The seventh prosecution witness, Mr John Adetola, in the ongoing trial of ex-governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, narrated how he collected the sum of $400,000 on behalf of the ex-governor. Adetola, who was the former personal assistant to Emefiele, made the revelation on Thursday while giving evidence before...
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The House of Representatives has confirmed the appointment of Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as substantive Chief of Army Staff of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Lt. Gen. Oluyede’s confirmation by the House follows his screening by an ad hoc committee which submitted its report that...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said his administration has begun payment of ₦85,000 minimum wage for state workers, despite attempts by those he described as “enemies of the state” to deprive his administration of funds. Speaking during the launch of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Fund...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Board of Trustees of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved the suspension of the foreign component of the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) Intervention The Director, Public Affairs, TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, that the...
Former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, on Thursday told an Abuja High Court that the amendment of the charge by the EFCC in his ongoing trial was an overreach. Agunloye is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in the suit, marked FCT/HC/CR/617/2023, on a seven-count....
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Taraba State University chapter has decried poor working condition, neglects and exclusion from the current N70,000 minimum wage from the state government. The chairperson of the association, Dr. Mbave Joshua disclosed this on Thursday in an exclusive...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has flagged off the distribution of food items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Amarwa and Madinatu IDPs Camps in Maiduguri during his two days State working visit to Maiduguri, Borno State. Nentawe with...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order following the absence of the defendants in court to take...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the conviction of a 54-year old ‘fake doctor’ will strengthen the association’s work against medical quackery. Its first Vice-President, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Olowojebutu said the NMA was...
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a 52-year-old man, Taiwo Olaniyan, in Agodi correctional facility for allegedly causing the death of his unborn child. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who did not take the defendant’s plea for lack of jurisdiction,...
A Makurdi High Court has ordered the reinstatement of Mr Austin Agada and other elected executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue chapter, whose tenures were terminated by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The presiding judge, Justice Tertsegha Kume, gave the order on Thursday in his verdict...
High Chief Michael Bishop Ayogu, HPNA, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, others Headline Honorees at the 5th Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture 2024 in Abuja The 5th edition of the prestigious Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture 2024 was a momentous celebration of excellence, philanthropy, and societal impact. Held in...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed President Bola Tinubu to the country. Macron greeted his counterpart at the historic Invalides memorial complex, with the first official state visit by a Nigerian leader in more than two decades. The two national anthems rang out in the courtyard of one...
An Abuja-based Lawyer, Mr Bala Dakum, on Thursday, narrated how his 85-year-old father, Deh Idi Dakum, was kidnapped and later murdered after ransom was paid. Dakum, while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said he is yet to recover from the shock, days after the remains...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says the Port Harcourt Refinery Company Limited has not released any new purchase price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). National President, PETROAN, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence, on Wednesday in Abuja, began screening of the acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede for possible confirmation. The Chairman of the committee Rep. Benson Babajimi (APC-Lagos state) said that the screening was a constitutional mandate of the house. He said...
Top fencing nations from around the world are set to participate in the 2024 Men’s World Cup, scheduled to hold Dec. 14 and Dec. 15 in Lagos. They include the U.S., Hong Kong, Egypt, and others. Nigeria’s prestigious international school, Charterhouse Lagos, will host the tournament, which will serve...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman continued on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 in the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho with the cross-examination of the third Prosecution Witness, (PW3), Colonel Adebisi Adesanya (retd). The cross-examination followed the testimony of the witness on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in which he disclosed that the former...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, launched a devastating air strike against terrorists in Kukawa, Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the NAF...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, accompanied by Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady, have arrived in Paris on Wednesday evening for a three-day State Visit to fortify Nigeria-France relations. Touching down at Orly Airport around 5.10 p.m., Tinubu was welcomed with full military honours by the French...