The Police Command in Taraba has announced the arrest of a suspected kidnapper, Aliyu Muhammed, in possession of N8.55 million and seven mobile phones. Mr Joseph Eribo, the Commissioner of Police in the state, who made this known on Wednesday in Jalingo, said that the suspect was arrested...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – The family of the Late Mrs Celine Chidimma Nwachukwu, wife of the Regional Editor of BusinessDay (South-South & South East), Mr. Ignatius Chukwu, has informed the public, especially the media community, that their departed wife, mother and grand mother, will begin the final...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Bakare Ayobami, for allegedly buying a car with fake bank alert. The command’s spokesperson, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Akure. Odunlami-Omisanya said that on Oct. 26, 2023, a...
Anambra government has arrested a 38-year-old woman for attempting to sell her nine-year-old and seven-year-old sons for N1 million each. Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, told newsmen on Wednesday in Awka that the woman’s eldest daughter, a 17-year-old, was also arrested for being...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has charged the Speaker of Plateau House of Assembly, Gabriel Dawang, to swear in the party’s 16 house members affirmed by the Court of Appeal as duly elected. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made the call...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani on Tuesday swore in Mr Muhammed Danjuma as the new Grand Khadi of Sharia Court of Appeal for the state. In his speech at the ceremony, the governor warned that his administration would work with anti-graft agencies to fight corruption in the state judiciary...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the disengagement of Mr Babatunde Erukere, as the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). This is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the suit seeking to stop Gov. Siminalayi Fubara from re-presenting the N800 billion 2024 budget of Rivers. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling, also set aside the earlier interim order made on Jan. 22, directing parties in the suit to...
The Katsina State Government has earmarked N10 billion to improve water, sanitation and hygiene services under the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH), SURWASH is a World Bank-supported project aimed at achieving improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene. The project is being implemented in...
Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five suspected kidnappers, 24 hours after the killing of two traditional rulers in the state. However, the Police Public Relations Office stated that it could not confirm whether the kidnappers were connected to the killing of the traditional rulers...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has said mining firms will be sanctioned if they do not comply with the revised Community Development Agreements (CDA). Alake gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Segun Tomori, on Tuesday in Abuja....
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has successfully evacuated 327 stranded Nigerians as well as those released from detention facilities in Tripoli, Libya. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this...
By LAWRENCE OSHODI, Sports Correspondent – South African’s Bafana Bafana Tuesday evening secured a 2-0 victory against the Moroccans, thus shutting the World Cup semi-finalists out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 currently holding in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The two goals – all in the second half...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The former General Officer Commanding (GIC), 7 Division Nigerian Army , Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, Major General Wahidi Shuibu has taken over the mantle of leadership of Operation Hadin Kai Joint Task Force (JTF) Headquarters Theater Command , Maiduguri as the new Theater Commander....
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The Labour Party (LP), on Tuesday said it has the capacity to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming Edo governorship election. The Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, made this known in Abuja while addressing newsmen on some of the...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded an improved ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), moving five places up to rank 145 out of 180 countries assessed. According to the latest corruption index released by Transparency International (TI), the country also gained one point added to its previous 24, ending...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday inaugurated a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new wage for the country. Shettima while inaugurating the committee at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, reaffirmed the determination of President Bola Tinubu’s administration...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti state, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola. Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, condemned the mindless...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Sen. Victor Umeh to pay about N136 million to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over his unpaid bank loan. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/AMC/12/2022, also ordered Umeh, who represents Anambra Central Senatorial District,...