The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has described as illegal and unconstitutional, the suspension of the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas in Edo State. Fagbemi said the removal from office or suspension of any elected LG official in the country...
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The ICPC has revealed that the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), and 13 other agencies failed to meet the requirements of its 2024 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS). This announcement highlights the failure of several key institutions to meet the required ethical...
Three persons have died in a series of bomb explosions in Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Five others sustained injury in the tragic incidents has left behind a trail of death and destruction. The Council Chairman of Shiroro Local Government, Akilu Kuta, confirmed the...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the nation has achieved significant progress in its fight against insecurity, as the security agencies recorded 80 per cent success against kidnapping. Ribadu, who stated this while inaugurating the Multi-Agency Kidnap Fusion Cell (MAAKFC) on Thursday in Abuja, commended...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State House of Assembly has ordered the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Grace Adagba, to step aside to allow the house conduct proper investigation on the recruitment exercise embarked upon by the board. The action of the legislative...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Police Command within the period of 1st January to 31st December 2024 has recorded a total of three hundred and twenty cases. The Cross River State Commissioner of Police CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah disclosed this on Thursday while parading suspects...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Member House of Representatives, (Askira- Uba/ Hawul) Federal Constituency, (PDP Borno state), Hon. Usman Balami has unveiled another comprehensive community medical outreach to ensure his people have better and free medical care. This gesture which is intended to be a routine process is aimed...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari once rejected an offer of land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during his tenure. Buhari’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He was reacting to reports that a piece of land belonging to the former president was...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has commended the management of Dangote Refinery for crashing the price of its petrol to N899.50K per litre. In a statement on Thursday, PETROAN spokesman, Joseph Obele, described the move as a significant relief for motorists and Nigerians at...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has said no fewer than 1, 190 recruits are expected to pass out on Saturday. The Commandant, Military Training Centre (MTC), Air Commodore Hadi Ahmed, made the disclosure at the Beating of the Retreat in honour of Basic Military Training Course 44/2023, on Thursday...
Director-General, National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Temitope Ilori, has said that the Federal Government is committed to end Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in Nigeria by 2030. Ilori said this at the inauguration of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Pediatric Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Leprosy Mission in Nigeria has empowered over fifteen persons with disabilities and those affected with Leprosy in Kogi state with start-up kits worth over N8 million to better there living standard. In his welcome address the National Director of Leprosy Mission in Nigeria,...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has made a conciliatory gesture to striking lecturers in the Bayelsa-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), saying the Government was willing to make concessions to improve their welfare. Diri appealed to the NDU chapter of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) to call off...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of a warehouse built on a landed property measuring 1.925 hectares of land along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway in Magboro, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The court also ordered the permanent forfeiture of 54...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, restated the commitment of his government to the welfare of security personnel safeguarding the lives and properties of its citizens. Sanwo-Olu said this at the sod turning ceremony for the construction of 2,200 housing units by the Lagos State government for the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the tragic incident at the Children’s FunFair in Ibadan which resulted in loss of lives and left many injured. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, directed the relevant authorities to investigate the...
President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, on Thursday, prayed an Abuja High Court to order his release from the State Security Service (SSS)’s detention facility pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application. Bodejo, in a motion ex-parte marked: M/16976/2024 and filed by his team of...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday raided a rice-repackaging factory in New Karu, Nasarawa, for allegedly counterfeiting popular brands. The enforcement operation, which confiscated numerous bags of rice from eight different facilities, was led by Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, the Director in charge...
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has backed the tax reform bills of President Bola Tinubu, which have generated concerns especially in the Northern part of the country. Dogara supported the tax reform bills at a Town Hall meeting organised by the Christian Awareness Initiatives...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun Command, has successfully destroyed a six-hectare hemp farmland in Alaka village, Ogun. The agency’s state commandant, Mr Tijani Rabe, revealed the tactical operation at a news conference organised in Abeokuta on Thursday while presenting the agency’s 2024 scorecard. Rabe said four...