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The Senate is currently in a meeting with the heads of security agencies and the Economic team over the recent security challenges in the country. The Senate as of 11:35 am suspended its rules to allow non-lawmakers to gain access to the plenary. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, had two weeks ago summoned for a […]
Onyeka Ogbu, testifying against him. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission is prosecuting Emefiele on amended 20 counts bordering on forgery, criminal conspiracy, conferring undue advantage, and breach of trust, among others. Specifically, the EFCC accused Emefiele of impersonating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to illegally obtain a sum of $6.2m. The […]
A 50-year-old farmer in Plateau State, , has been killed by gunmen. It was gathered that Zhwe was killed in his house alongside two others in Nkienzha village, Bassa Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. A community leader in the area, Nuhu Bitrus, confirmed this to our correspondent in Jos on Monday. Bitrus […]
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the aegis of PDP Governors’ Forum, have started arriving at the Oyo State Governors Lodge, Asokoro for a crucial meeting. Details of the agenda of the meeting are still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, it was gathered that the […]
A former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cairo Ojougboh, is dead. A former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ika Federal Constituency in Delta State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress […]
Youths and women of Niger State have taken to the streets of Minna, protesting over what they called the biting hardship and the rising cost of living in the country. The protest started when a group of women blocked Minna-Bida Road at the popular Kpakungu Roundabout to lament what they termed the suffering under the […]
A 45-year-old Alimot Haruna has been taken into custody by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly smuggling 42 northern children into Lagos without their parents’ consent. Alimot intended to compel all 42 children into child labour and trafficking. It was also learnt that the incident occurred on January 25 at about 5:45 pm. A […]
The Anambra State Government, through the state’s Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has rescued a United States Table Tennis champion, Tania Okpala, who was found wandering the streets. Okpala was found wandering the streets of Awka, the state capital and was captured in a viral video currently circulating on social media. The state Commissioner […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has shed light on its lack of remittance to the Federation Account in 2022, attributing it entirely to the burden of fuel subsidies. Chief Financial Officer Umar Ajiya stated that the subsidies prevented the company from generating revenue, paying taxes and royalties, or even turning a profit. Ajiya […]
In a decisive blow to challenger Tonye Cole, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has today upheld the election of Siminalayi Fubara as Governor of Rivers State. The unanimous judgment by a five-member panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun effectively cemented Fubara’s mandate and put an end to months of legal wrangling. Cole, the candidate of […]
