Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested one Onwughalu Chikodi Godwin, a 30-year old businessman for allegedly stealing vegetable oil belonging to a company, Bro-kenn Agro Allied Industries, worth N30, 853, 800. 00 (Thirty Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand,...
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Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Finance and Operations (DIG), Sulieman Mohammed has advised herders to embrace ranching as the surest way of reducing clashes between them and farmers. DIG Mohammed gave the advice while responding to a complaint by one of the leaders of the Miyetti...
Sokoto State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), popularly known as the Caliphate Bar, has immortalised two of its distinguished late members, Barrister Bello Mahmud and Barrister Inuwa Abdulkadir, in recognition of their contributions to the legal profession and public service. As part of the honour, the association...
Kaduna State Government has reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), unveiling dedicated toll-free hotlines, a referral directory and a referral protocol to strengthen prevention, reporting and response mechanisms across the state. Speaking on Tuesday at the unveiling ceremony held alongside the Gender-Based Violence Technical Working Group Coordination...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, said Nigeria’s teeming youth population remains the nation’s greatest asset, assuring foreign investors that the ready-to-learn and tech-savvy workforce can easily integrate into the global market. President Tinubu, who received a delegation from Mastercard led by the Global Chief Executive Officer,...
United States (US) government has named a Nigerian businessman and three Nigeria-based companies among individuals and entities sanctioned for allegedly facilitating financial transactions linked to the terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The latest sanctions, announced by the U.S. Department of State, targeted a network of...
Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, June 22, 2026 re-arraigned Theophilus Madami, before Justice A. Isiaka of the State High Court, sitting in Kaduna for fraud. Madami, a former councillor in Kaduna South Local Government Area was re-arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and South Africa’s Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) have opened talks on a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening workers’ compensation and social protection systems across Africa. The move was announced on Tuesday when the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun...
Federal High Court in Abuja has refused an application by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, seeking a review of the bail conditions imposed on him in his ongoing alleged wiretapping trial. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who presided over the case on Tuesday, ruled that the existing bail conditions would...
Presidential media aide, Sunday Dare, has criticised the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent call for President Bola Tinubu to resign, describing the demand as evidence of a poor understanding of Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. In a statement on Tuesday, Dare said Obi’s remarks were...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured residents of Abuja that the construction of the two service carriageways of the Southern Parkway will significantly ease traffic congestion, improve connectivity and accelerate development across the southern districts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Represented by the National Chairman of the All...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued Certificates of Return to winners of the bye-elections held on 20 June 2026 across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states. The certificates were presented on behalf of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, by Supervising National Commissioner for Rivers State,...
Akwa Ibom State Government has commenced the distribution of N75,000 conditional cash transfer grants to 56,402 vulnerable households across the state under the Renewed Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programme. The funds have been loaded into 56,402 debit cards, which will be distributed to beneficiaries in the 31 local government...
Chairman of the Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency, Hon. Illiya Kefas, has dismissed reports suggesting that Governor Agbu Kefas ordered the reduction of salaries for members of the Operation Keep Taraba Clean initiative, popularly known as street sweepers. Speaking on the issue, the agency chairman said the salary...
Tiba Chamba tribal community located on the Tiba Mountains in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State has declared that its communities, which accommodate over 50,000 people, including women and children, have been completely neglected by all levels of government. The Chambas, who are from the same tribal lineage...
Today marks 127 days since former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, became entangled in a web of legal battles that have significantly restricted his freedom and altered the trajectory of his public life. What began as a series of investigations and court proceedings has evolved into a prolonged...
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has congratulated the Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, on his re-election as Governor of Ekiti State, describing the victory as a resounding endorsement of purposeful leadership, good governance and the confidence of the people in the progressive ideals of the All...
A leading aspirant for the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency seat under the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hon. David Lahandu Dama, has accused the Plateau State leadership of the party of bypassing democratic procedures in the selection of its candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections. Addressing journalists in Jos...
Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Abuja, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has flagged off the 2026 Food Aid Project aimed at supporting populations affected by displacement, insecurity and other humanitarian challenges...