By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The fourteenth Prosecution Witness, PW14, Mohammed Ashelk Jidda in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 told a Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho that the former minister paid him a dollar equivalent of N200 million in cash for the purchase of a five bedroom property in Wuse, Abuja. Mamman is being prosecuted...
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The House of Representatives Committee on Environment, has urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to commence the clean up of communities affected by its oil spill and fire incident. Rep. Julius Gbabojor, Chairman of the committee, on Thursday in Abuja, said this was the resolution of the...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, declined the arraignment of Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, a former manager of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo. Justice Alexander Owoeye held that the court would not proceed with the case until an ongoing administrative process was concluded. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
Benue State Government has said it is not aware of the alleged relocation of the state local government election petitions tribunals to Abuja. Mr Fidelis Mnyim, the Attorney General (A-G) and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that severe funding cuts – particularly by the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The health agency highlighted that essential prevention, testing and treatment services were collapsing,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has reported that an accident along the Idemili River near the Second Niger Bridge resulted in four fatalities on Tuesday. The sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday, in Awka, attributing the accident to speeding...
The capture of Nigerian Afrobeat sensation, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, on the cover of Dazed Magazine for the second time has attracted global attention. In this new edition, the renowned singer delved into his creativity, highlighting the ancestral influences that have shaped his sound and artistry. The...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has extricated two adult males, with six injured persons from a building under construction that collapsed in Odoriwu Estate in Lekki area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement...
The Centre for Wounded Servicemen and Fallen Heroes Supports Fund (CFWS&FHSF) has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a courageous leader and a rare gift to Africa and the world. Gen. Cecil Esekhiagbe (rtd.), the Centre’s Board Chairman, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while congratulating...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Mr Ude Okoye, has led other party chieftains to visit the party’s 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, over his resignation. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos by Adediran’s spokesman, Mr Gbenga Ogunleye. The News Agency of...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday approved the construction of First Bank’s 43-storey building headquarters within the Eko Atlantic City Sanwo-Olu, while presenting the certificate of approval to First Bank, commended the effort of the management of the bank toward sustaining the bank’s legacy over the years. He...
The President of Sierra-Leone, Dr Julius Bio, on Wednesday in Ibadan decried the sum of 50 billion US dollars being expended on food importation annually by African countries. Bio, while speaking at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Day 3 of his visit, said food items being...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has began the distribution of essential drugs and mama kits worth over N1.6bn to 244 Primary Health centers across the 23 local government areas of the state. Speaking before the flag off, the governor said the programme was part...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has urged the state government to stop using Federal Government support for political purposes. The PDP’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Abdulkadir Dukku, made this call in a statement issued in Gombe on Wednesday. He said the practice had become a pattern....
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, on Wednesday, declared the petition on alleged sexual harassment filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP) against Senate President Godswill Akpabio as “dead on arrival.” Chairman of the committee, Sen. Neda Imaseun (LP-Edo), made this statement during an investigative hearing on...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations of sexual harassment brought against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. He reacted to the allegations on Wednesday at the resumption of plenary in the Senate, after a week’s recess. Dismissing the allegations, Senator Akpabio said, “At no time did I ever harass...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown persons at the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra. Its South-East Zonal Director, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday, as part of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Kaduna has confirmed the death of its priest, Rev. Fr Sylvester Okechukwu, just a day after he was kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits. Okechukwu was the parish priest of St Mary Catholic Church, Tachira, Kaura Local...
A divided US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid payments. The court, in its first significant ruling on a legal challenge to Trump, voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court ruling requiring the administration to make...