President Bola Tinubu is on a mission to transform satellite towns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to cities. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, who stated this during the inauguration of the construction of Kabusa to Takushara road in Abuja on Tuesday, added that the Tinubu administration had taken governance...
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An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday admitted as evidence the iPhone of the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha) charged with six billion naira money laundering. Mustapha, still at large, is standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Ltd., on eight counts bordering on money laundering....
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the death of a customs officer, SC Kabiru Tijani and his family in an inferno on Sunday in Ede as a painful loss. The fire outbreak at the customs officer’s resident located at Tijani Kabiru Road, Akankan...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A fire outbreak on Monday razed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Ika North East Local Government Area (LGA) office in Owa-Oyibu town, Delta State. The fire was attributed to a sudden power surge following the restoration of public electricity, caused significant damage to...
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, said on Tuesday that the force had developed special training programmes focusing on policing ethics, professional conduct and re-orientation courses. “These programmes are mandatory for all officers from the recruit constables to the superintendent starting January 2025,” Egbetokun said in...
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has said Justice is not a privilege for the few, but a right for all. Dongban-Mensem stated this while addressing the judges of the Federal High Court at the 40th Annual Federal High Court (FHC) Judges’ Conference in Abuja....
Microsoft is facing a 1 billion Euros ($1.27 billion) legal action from UK businesses over claims it overcharged firms for access to products. The claim filed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges customers using rival cloud computing platforms to Microsoft’s own Azure were charged higher licensing fees to access...
The House of Representatives has ordered investigation into causes of the incessant boat mishaps on Nigeria’s waterways. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Unyime Idem (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) on the floor of the House in Abuja on Tuesday. Presenting his motion, Idem said that Nigeria had witnessed...
The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the planned retirement of 1,000 staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by Rep. Kama Nkemkama (LP-Ebonyi) during plenary on Tuesday. The motion is entitled, “Need to...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has directed the 18 local government chairmen in the state to submit their statements of account from September 2023 to date within 48 hours. Governor Okpebholo in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua,...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesdayissued a bench warrant for the Former Managing Director of Assets Management Cooperation of Nigeria (AMCON) Ahmed Kuru, in the alleged Arik Airline N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud. Other defendants are former Receiver Manager of Arik Airline Ltd, Kamilu Omokide, Chief Executive...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has donated N15 million for grabs at the 2024 Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Volleyball Premier League. The final phase of the competition will take place in Abuja from Dec. 3 to Dec. 14, during which teams in both the men’s and women’s categories...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Police Commissioner, Mr. Steve Yabanet has warned criminals operating in the state to better desist or relocate to other places as they would have no place in the state. Addressing journalists in his office in Makurdi on Tuesday, the Police Commissioner...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajjiya Zuwaira Gambo, graced the grand finale of a youth-driven football tournament designed to promote peace and unity in the state. The event which is a flagship of the Borno Model initiative, featured teams comprising...
The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to mandate the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun to ensure that all frozen accounts of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) are unfrozen within 72 hours. They argued that unfreezing the accounts...
U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Angola on Monday for a visit focused on a U.S.-backed railway project and the legacy of slavery, but his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden threatened to overshadow the official agenda. The visit fulfills a promise to visit Sub-Saharan Africa during his...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has emphasized the importance of tax reform and the need for a robust and informed public debate on the critical issue. Mr. Obi in a tweet on Tuesday, tressed that any reform must be subject to...
The Kebbi State Ministry of Health in collaboration with State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA), has inaugurated rollout of malaria vaccination for children from five to 11 months in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme is being launched simultaneously in Bayelsa. NAN...
The bodies of two three-year-old boys were among those pulled from mud in eastern Uganda, swelling to 28 the death toll from a landslide last week that buried several villages, police said, with dozens still unaccounted for. More than 100 people had been feared missing, with 17 dead after...
The Federal Government is working diligently to make federal roads in Lagos State more motorable and eliminate gridlock as residents and visitors move around this festive season. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of...