Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has warned Nigerians against abusing the Naira, describing it as a symbol of sovereignty and a criminal offence. He made this statement during a stakeholders’ sensitisation programme in Lagos. Olukoyede expressed concern over the persistent abuse...
Nigerian News
National Rescue Movement (NRM) has threatened to apply for a bench warrant of arrest against Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over his absence in court. NRM’s lawyer, Oladimeji Ekengba, made this statement before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Galaxy Construction and Transportation Services Limited has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of abusing court processes to confiscate its properties. The company made this allegation in a statement while reacting to a Federal High Court Abuja ruling granting the EFCC’s prayer for...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday rejected a motion seeking to prevent the National Assembly from approving budgets or appointments submitted by the Rivers State government under its current Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). President Bola Tinubu appointed Ibas as Sole Administrator following the six-month suspension...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. President Tinubu approved the appointment today, along with eight others. Some of them will serve as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies. Muhammad Babangida,...
A former federal lawmaker, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has praised the late former President Muhammadu Buhari for his significant contributions to Nigeria’s climate change and petroleum sectors during his eight-year administration. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, Onuigbo highlighted Buhari’s pivotal role...
by DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will attend the eighth-day prayer ceremony for the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, GCON. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga made this disclosure via his X handle on Friday According to Onanuga, the President will depart Abuja on Sunday to...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kano for a condolence visit to the family of the late Alhaji Aminu Dantata, a renowned businessman and philanthropist. The President’s flight landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport around 3:30 pm on Friday, where he was received...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Federal Government on Friday told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the threat by Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to break up Nigeria and establish the Republic of Biafra should not be considered an empty boast. Government said Kanu, who publicly...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has lauded former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a disciplined leader who never misappropriated public resources. Speaking at a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held in Buhari’s honor at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, Akpabio highlighted the former president’s legacy of...
by DAVID IORJA, Abuja- In an emotive tribute, President Bola Tinubu has eulogized the late President Muhammadu Buhari at a special FEC session in Abuja on Thursday. These pictures captured the moments:
Kogi State Government has started building a toll gate on Crusher Road to support its upkeep, a key route connecting various state establishments. Commissioner for Works, Mr. Mohammed Yusuf, shared this development during a media interaction in his Lokoja office on Friday. He noted that Crusher Road, also referred...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a three-day extension for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra, shifting the deadline from July 17 to July 20. In a statement issued on Thursday in Awka, Mr. Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a sustained effort against banditry and kidnapping, the Nigeria Police Force has again recorded significant breakthroughs in Taraba and Edo States, successfully rescuing thirty-one (31) kidnapped victims in two separate coordinated operations. The Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted claims by Mehmet Poroy, Turkey’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, regarding the presence of a supposed ‘FETO Terrorist Group’ in the country. During a Thursday briefing on military operations in Abuja, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, stated that the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu is set to travel to Kano today to pay his respects to the Kano State Government and the family of Alhaji Aminu Dantata, the esteemed businessman and philanthropist who passed away at 94. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,...
A retired civil servant and traditional chief from Gwagwalada, Abuja, Chief George Kadiri, who served as surety for British national James Nolan in the $9.6 billion Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) fraud case, was arrested and presented before Justice Peter Lifu at the Federal High Court on Thursday. According...
Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot, has freed 123 inmates from correctional centers across the state after a three-day facility tour. Sixty-two of the released inmates were freed on health grounds. The inmates were released from various custodial centers, including four from Ikot Abasi, 17 from...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State House of Assembly has denied reports that it plans to investigate the Chairperson of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Hajiya Sa’adatu Yusha’u, over alleged land allocation irregularities. According to Mr. Kamaluddeen Shawai, Chief Press Secretary to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP) has dismissed reports of organizing a protest regarding the Federal Government’s recently approved N32,000 pension increment. Deputy National President, Chief Abdulahi Onu, clarified this during a press interaction in Abuja on Thursday. This follows threats by some pensioners to demonstrate...