The senate has introduced a bill seeking to create Tiga, a new state, from Kano. Kawu Sumaila, senator representing Kano south, is the sponsor of the bill that was read for the first time on Thursday. The legislation is seeking to alter the constitution to create the provision of the new state. Kano, one […]
As a way of promoting food security in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has announced the approval of 2,000 tractors, 4,000 disc ploughs, and 1,200 tractor trailers among other equipment under the National Agricultural Mechanization Programme (NAMP). In a statement by President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on […]
The Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 34-year-old businessman, Oluwafemi Asekeji, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter. This was disclosed in a statement by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday. According to the statement, the presiding […]
The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that the power […]
Thursday 11 July 2024 FG projects massive food price crash January Ex-Accountant General begs for time to refund looted funds Bizman bags life jail for raping daughter in Lagos Oronsaye Report: Reps vow to oppose workers’ sacking No official announcement on $2bn crude-backed loan – NNPC LG funds: Supreme Court decides FG suit against […]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration has started the process of preparing the 2025 budget. This is as the governor insisted that the seats of Martin Amaewhule and the other state lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress remain vacant. Fubara stated that they […]
The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, on Wednesday, held that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Catherine Udeh and two others. The court found Nigeria in breach of Articles 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically pertaining to the […]
At least 13 people were killed after armed invaders launched fresh attack on Olegomachi community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. Villagers said the incident which happened on Tuesday evening was the second invasion by the armed invaders in about 12 days. A villager who declined t give his name told our […]
A 23-year-old boy, simply identified as Samson, has been arrested by operatives of the Delta State police for stabbing his aged mother to death in Obiaruku, Delta State. According to the information gathered, Samson was initially sent to Asaba, the state capital of Delta, to learn a trade after his secondary school. However, he […]
One of the umbrella bodies for herders in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has asked governors to “settle pastoralists” with grazing reserves designated for herders in the 1960s. MACBAN President, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, who featured live on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, believed that the “preservation” and the […]
