By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Marking his first 100 days in office, Chairman of Jos North Local Government Council, Hon. J.K. Chris, has commissioned a state-of-the-art ICT center to enhance staff capacity and generate revenue for the council. The facility, located at the council secretariat, was unveiled during a...
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An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo on Monday remanded a 30-year-old man, Kazeem Solola, for allegedly pouring hot oil on his wife, Mutiat Solola. The defendant who resides at Ring Road, in Owode Egbe area of Abeokuta, is facing a count charge of assault. The defendant pleaded...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Following intense military operations by the combined forces of Op FASAN YANMA, bandit leaders Abu Radde and Umar Black, operating in Batsari and Safana LGAs in Katsina State have surrendered their arms and captives. The Nigerian Army in a statement issued via its X...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, January 20, 2025 arraigned a former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, current Managing Director of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, and Receiver Manager of Arik Air. Kamilu Omokide, alongside...
Counsel to the Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, charged with N12.3 billion fraud, on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos in protest of the charge. Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN) told the court that he was protesting because the charge had not been served on...
The Military High Command has confirmed the killing of the son of Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist leader in a recent clearance operation on his stronghold on Fakai high ground in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Monday...
One day before the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President, Pope Francis criticised his plans for an immigration crackdown when he returns to the White House on Monday. In an interview with Italian programme Che Tempo Che Fa on Nove aired on Sunday, the pope was asked about...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike on Sunday night said debts owed by property owners with regard to Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) is over N300 billion. Wike spoke at a media parley held at his official residence in Life Camp, Abuja....
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won the 18 chairmanship and 203 councilorship seats in the Local Government (LG) election held on Jan.18 in Ondo State. Chairman, Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Dr Joseph Aremo, announced this at the commission’s headquarters on Sunday night in Akure. Aremo, who...
Hearing in a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over bid to stop issuance of oil import licences to some oil marketing companies suffered setback on Monday at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The matter, which was scheduled for hearing before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could...
Nigeria’s all time showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa, popularly known as CharlyBoy, has urged his teeming fans to priotise peace of mind over all forms of rancor in 2025. The maverick, who gave the advice in a trendy video on his Instagram page, said there was need for Nigerians to...
Organisers of the prestigious Miss Africa pageant, has said its planning a grand return to the pageant’s scene with a line up of 19 talented contestants including Nigeria’s Sopuruchi Agoauwuike, for this year’s coveted crown scheduled for March 30. The Brand Manager, Miss Africa Production, Mr Femi Oyelade, who...
Troops of Nigerian Army have destroyed 23 illegal artisanal refineries and apprehended 25 suspected operators during an anti-bunkering operation conducted in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, disclosed this development in a statement issued on Monday. He revealed...
A Forex trader, Henry Gabriel, on Monday, appeared before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Zuba, charged with misappropriating $10,000, property of Navy Capt. A. Madaki. The defendant and his company, HDFX Limited, are facing two- counts of criminal conspiracy and breach of trust. The prosecution counsel,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has renewed the appointment of Engr. Adam Bukar Bababe as the Executive Secretary of Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) for a second and final five-year term. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the...
Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as president of the United States in Washington on Monday, returning to the White House for a second term four years after his initial re-election bid ended in defeat. Trump, a Republican, will replace outgoing President Joe Biden in the top...
On Saturday night, for the first time in five years, millions of American TikTok users who logged on for a late-night scroll were met with an unwelcome notice that their beloved app had been banned and shut down. Their exile lasted less than 24 hours, ending when the Chinese-owned...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday told his supporters that he wants Chinese-owned short-form video app TikTok to be at least 50 per cent owned by U.S. investors. On the eve of his swearing-in, Trump told a rally in Washington that he would allow the app to continue operating...
On the eve of his swearing-in ceremony, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told supporters that he would implement anti-immigration measures from day one of his second term in office. “By the time the sun sets tomorrow evening, the invasion of our borders will have come to a halt. “All the...