National
23 Jun 2023
A digital forensic expert, Hitler Nwala, yesterday, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deleted presidential election results of the Federal Capital Territory ...
23 Jun 2023
Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Enugu, has ordered the state Governor, Peter Mbah, to appear before it today, to clarify issues surrounding his discharge certificate from the National Youth Service Corps...
23 Jun 2023
Ex-agitators from the nine states of the Niger Delta region have enjoined the newly appointed National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to retain the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (retd).
23 Jun 2023
National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC), Okwu Nnabuike, yesterday, slammed the Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, accusing it of playing selfish and ethnic politics to the detriment of Ndigbo.
23 Jun 2023
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday, paraded two suspects for revalidation of expired products and engaging in selling counterfeit drugs.
23 Jun 2023
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, in Paris, France, said ongoing reforms, starting with removal of fuel subsidy and streamlining of exchange rate, will be sustained for a more competitive economy that attracts Foreign Direct Investment ..
23 Jun 2023
The Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority, Sen. Tijjani Kaura, has sought collaboration with the Rivers State government for the development of an oil and gas free zone in Ikpokiri Island, Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state.
23 Jun 2023
Federal Ministry of Health has said only 80 per cent of doctors and 67 per cent of nurses in Nigeria diagnose accurately. The Permanent Secretary, Adebiyi Olufunso, who made disclosure, queried outcomes from community health extension workers...
23 Jun 2023
LAGOS State Police Command has declared emergency on cultism, saying the menace was the greatest challenge of the Command. Spokesperson for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who paraded the suspects, said a great number of the cultists were arrested in Ikorodu, Badagry and Isolo.
23 Jun 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on students and management of tertiary institutions to adopt e-Naira for payment of tuition, salary and other sundry transactions.
23 Jun 2023
Operatives of the Joint Security Team in Kogi State have killed a notorious criminal, Kabir Bala, who murdered Mrs. Salome Abu, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) woman leader at her residence in Ochadamu, Ofu Local Council, in November, 2019.
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorized hands in Nigeria.
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President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation's children. The approved policies are captured as DOTS, an acronym representing: Data Repository, Out-of-School Children Education, Teacher Training & Development, and Skill Development & Acquisition. According…
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The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has urged former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and others to honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fagbemi also hit out at Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, for obstructing the EFCC from arresting his successor, Bello…
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Police in Lagos State have arrested a driver, Azeez Babatunde, for alleged unlawful possession of two locally-made pistols in the Maroko area of the state.
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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State. The adjournment, set for April 23, 2024, was prompted by the pursuit of substituted service and the possible arraignment of Bello for…
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NORTHERN Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed deep concern over alleged harassment and attack on northerners conducting their legitimate businesses in southern Nigeria by criminal elements in the past three months. NEF clarifies that it had never engaged in any discussion regarding the politics of 2027 or decided on whom to support or not to…
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KANO Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has concluded plans to invest N1.2 billion in network expansion and improvement of power supply to the famous Dawanau International Grains Market, Kano State. The Head, Corporate Communications, Sani Bala Sani, stated, yesterday, that the network expansion and power generation were some of the company's major plans to improve power supply…