By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Igede Youth Council (IYC) has frowned at the incessant extortion by the police officers at the many checkpoints along Otukpo-Oju road in Benue state. In a letter of protest signed by the President and Secretary of the Council, Comrade Andyson Iji and Amb....
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By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has dissolved the State Executive Council, an official government statement has said. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Enobong Uwah, who disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Friday, said the dissolution was with immediate effect. The...
In a split decision of two Justices to one, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has barred the Federal High Court in Kano from adjudicating over the Kano Emirate legal battle. The appellate court held that the court has no jurisdiction to dabble into the Kano State Chieftaincy Matters...
Senator John Azuta-Mbata has been elected as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Azuta-Mbata, a former Senator representing Rivers East at the National Assembly, was elected at the stakeholders meeting of the Igbo Socio-Cultural organization at the old government lodge Enugu, the Enugu State capital on Friday. The...
The Federal Government and the U.S. Government on Friday signed an agreement for the repatriation of 52.88 million dollars being proceeds from the forfeiture of the Galactica assets, linked to the former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and her associates. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...
A 29-year old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his mother for ritual purposes in Cross River State. Spokesperson for the Police Command in the state, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the suspect’s arrest and detention to newsmen on Friday in Calabar, albeit without further details....
The presidency on Friday cautioned Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State over his sustained criticism of the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly. Special Adviser to the President, Media and Public Communication, Mr Sunday Dare, in a statement, said attempts to stampede or abort the tax Reform Bills...
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has appealed to an Ikeja Special Offences Court not to release Rukayya Dantata’s International Passport. Egbetokun told the court that his plea became necessary to prevent Dantata, who is facing trial for alleged N350 million theft, from fleeing the country to...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has described the soldiers who lost their lives repelling the terrorist attack in Damboa, Borno, as eternal heroes whose sacrifices would never be in vain. In a statement by his spokesperson Mr Stanley Nkwocha on Friday in Abuja, Shettima reaffirmed deep sorrow and firm solidarity with...
An economist, Prof. Sherifdeen Tella, has urged the Federal Government to move beyond tackling the structural challenges in the economy to reduce the inflation rate in 2025. Tella, Head of Economics Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The victims that died in a stampede that occured during a Christmas rice distribution in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra, have on Friday, been buried. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police Command in Anambra had confirmed 22 people dead in the stampede that...
No fewer than 21 persons have been killed in a bandits attack on Baure Village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, the Katsina State Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Aliyu,...
‘Family Gbese’, a movie about a man who is caught between risking everything for a man who built his career or protecting his perfect life, has topped the Prime Video Film Chart in Nigeria. ‘Katangari Goes to Town’, a movie about a legendary sleuth who investigates the murder of...
Edo State Police Command has detained three men for allegedly gang-raping a 12-year-old girl in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Umoru Ozigi, disclosed this on Friday in Benin when the Administrator, Office of Edo First Lady, Mrs Edesili Anani, visited...
Three women died and five children suffered severe fractures and bruises on Friday in a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital, Damascus while attempting to get free meals in a charitable activity. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, the incident occurred during a banquet promoted by...
Nigerian Gospel singer, Moses Bliss and his wife, Marie Wiseborn, on Friday announced the birth of their first child, a boy. The artiste, who took to his Instagram page, @mosesbliss, to make the announcement, also disclosed the release of a single entitled “Doing of the Lord”. He wrote: “This...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has debunked a reported plan to protest the appointment of Eric Chelle as Super Eagles head coach. The Senate President of NANS, Afeez Akinteye, debunked the report in a statement issued on Friday. Akinteye said the association’s...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested four Chinese and 101 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja. They were arrested...
The Association of Advocates Against Alcohol Harm in Nigeria (ASAAHN) has successfully elected its new national executive during a pivotal meeting held on December 29, 2024. The newly elected officials were immediately sworn into office, ushering in a renewed commitment to advocating for better alcohol policies across Nigeria. ASAAHN...
Nigerian government has received $52.88m recovered Galactica assets, linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke from the USA. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi disclosed this at the formal signing ceremony of the asset agreement between Nigeria and the United States of...