Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 2, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu to six months imprisonment for non-declaration of foreign currencies at Lagos Airport. Okechukwu was arrested in December 2024 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos...
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By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has conducted a thorough inspection of the ongoing International Conference Center project. The inspection aimed to assess the project’s progress and ensure its timely completion. The International Conference Center is expected to be a hub for national and...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has expressed sadness over the tragic and sudden death of Alhaji Isa Muhammad Wabi, a respected elder and former Chairman of Jama’are Local Government Area, who according to police preliminary investigations was reportedly attacked in his home by individuals...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The National President of the Mwaghavul Youth Movement, Comrade Kyesmang Jonathan Yusuf, has called on youths across Plateau State and Nigeria to unite against terrorism, describing the series of attacks on the Mwaghavul nation as a fight not just against one ethnic group, but...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has reiterated his administration’s firm stance on protecting press freedom, declaring that the media must be encouraged to stand for the truth at all times. The Governor gave this assurance in his message to mark the 2025 World...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– A Non Governmental Organisation under the auspices of De-Lace International in collaboration with Tukur-Tukur Foundation have launched free medical outreach programme in Kaduna community. The Chairman Tukur-Tukur Foundation, Col.Haruna Idris Zaria (Rtd), said the Foundation is committed to carrying out humanitarian interventions across the country...
People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta, said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities, a report by the BBC has said. Last year, three Nigerian oversight agencies imposed fines on the US-based social media giant totalling...
The federal government has announced a five-year suspension of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) programme to promote student growth, prioritise welfare, and strengthen Nigeria’s education system. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday by the Director of Press and...
Police Command in Kebbi State has detained three police officers for alleged murder of an arrested suspect in connection with stealing. The Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. “On April 15, based on a complaint of...
A middle-aged man with a chopped-off left arm in a video that has gone viral has dispelled rumours that it was Islamists who cut off his hand. He said it was the handiwork of kidnappers. The man, Lanlege Samuel Adewale, who spoke to security men after he was rescued...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has backed the recent peace meeting between the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard M. Mills Jnr. and Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), saying it “encourages open and honest dialogue among all stakeholders, both local and international,” to restore peace...
Mr Ike Chidolue, immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) Texas, has urged Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to present her evidence backing her claim or quit the senate. Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor...
THE Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, says resilience has become the hallmark of journalism practice in Nigeria, especially in Rivers State. China, who is the CEO of the Housing and Construction Mayor Limited, made this known in his goodwill message to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the body...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Former Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has responded to reports of an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) probe, saying he is willing and happy to account for his stewardship. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that EFCC said it...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating 14 officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), including two former chief executives, Mele Kyari and Abubakar Yar’Adua. The commission said the probe centers on alleged fund misappropriation and abuse of office. In a...
The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) has described the calls for a state of emergency in Zamfara as “politically motivated, ill-conceived, unwarranted, unpatriotic and unconstitutional”. The Executive Director of PAPSD, Dr Sani Shinkafi, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja also described the calls...
A member of House of Representatives, Rep. Amobi Ogah (LP-Abia), has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate and prosecute the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Ms Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, over alleged forgery of the 2023 election results. Ogah, representing Isikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia in the...