule, Ofu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised scores of bandits and dismantled their logistics base in a series of airstrikes at Alawa Forest in Shiroro LGA of Niger State. The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, AVM...
The United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara States will need $15 million to upscale the quality of life of their citizenry. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Ms Christian Munduate, said this at a news briefing in Gusau on Wednesday shortly after holding an interactive session...
Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has vowed to ensure the prosecution of the man who allegedly set his wife ablaze in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. Soludo, the founder of Healthy Living Initiative, told journalists on Thursday in Awka, that she would...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government will not accept the N532 billion contract variation requested for by the contractors handling the Abuja International Airport second runway. Keyamo stated this when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Theater Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Shaibu Wahidi, has highlighted the longstanding friendship between Nigeria and the UK, spanning decades. Maj. Gen. Wahidi made this statement while welcoming the Defence Adviser, British High Commission Abuja, and Head of British Defence Staff (West...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Kawuri village of Konduga Local Government Area in Borno State recently suffered an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on Tuesday. A statement issued and signed by Bashir Sandia, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Executive Chairman, Konduga LGC on Wednesday,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of State for Defence, House of Lords United Kingdom, Lord Vernon Coaker has said that United Kingdom see Nigeria as a partner in tackling some of the challenges confronting the country. He also assured of continuous security support and personnel training in...
Operatives of the Lagos Police’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have detained a 42-year-old suspected army impersonator, for allegedly abducting and robbing a man of his valuables. RRS made this known in a post shared on its official X handle @ rrsLagos767 on Wednesday. It stated that the suspect, a...
Sokoto State Government has alerted boarder communities and other citizens of the state to be cautious of fleeing bandits. Ahmad Usman, Special Adviser to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu on Security Matters, gave the warning in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Sokoto. He said the move was sequel...
The UK Minister of State for Defence, Lord Vernon Coaker has reaffirmed the longstanding defence partnership between his country and Nigeria in the fight against terrorism and counter insurgency operation in the North-East. Coaker, who is on a working visit to Nigeria, stated this at the Headquarters of the...
Chief Jude Opara, a political affairs analyst says the establishment of South East Development Commission (SEDC) is solution to plethora of agitations in that part of the country. Opara said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He commended President Bola...
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the kidnap of Dr Cornelius Onuigbo, an urologist with Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident to newsmen in Onitsha on Wednesday, said that Onuigbo was kidnapped...