A high court in Benin, Edo state has dismissed the notice of suspension issued against Julius Abure, embattled national chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Some members of the Edo chapter of the party had in March announced the suspension of Abure as the chairman. Consequently, Abure and some executives of LP in Uromi […]
A four-man armed robbery gang on Friday afternoon ‘successfully’ escaped with a whopping sum of $11 million at the Oke-Sokori of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North local government area of Ogun State. The four-man robbery gang, all clad in black T-shirts and jean trousers, wore black facemasks, and brandished riffles in an operation that lasted […]
Senator Smart Adeyemi has urged President-elect Bola Tinubu to question the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and those involved in the naira redesigning The lawmaker representing Kogi West based his argument on the agony the heavily-criticised process caused Nigerians. “I will call on Emefiele and others to come and explain what […]
A former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke has sued the Attorney General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged libel. She is demanding N100bn to be paid to her in damages, according to a writ of summons filed on her behalf at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by […]
The governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, says he will shift attention to the incoming government of Bola Tinubu if his appeal for the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is not granted by President Muhammadu Buhari. Soludo has repeatedly appealed to President Buhari to release […]
The University of Abuja on Saturday confirmed the suspension of two yet-to-be named students from the institution. The school’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Habib Yakoob who spoke in an exclusive interview with our correspondent on Friday evening, noted that the two students wrote inciteful messages capable of disrupting the peace and tranquillity of […]
Saturday 27 May 2023 Nigeria Air plans flights, airlines vow to stop carrier Tuition hike: UniAbuja clarifies suspension of two students Diezani Sues EFCC, AGF, Demands N100bn In Damages For Alleged Libel Naira Redesign: Tinubu Should Question Emefiele And Others, Says Senator Smart We Made Things Better Than They Were – Fashola If Buhari […]
…as CP Barde urges Imo residents to remain Law abiding and vigilant The Imo State police command has placed it’s operatives on red alert ahead of the Inauguration ceremony on Monday. This was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson in the State, Henry Okoye on Friday in Owerri. The statement reads, “Sequel to […]
Gunmen Friday evening kidnapped another Catholic priest in Imo State, Rev Fr Mathias Opara. The priest was kidnapped alongside three other occupants of his car. Opara’s abduction came barely one week a priest in charge of Christ the King Catholic Church at Ezinachi/Ugwuago parish of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, Rev. Fr. Jude Maduka […]
A plane belonging to Nigeria Air, the proposed national carrier, has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, disclosed this in a tweet on Friday. More to follow…
