The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has charged the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, to organises a conference for traditional rulers where security for their communities will be discussed. Adams gave the charge during his courtesy visit to the Ooni on Wednesday...
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Osun, has arrested a 54- year-old herbalist, Oyeyemi Lukman, for allegedly being in possession of a live AK-47 ammunition. NSCDC’s State Commandant, Dr Akintayo Adaralewa, made the disclosure when he paraded the suspect on Wednesday in Osogbo. He said...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi to clear court cases on 1.3 billion dollars deepwater OML 245 oil block in Niger Delta. Others that received the directive are the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Economic and Financial Crimes...
The Nigeria Army has seized about 5 million litres of stolen crude oil, worth billions of naira, a senior army official has revealed. Maj.-Gen. Jamaal Abdussalam, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, led newsmen to the location of the seized petroleum product in...
The Police command in Imo on Wednesday, confirmed the death of five vandals in an explosion that rocked Obitti community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with...
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State says that the three police officers, who demanded a tinted glass permit from motorists are facing trial for professional misconduct. The Zonal Public Relations Officer (ZPRO), SP. Tunni Ayuba, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. She...
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the agency has uncovered a religious sect laundering money for terrorists. Olukoyede, who made the revelation at a one-day dialogue on “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption.” on Wednesday in Abuja, also said N7...
The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee, on Wednesday set December 2025 as the target day to deliver a new constitution for Nigeria. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, said this at their pre-inaugural meeting in Abuja....
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Wednesday directed the Federal Fire Service (FFS) to refund the sum of N1.48 COVID-19 fund to the Consolidated Revenue Fund within seven days. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Rep. Bamidele Salam, gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday at a...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, in Abuja decried the labeling and blanket stereotyping of Nigeria as a country with the prevalence of cybercrime and other forms of corrupt practices. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the statement at a Public Engagement on Youth, Religion, and the Fight...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant for the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, ton Wednesday said that his nomination and subsequent election will bring development to the state. Ighodalo, who made this known while addressing Oredo PDP leaders and members as part...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Showmax, an online streaming platform has announced the premiere of its new epic drama series “Cheta M” on Feb. 12. Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice, Dr Busola Tejumola, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, in Lagos. Tejumola described Cheta...
The Ebonyi Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of three men as a result of a cult clash in Oriuzor community, Ezza North Local Government of the state. The Acting Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Ebonyi Command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Star-studded Nollywood film, “Mami Wata”, has been nominated for the prestigious National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) Image Awards in the United States. The film written and directed by C.J. Obasi, received nomination for the Outstanding International Motion Picture category of the 55th edition of the...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has approved the release of N192 million to enable 2,011 Senior Secondary School students in the state to write their 2024 final year examinations at no cost to parents. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) are the...
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FORMOSO, in Bayelsa, destroyed three illegal refining sites between Sunday and Tuesday, Capt. Murtala Rogo, the Commanding Officer, stated on Wednesday in Brass. He stated that 50,000 litres of products suspected to have been produced from stolen crude oil were recovered from...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far on Abuja light rail project, reassuring that its delivery on May 29 is sacrosanct. The minister gave the assurances on Wednesday after inspecting the ongoing construction of access roads to the train stations...
Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), on Wednesday, stormed the Federal High Court, Abuja for the trial of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL). While Linda Bala led the delegation of the...
Police in Lagos State have arrested two men who allegedly drugged a school’s security guard and robbed the school of property estimated at millions of Naira. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, police spokesman in Lagos State told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ikeja that on Dec....