Gunmen suspected to be bandits, have kidnapped the wife of the paramount Ruler of Ninzo chiefdom, Alhaji Umar Musa, in Sanga local government area of Kaduna State. The bandits had earlier abducted a paramount ruler and his wife from his palace at Fadan-Ninzo on Wednesday night, along with other residents of the community. According […]
Thursday 06 June 2024 Minimum wage: Finance minister submits template to Tinubu today $413,000 bribery: Ganduje to get charges through newspapers Senate okays N60m salary for CJN, S’Court justices Senate okays N60m salary for CJN, S’Court justices Kaduna Assembly recommends el-Rufai’s prosecution for abuse of office, money laundering I’m building nation Nigerians will be […]
Twenty people have been confirmed dead from the collapsed mine in the Galkago community in the Shiroro district of Niger state; while fourteen more people are still trapped and awaiting rescue. This is according to the commissioner of Police Niger State Command Shawulu Danmamman who visited the mine site on Wednesday. The incident which […]
The Federal Government’s ban on the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, has led to a crash in the cost of the commodity from about N1,500 per kilogram to around N900/kg, LPG dealers stated on Wednesday. Cooking gas dealers under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers […]
The Senate, on Wednesday, approved a bill that grants a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels. The Red Chamber approved the report presented by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC- Borno North), to the lawmakers. […]
Hossein Salami, commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has threatened to retaliate after an Israeli airstrike near Aleppo, Syria killed its member. Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday. Salami offered condolences over the death of Saeed Abyar, who was identified as a “military adviser’’ in Syria. The airstrike, which […]
Gunmen have reportedly killed 5 persons in Kimakpa village of Kwall District in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to the National Publicity Secretary, Irigwe Development Association ((IDA), Sam Jugo, the killing took place on Monday, at about 12 midnight. Gunmen have reportedly killed 5 persons in Kimakpa village of Kwall District […]
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it is already in the process of paying depositors of Heritage Bank. Bello Hassan, managing director of NDIC, gave the assurance during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. On June 3, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank following the […]
The Committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate loans, grants, and project implementation from 2015 to 2023 during the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai submitted its report on Wednesday. The report implicated the former Governor and recommended that he should be probed. While submitting the report during plenary […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday granted an order of interim forfeiture of properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke made the order sequel to a motion ex parte filed and argued by the counsel to the Economic […]
