An Ikeja High Court on Thursday adjourned till March 20 to hear a plea bargain agreement filed by the convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans). Justice Adenike Coker adjourned the case after Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were re-arraigned. The duo were re-arraigned on an amended five-count charge...
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has presented five Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking on Thursday during the hand over ceremony at the Government House, Umuahia, Otti restated the state government’s commitment to enhancing the peace and security of the state. The governor said that...
Nurses in Ondo State have declared an indefinite strike from Friday over what they referred to as improper remuneration and poor welfare. The state Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Mr Felix Orobode, made this known on Thursday at a news conference in Akure....
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has urged Nigerians, especially political parties, to keep watering and nurturing the tree of democracy, saying “there is no alternative to civil rule’’. Abubakar spoke at the launch of a book titled “100 Years of Political Parties Evolution in Nigeria, 1923 –...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has cautioned developers against using substandard materials in the construction of buildings. Governor Soludo, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, gave the warning on Thursday, when he visited the site of a collapsed three-storey building under construction in Awka,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that without its policy interventions, inflation could have risen to 42.81 per cent in December 2024. The CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, made this known at the 2025 Monetary Policy Forum of the apex bank on Thursday in Abuja. The forum attracted ministers,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako, Kuje, on Thursday, January 30, 2025 rescheduled to February 3, 2025 the arraignment of Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had on Wednesday, January 29, 2024 arrested Yusuf and brought before...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it noted with concern the reported unsavoury experiences of some Nigerians who participated in the just concluded public auction of forfeited vehicles conducted by accredited auctioneers on behalf of the Commission. A statement issued on Thursday by...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem, has pledged the 10th Assembly’s commitment to synergizing with local government chairmen in the state for grassroots development. Ayambem, who spoke during a meeting of the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee with...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State First Lady, Mrs. Eyoanwan Otu has concluded modalities to commence the empowerment of women and young farmers under the Renewed Hope Initiative Agriculture Support Programme, with the aim of fostering sustainable agricultural practices and enhancing food security across the nation. Addressing...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has declared support for Tax Reform Bills transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu.. Governor Alia made this known on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in his office at the state secretariat in Makurdi, the state’s capital....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Save the Child Initiative (STCI) Nigeria has engaged stakeholders in a one day inception training to facilitate safe spaces for no fewer than 100 schools across the 23 local government areas of Sokoto State. Giving brief on the workshop, the STCI Head of Migration, Mobility...
A passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s Potomac River Wednesday after colliding midair with a military helicopter, with US media reporting multiple bodies pulled from the dark, near-freezing water. A massive search and rescue operation was in progress, with divers visible in the glare of powerful lights...
A US passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s Potomac River Wednesday after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a night training exercise, prompting a desperate search for survivors in the dark, near-freezing water. The plane was approaching Reagan National Airport at around 9:00 pm (0200 GMT)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has fired back at critics, particularly Daniel Bwala, who questioned his stance on President Tinubu’s government. In a scathing response, El-Rufai in a tweet on Thursday, clarified that he had explicitly declined any position in Tinubu’s government 22...
Some Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have commended President Bola Tinubu and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for giving priority attention to the region’s development. The stakeholders made the commendation in a letter to Tinubu which was made available the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said its tower T195 along the Ugwuaji – Makurdi 330 Kilo Volt (kV) transmission line was vandalised on Saturday. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, said in a statement in Abuja, that the vandalism...
Senator Ita Enang has urged the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom, Mr Udom Emmanuel, to respond to the corruption allegations being made against him instead looking for who to blame. Enang said in a statement in Uyo on Thursday that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio should not be...
A Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced two lovers, Mohammed Nazifi, 30, and Bilkisu Ibrahim, 25, to three months imprisonment each for adultery. The police charged the lovers with a one-count charge of adultery by man and woman, to which they pleaded guilty. Nazifi pleaded with the court...
World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern about the implications of the immediate funding pause for HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries. The organisation said in a statement that funding for HIV programmes provided access to life-saving therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide. The organisation added...