Nigeria
12 Jan
Niger State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS) has intensified its crackdown, resulting in the arrest of several individuals involved in the unlawful production and sale of counterfeit motor vehicle stickers and emblems. The latest arrests are the Paiko Local Government Area revenue officer and its director, who were apprehended for their roles in this illegal operation.…
12 Jan
Three people were injured, yesterday, in the pandemonium that followed the discovery of a missing one-year-old toddler in a well, in Itori town, Ewekoro Local Council of Ogun State.
12 Jan
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has arrested four suspected oil thieves (names withheld ) at Obawole, in Fagba area of Lagos State.
12 Jan
The Director General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, yesterday, said 68 persons were convicted for human trafficking in 2023.
12 Jan
ISWAP militants have severed the hands of two fishermen in Marte, Borno State, for allegedly stealing fish.
12 Jan
Gunmen, yesterday, killed 10 people, including the village head of Kukar Babangida community, Haruna Abale, in Jibia Local Council of Katsina State.
12 Jan
There is tension in Kano State, especially the capital, as residents await the verdict that will decide their lawful governor today. Schools and financial institutions have announced closed, anticipating violence after the ruling.
12 Jan
Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborovwori, has raised concern over the decline of the number of youths seeking enlistments and recruitments into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force and the Nigerian Police Force.
12 Jan
Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said that the commencement of oil production in Ogoni would trigger its development proposals that require commitment to invest proportion of resources extracted from the land into infrastructure development.
12 Jan
The traditional ruler of Neni Community, in Anambra State, Damian Ezeani, who was suspended for conferring a chieftaincy title on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has apologised to Governor Charles Soludo.
12 Jan
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said that it would conduct a hitch-free and credible appeal court ordered rerun elections in Enugu State on February 3.
12 Jan
Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Edo State, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to support the development of private universities in the country by allowing them be beneficiary in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) intervention project.
3 hours ago
In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
4 hours ago
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.
4 hours ago
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…
5 hours ago
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…
6 hours ago
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…
7 hours ago
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello wanted. The EFCC is prosecuting Bello over an allege money laundering of N80.2billion. The former governor was absent in court earlier today when the EFCC arraigned him. Bello’s arraignment is coming on the heels of a warrant of arrest…
7 hours ago
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…
7 hours ago
Some Directors of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation who were recently relieved of their appointments have dragged the federal government to an industrial court. They said their appointments were statutory and should be allowed to finish their tenure The complainants in separate suits filed by their lawyer, Patrice Akwara prayed to be reinstated or…
9 hours ago
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 N4billion 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…