Nigeria
29 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has directed Zone 2 Command, Lagos, to investigate officers who stopped a radio host, Henry Ogunbodede (popularly called WorldoBoBay EmmCee RNB), in commando style.
29 Jan
Following President Bola Tinubu’s travel of the country to France, last week, on “private visit”, Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has demanded a comprehensive health fitness test for him.
29 Jan
As the Italian government begins its much-anticipated Italy-Africa Summit today, with over 50 delegations, mainly from African countries, as well as European Union (EU) leaders and representatives of international organisations
29 Jan
Residents and business owners, including Point of Sale (POS) operators near Owerri Police Command, Imo State, have decried incessant armed robbery attacks in the area.
29 Jan
President Bola Tinubu will, tomorrow, inaugurate a negotiation committee for a new national minimum wage. In a letter, with reference number ‘58957/S.1/T6/X’ sent to persons invited to the inauguration and sighted by The Guardian..
29 Jan
Coalition of Concerned Nigerians has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, and hand him over to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation into corruption allegations against him.
29 Jan
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the extension in service of the state’s Head of Service (HoS), Samuel Aina, by the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, describing it as "unprecedented and a crass administrative aberration."
29 Jan
A health maintenance organisation, Avon Healthcare Limited, has reaffirmed its dedication to maternal and child health in the country through its yearly baby photo contest.
29 Jan
Residents of Ejigbo, the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Council of Osun State, were thrown into panic at the weekend, as two persons were killed after attending a party.
29 Jan
SOCIO-ECONOMIC Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has charged 36 state governors and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to disclose “details of federal allocations meant for local governments
29 Jan
Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Mohammed Shawesh, yesterday, urged immediate ceasefire to the Israel-Hamas war, saying two women, every hour, and children die daily.
29 Jan
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) has decried an increase in kidnapping of students across various levels of education in the country. The group lamented the inability of students to learn peacefully..
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Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano which sought to quash the N40B money laundering charges brought against him by the federal government. The Judge in a ruling delivered on Thursday faulted and rejected all grounds upon which…
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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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The crisis rocking the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new turn, as the party's lawmakers in the National Assembly kicked against a plot to extend the tenure of the Acting national chairman of the party, Umar Damagun. The spokesperson of the group, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere speaking to journalists in Abuja, claimed that they…
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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…
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FORMER Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who represented Kwara South in the 8th National Assembly, has passed on at 58 years of age. Ibrahim, who died about 4.30am, yesterday, at an Abuja hospital, has been buried according to Islamic rites in a Muslim cemetery, Osere, in Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased was, reportedly,…
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Two of Africa's leading professional coaching bodies, the Life Coaches Association of Nigeria (LCAN) and the African Board of Consultants, Coaches and Coaching Psychologists (ABCCCP) have announced a landmark partnership to propel the coaching profession across the continent. This strategic alliance is poised to redefine standards, ethics, and professional development for coaches throughout Africa, setting…
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In recognition of the recent gains made in the fight against oil theft in the country, the National Probity and Value for Nation building Organisation (NPVNBO) has lauded Tantita Pipeline Surveillance and Security Company for its role in complementing the military’s effort to secure the country’s critical assets. The group spoke against the backdrop of…