Zuma hands self over to police, starts serving jail term

SOUTH Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in police detention since Wednesday night as he starts a 15-month prison sentence for contempt, will be eligible for parole after around four months, the justice minister said. Zuma turned himself into police overnight to begin his jail term for defying a court order to give […]

PDP mocks Onochie as she denies membership of APC

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday came hard on Lauretta Onochie and mocked the president’s aide for saying she stopped being a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. Onochie’s denial, according to the PDP is a desperate attempt to be appointed as a national commissioner in the Independent National Electoral Commission […]

Insecurity: Over 76,000 deaths reported in 10 years, says Fayemi

Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says over 76,000 people have been reported dead across the country in 10 years, as a result of insecurity. Fayemi spoke on Thursday at the launch of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Peace and Inclusive Security Initiative (PISI) in Abuja. The governor, who doubles as the chairman of the […]

Court to decide AGF takeover of ex-gov Ohakim’s case Sept 27

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday fixed September 27 to decide on the application brought before it by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to take over a case against a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim. The complainant, Chinyere Amuchienwa, had alleged that Ohakim […]

Insecurity: We Can’t Afford To Disappoint Nigerians – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated his administration’s resolve in tackle the numerous security challenges in the country, noting that the Federal Government cannot afford to disappoint Nigerians. Buhari through his media aide, Garba Shehu, condemned the killing of 24 persons in Adamawa on Wednesday, and directed security officials to “redouble their efforts and respond […]

CBN authorises payment service banks to sell dollars

The Central of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday released supervisory framework for payment service banks (PSB). The framework among other things empowered the PSB operators to sale foreign currencies, especially dollars, to authorised foreign exchange dealers. The CBN framework also authorised the PSBs to accept deposits from individuals and small businesses, which shall be covered by the […]

Four Suspected Herdsmen Escape From Jos Correctional Centre

Four inmates of Jos Correction Centre in Plateau State suspected to be herdsmen have escaped from the prison and are yet to be found. Tribune Online learnt that the inmates were arrested and arraigned before a magistrates’ court in Barakin Ladi Local Government Area of the state last year. It was gathered that some herdsmen […]