The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 36-year-old robbery suspect, Amos Daniel, who stole his employer’s vehicle on the same day he was hired as a driver. Daniel confessed to having taken the car to his church to give testimony of God’s miraculous provision. In a related case, two dismissed soldiers, Akeem Suleiman and […]
The Federal Government has warned that unauthorised disclosure or leakage of official documents, capable of impacting the country negatively, is a punishable offence. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, at a workshop organised by the Bureau for Public Service Reforms in collaboration with […]
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 98 lawyers for the conferment of senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank for 2024. Released on Monday, the list includes 87 advocate applicants and 11 academic applicants. In a statement, Hajo Bello, chief registrar of the supreme court and secretary of the LPPC, said the publication […]
Wednesday 03 July 2024 Nigerians bought N16tn fuel, generators in 2023 – FG FG directs MDAs to patronise made-in-Nigeria goods Borno bombings: Military plans crackdown as Reps begin probe FG begins computation to fast-track retirees’ pension payment Dangote refinery: Declare crude supply emergency, oil producers tell Tinubu Lawmakers begin review of Oronsaye Report Reps […]
The South East Governors, on Tuesday, hosted former President Olusegun Obasanjo who paid the governors a solidarity visit while they decided to meet President Bola Tinubu to press for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Addressing the media, after over seven hours of marathon meeting, […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it has declared a state of emergency on oil production. It said this was a move towards increasing Nigeria’s crude oil production and growing its reserves. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a keynote address at the opening of the 23rd edition […]
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has criticised the latest increment of interest rate to almost 30 per cent by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While addressing the audience during the opening session of a three-day summit Organised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) at the Banquet Hall […]
A herdsman, Issa Ibrahim along with four others were on Tuesday sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing his father, Adamu Ibrahim, after collecting three million ransom. Other convicts sentenced by the State High Court, sitting in Ede, include Lateef Bello, Abdulrahmon Soliu,Bello IIbrahim and Jolaanabi Saheed. I want people to remember the Emirate […]
Bill to alter the 1999 Constitution as amended to create Anioma State from the present Delta State was read the first time in the Senate The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999( Alteration) Bill, 2024( SB. 481 was sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko, PDP, Delta North. I See Myself As Beautiful And […]
The police in India say the death toll from the stampede at a religious event in the country has risen to 116. The stampede happened on Tuesday at Pulrai village, close to Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, as worshippers rushed to leave the event with the religious leader. Earlier, Umesh Tripathi, chief medical […]
