An Abuja High Court, on Wednesday fixed Dec. 10 for ruling in the bail application filed by former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello of Kogi and two others. Justice Maryann Anenih fixed the date after counsel for the prosecution, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, and the defence, Joseph Daudu, SAN, presented...
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The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, restrained Chief Edozie Njoku from parading himself as national chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Stephen Adah, affirmed the emergence of Sly Ezeokenwa as the authentic national chairman of APGA. The apex court, in two unanimous...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jami’u Abiola as his Senior Special Assistant on Linguistics and Foreign Matters. The Director, Information and Public Relations, office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Segun Imohiosen, disclosed this in a statement...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said the Nigeria-China trade value has hit N7.38 trillion as at June. Shettima said this at the China-Africa Interbank Association Forum (CAIBA) 2024 in Abuja on Wednesday organised by First Bank Plc. The vice-president, represented by Dr Aliyu Modibbo, the Special Adviser to the President,...
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Navy towards ensuring a peaceful, secure, and prosperous Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Ogalla gave the commitment on Wednesday, at the opening of the 8th edition Symposium of Heads of Navies and Coastguards...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has flagged off the disbursement of N2.93 billion to 40,000 flood victims and small-scale business owners in the state. Buni said on Wednesday in Damaturu that 25,000 of the beneficiaries were victims of 2024 floods and vulnerable groups, while 15,000 others were small-scale...
A woman, Wuraola Surajudeen, on Wednesday prayed an Area Court in Ilorin, to grant her divorce two weeks after her marriage to husband, Surajudeen Iya-Onitasi on grounds of “lack of love and affection”. She told the court that she was once married before her wedding to Iya-Onitasi. ”I divorced...
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday, reserved ruling in a suit filed by the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others from withholding Kano Local Government allocations. The applicant’s are Chairman of NULGE, Ibrahim Muhd, Ibrahim Uba Shehu, Ibrahim...
The Trade Unions Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on the Federal Government to pay the remaining three months’ arrears of the Wage Award and review the Nigerian Labour Laws. This demand was made on Wednesday at the 7th Registrar of Trade Unions’ Annual National Workshop, which aimed to...
Years after it went comatose, the Port-Harcourt Refinery rose up from ‘death’, courtesy of the seriousness attached to the all-important plant by its owners, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL). Little did stakeholders anticipate such a milestone could be swiftly achieved, boosting Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity. After years...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative, Dr. Kazadi Walter, has said the organization has reached around 2 million people, which is about 54.4% of the targeted population, through 58 implementing partners. These partners according to him are spread across 27 locations in Borno,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government officials and traditional rulers recently met at a one-day town hall meeting to discuss the demands of survivors and victims of insurgency in the state. The meeting, organized by the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, aimed to address the plight...
The immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, and his co-defendants on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the 16-count charge filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The former governor, who is the 1st defendant, denied the allegations before Justice Maryann Anenih of Abuja High Court...
Former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, billed to be arraigned at the FCT High Court, on Wednesday, took over crowd control of the court room when Justice Maryann Anenih walked out. Justice Anenih, who came in to take the plea of the former governor and his co-defendants, rose abruptly...
US and British authorities have said one of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists was arrested in Wales after more than 20 years on the run on Tuesday. Daniel Andreas San Diego, who has ties to animal rights extremist groups, is wanted by US authorities for his alleged involvement in...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday said his administration has paid N12bn pension debt in his two years as governor of the state. Adeleke made this known during his state broadcast to mark the two years anniversary of his administration. While reeling out the achievements of his administration, ...
The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway is set to become a powerful economic and industrial hub courtesy of the Spatial Development Initiative promoted by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Mr Mike Salawou, Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department at the AfDB, said this in a statement. NAN reports that ...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Police Command and the security Joint Task Force (JTF) have launched a rescue operation for the three persons abducted on Tuesday at the Innoson showroom, Anambra. In a statement on Wednesday in Onitsha, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja– Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has commended the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPADDEC) for its efforts in reducing unemployment and poverty in the country, particularly in Kogi State. At the commencement of the distribution of start-up kits for 5,000 YTP...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said the rising food prices is partly responsible for worsening headline inflation in the country. The Governor of CBN, Mr Yemi Cardoso, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while presenting the communique from the 298th meeting of the apex bank’s Monetary Policy...