Mohammed Sheriff, counsel for the detained President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, on Monday, said his client was yet to make valid statement in the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)’s custody. Sheriff, who is one of the team of lawyers representing Bodejo before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the former Senate President, Senator David Mark on his 76th birthday. A statement by the media aide to the former Governor Ortom, said Senator Mark deserved all the accolades, prayers and...
212 people have been hospitalised in Japan due to health damage related to the intake of Kobayashi pharmaceutical dietary supplement containing red yeast rice, or beni- koji. Local media reported on Monday. The figure was updated as of Sunday; with those who have since been discharged included, national...
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday remanded the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, for alleged abuse of office. Oshodi remanded Emefiele in the EFCC custody while his co-defendant, Henry Isioma-Omoile, was remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre where...
More than 90 people have died after a boat capsized off Mozambique’s northern coast on Sunday, authorities reported. Those aboard the boat were fleeing a cholera outbreak and were travelling from Lunga to Mozambique Island, off the coast of Nampula, local media reported. The fishing boat could accommodate...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has said he is focused on taking the state to greater heights than engaging former governor of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje in war of attrition. Yususf through his Director-General Media and Publicity, Malam Sunusi Bature, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned the Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, on alleged money laundering charge following the dismissal of his objection by a Federal High Court, Abuja. Gambaryan was arraigned by the EFCC on five-count charge before Justice Emeka Nwite. He...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Member of the House of Representatives for Ado/Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, Philip Agbese has been urged to focus on the provision of dividends of democracy and to avoid blackmail and falsehood which can only generate ‘bad blood’. Similarly, the Benue people, particularly...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Devastating rainstorms have wreaked havoc in several communities in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, resulting in the destruction of over 50 houses and shops, leaving hundreds of people homeless. The torrential rains, which began on Saturday evening and lasted for...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi- The Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau has solicited prayers for the administration of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed to continue making sound decisions and implementing transformative policies and programmes that will create opportunities, uplift the lives of vulnerable thereby building...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, on Sunday, said he would rather work to ensure peace for the party to overcome its present challenges than leave it. Obi stated this in Gombe in an interview with journalists after inaugurating a borehole he...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have in different air interdictions, eliminated dozens of terrorists in Katsina and Borno during the weekend. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Police Command has warned dog owners to cage their pets or risk arrest. The police spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo that the warning became necessary following increasing rate of dog attacks on people in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for discipline and unity among party members in Lagos State to ensure victory in the state in 2027. Mr Rahman Owokoniran, South-West Secretary of the party, made the call at the Lagos PDP Maiden Ramadan Lecture on Sunday in Lagos. The...
The Police Command in Edo on Sunday explained why it detained one Christopher Owegie whose wife died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Saturday. A statement by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Funsho Adegboye, said Owegie was briefly detained after assaulting the medical...
Sultan of Sokoto and President General, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from Monday. Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Janaidu, stated this in...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commended religious leaders in the state for the harmony that exists among Muslim and Christian faithful. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Sunday in Akure at the Iftar (breaking of fast) he hosted for Muslim leaders as part of the 30 days Ramadan fast....
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, forecast sunny and hazy atmosphere over parts of Yobe and Borno states on Monday, with chances of thunderstorms over part of Kebbi. According to NiMet, the...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Lagos State to celebrate Eid-el-Fitri, which signifies the end of Ramadan. The President’s aircraft touched down at 4.30 p.m. at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. Tinubu was received by the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu and...